Re: absolute firmware paths

[Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@highlab.com>]

On Fri July 4 2008 02:30:25 Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> Hi Sebastian,
>
> > > Also since you are talking about development here. So what has this to
> > > do with the upstream kernel and why do we need it there. You can always
> > > install your own firmware.sh file that does special things in case
> > > files are requested for your driver. And actually you don't even have
> > > to overwrite firmware.sh for it. Simply install a new udev rule for
> > > only that driver.
> >
> > Yeah, our own udev rule and our own firmware.sh is one of the options
> > we're considering.  It'd be easy to do.  I just think it's a generally
> > good idea and I thought that upstream udev might be interested.
>
> using your own firmware.sh and an udev rule is so simply. So don't
> bother the kernel with any changes. Also the kernel does not make policy
> decisions. The /lib/firmware location is a userspace policy.

Did you read my email?

You're the only one here talking about putting policy in the kernel,
or making any kernel changes at all.

I'm suggesting a small change to the existing policy in *udev*.  This is
the list for discussing udev, no?


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Sebastian Kuzminsky
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