Re: [RFC] binary firmware and modules

Mark Lord
2006-04-19T13:28:59Z

Marcel Holtmann wrote:
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> I personally prefer full firmware names. This makes the dependency easy
> and even an end user can call modinfo and see what firmware is expected
> by a certain driver (without looking at the source code).

How does one handle the case of updated firmware from the manufacturer,
which requires *no* driver changes? If the driver has all of the previously
known names/versions hardcoded, then would it refuse to use the new stuff?

I'm probably misunderstanding something here.