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From: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Subject: Re: Firmware uploader
Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 11:32:39 +0200
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At Sun, 9 May 2004 18:21:21 +0200,
Giuliano Pochini wrote:
> 
> I read /linux/Documentation/firmware_class/README infos about the firmware
> loader. That loader is not used by any of the alsa drivers. Is there a
> reason ? Should I write my own custom loader or is it better using the
> firmware-class one ?

it's planned to move the ALSA firmware stuff to this new one.
but we'll need a compatibility stuff for older kernels.

also, the 2.6 firmware loader doesn't work with the builtin driver.
this should be fixed, too.


Takashi


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