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From: Michael S. Zick <minimod@morethan.org>
To: buildroot@busybox.net
Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH v4] New package: linux-firmware
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:49:21 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201201261449.23288.minimod@morethan.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGm1_ktPj9d_YVm2fVAa1TktNxcpKZWc8g5BA=0G3AE8iGdXiw@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu January 26 2012, Yegor Yefremov wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk> wrote:
> >>>>>> "yegorslists" == yegorslists ?<yegorslists@googlemail.com> writes:
> >
> > ?yegorslists> From: Yegor Yefremov <yegorslists@googlemail.com>
> > ?yegorslists> add infrastructure for closed binary blobs
> >
> > Committed with minor fixes (see below) - Thanks!
> >
> > ?yegorslists> new file mode 100644
> > ?yegorslists> index 0000000..b4fa645
> > ?yegorslists> --- /dev/null
> > ?yegorslists> +++ b/package/linux-firmware/Config.in
> > ?yegorslists> @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
> > ?yegorslists> +config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE
> > ?yegorslists> + bool "linux-firmware"
> > ?yegorslists> + help
> > ?yegorslists> + ? This package provides various binary firmware files
> > ?yegorslists> + ? (closed binary blobs) for such devices like LAN, WLAN cards etc.
> >
> > Trailing spaces. We normally add an upstream URL here as well. I've
> > added the link to gitweb for it.
> 
> ACK Totally forgot about this :-(
> 
> > ?yegorslists> +
> >
> > ?yegorslists> +if BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +menu "Devices"
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +menu "Ralink"
> >
> > I don't like too many sub menus, so I've dropped the outer "Devices"
> > one.
> 
> ACK
> 
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_RALINK_RT61
> > ?yegorslists> + bool "Ralink rt2501/rt61"
> > ?yegorslists> + help
> > ?yegorslists> + ? Ralink rt2501/rt61
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_RALINK_RT73
> > ?yegorslists> + bool "Ralink rt73"
> > ?yegorslists> + help
> > ?yegorslists> + ? Ralink rt73
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_RALINK_RT2XX
> > ?yegorslists> + bool "Ralink rt27xx/rt28xx/rt30xx"
> > ?yegorslists> + help
> > ?yegorslists> + ? Ralink rt27xx/rt28xx/rt30xx
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +endmenu
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +menu "Texas Instruments"
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_TI_WL127X
> > ?yegorslists> + bool "wl127X"
> > ?yegorslists> + help
> > ?yegorslists> + ? Firmware files for WLAN and Bluetooth modules wl1271 and wl1273
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_TI_WL128X
> > ?yegorslists> + bool "wl128X"
> > ?yegorslists> + help
> > ?yegorslists> + ? Firmware files for WLAN and Bluetooth modules wl128x
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +endmenu
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +endmenu
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +endif
> > ?yegorslists> diff --git a/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
> > ?yegorslists> new file mode 100644
> > ?yegorslists> index 0000000..af48d13
> > ?yegorslists> --- /dev/null
> > ?yegorslists> +++ b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
> > ?yegorslists> @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
> > ?yegorslists> +#############################################################
> > ?yegorslists> +#
> > ?yegorslists> +# linux-firmware
> > ?yegorslists> +#
> > ?yegorslists> +#############################################################
> > ?yegorslists> +LINUX_FIRMWARE_VERSION = a2995d38c234e3d767df7223d84a0f33a1a24997
> > ?yegorslists> +LINUX_FIRMWARE_SITE = git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
> > ?yegorslists> +LINUX_FIRMWARE_SITE_METHOD = git
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +# rt2501/rt61
> > ?yegorslists> +LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_RALINK_RT61) += \
> > ?yegorslists> + rt2561.bin rt2561s.bin rt2661.bin LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +# rt73
> > ?yegorslists> +LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_RALINK_RT73) += \
> > ?yegorslists> + rt73.bin LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +# rt2xx
> > ?yegorslists> +LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_RALINK_RT2XX) += \
> > ?yegorslists> + rt2860.bin rt2870.bin rt3070.bin rt3071.bin rt3090.bin ?\
> > ?yegorslists> + LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt
> >
> > A number of trailing spaces here as well.
> >
> > Does it make sense to install the license files? We don't otherwise
> > install other license documentation.
> 
> I think it belong to these blobs, otherwise you're not allowed to
> distribute them. Ubuntu ships the stuff too, but they store them under
> /usr/share/..
> 

I have read a few of them - that is what it is, some wording like:
"... this license must accompany the binary ..."
in the few that I have read.

Mike
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +# wl127x
> > ?yegorslists> +LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_TI_WL127X) += \
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl1271-fw-2.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? \
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl1271-fw-ap.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?\
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl1271-fw.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? \
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl1271-nvs.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?\
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl127x-fw-3.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? \
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl127x-fw-plt-3.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? \
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl127x-nvs.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?\
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/TIInit_7.2.31.bts ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? \
> > ?yegorslists> + LICENCE.ti-connectivity
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +# wl128x
> > ?yegorslists> +LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_TI_WL128X) += \
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl128x-fw-3.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? \
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl128x-fw-ap.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?\
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl128x-fw-plt-3.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? \
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl128x-fw.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? \
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl1271-nvs.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?\
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl128x-nvs.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?\
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/wl12xx-nvs.bin ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?\
> > ?yegorslists> + ti-connectivity/TIInit_7.2.31.bts ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? \
> > ?yegorslists> + LICENCE.ti-connectivity
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +define LINUX_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
> > ?yegorslists> + mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware
> > ?yegorslists> + for i in $(LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_y); do \
> > ?yegorslists> + ? ? ? ? cp -af $(@D)/$$i $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/$$i; \
> > ?yegorslists> + done
> > ?yegorslists> +endef
> >
> > I've changed this to use 2x tar instead.
> >
> > ?yegorslists> +
> > ?yegorslists> +$(eval $(call GENTARGETS))
> > ?yegorslists> --
> > ?yegorslists> 1.7.1.1
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Yegor
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      reply	other threads:[~2012-01-26 20:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-26 15:13 [Buildroot] [PATCH v4] New package: linux-firmware yegorslists at googlemail.com
2012-01-26 15:16 ` Yegor Yefremov
2012-01-26 15:23   ` Peter Korsgaard
2012-01-26 15:33     ` Gustavo Zacarias
2012-01-26 15:41       ` Yegor Yefremov
2012-01-26 16:13 ` Peter Korsgaard
2012-01-26 17:02   ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-01-26 19:15     ` Peter Korsgaard
2012-01-26 18:58 ` Peter Korsgaard
2012-01-26 20:05   ` Yegor Yefremov
2012-01-26 20:49     ` Michael S. Zick [this message]

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