Re: [RFC] binary firmware and modules

Marcel Holtmann
2006-04-17T14:38:08Z

Hi Arjan,

> > > compiled drivers need their firmware, too. Secondly, do all drivers
> > > know at compile time which firmware they'll need?
> >
> > They have to know what they will request, do they not?
>
> in order to not fall in the naming-policy trap: do we need a translation
> layer here? eg the module asks for firmware-<modulename>
> and userspace then somehow maps that to a full filename via a lookup
> table?

why do we need that? Currently it is not needed and I don't see a reason
to make it more complicated.

The important thing is to export the used firmware names to the
userspace, because this piece of information is only stored inside the
kernel source code right now.

Regards

Marcel