From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: md@Linux.IT (Marco d'Itri) Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:50:51 +0000 Subject: Re: Kernel Firmware Loading Message-Id: <20051031115051.GB6772@wonderland.linux.it> List-Id: References: <4365DBD9.2040407@ukonline.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4365DBD9.2040407@ukonline.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org On Oct 31, Duncan Sands wrote: > Well, don't you need to have the firmware both in the initramfs and > in the (root) filesystem? If the device is already plugged in on boot, > than the firmware will need to be loaded out of the initramfs. However, > if the device is plugged in after boot, it will need to come off some > other filesystem. Or am I confused (I don't know anything about > initramfs)? Isn't having to keep multiple copies of the firmware > (a) annoying, and (b) error prone? You need multiple copies of the modules too, this is not a big deal. We may just need slightly smarter initrams building tools. -- ciao, Marco ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information _______________________________________________ Linux-hotplug-devel mailing list http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net Linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-hotplug-devel