Re: ipw2200 [was Re: RFC: Starting a stable kernel series off the 2.6 kernel]

Pavel Machek
2005-12-14T11:43:58Z

Hi!

> > Why use udev from initramfs?
>
> I don't, but I do use a script that mknods the real root's node based on
> running "find" against /sys to locacate the appropriate device name and then
> finding the major/minor numbers there.
>
> This has nothing whatsoever to do with ipw2200. It just means I'm not using
> the in-kernel root-finder code.
>
> > Just teach ipw2200 to load firmware late.
>
> That's now how I'd fix this. If you want to fix it this way, be my guest.
>
> > Don't load firmware when ipw2200 is initialized, load it only
> > when someone attempts to talk to your ipw2200. At that time, you
> > should have userland already.
>
> Or I could move initramfs extraction earlier in the boot sequence and never
> have to modify any _other_ drivers that want firmware in order to be able to
> make them work too, rather than playing whack-a-mole teaching drivers I don't
> care about how to hold off on wanting firmware.

Except that whack-a-mole is a right thing to do here, and that
initramfs movement is unlikely to make it into mainline.
Pavel
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Thanks, Sharp!