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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: jt@hpl.hp.com
Cc: Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: request_firmware() hotplug interface, third round.
Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 16:21:51 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030516232151.GB17177@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030516184920.GA26221@bougret.hpl.hp.com>

On Fri, May 16, 2003 at 11:49:20AM -0700, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> 
> Many high level kernel developpers (Jeff, Alan, Greg) have said 'niet'
> to binary firmware linked with the kernel (unless there is source code
> available).

Excuse me, but I never said such a thing.  I don't mind putting firmware
blobs into kernel drivers, been doing it for years :)

I just stated that _if_ we want to move firmware to userspace, why not
have a consistant interface that all kinds of drivers can use to
accomplish this.  That is what has been done with this code.

thanks,

greg k-h

  parent reply	other threads:[~2003-05-16 23:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-05-15 20:03 request_firmware() hotplug interface, third round Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-16  8:07 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-05-16  9:56   ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-16 15:53     ` Oliver Neukum
2003-05-16 18:31       ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-16 22:22         ` Oliver Neukum
2003-05-17  0:59           ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-17  4:00             ` Robert White
2003-05-17 13:23           ` Alan Cox
2003-05-17 14:57             ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-16 18:49       ` Jean Tourrilhes
2003-05-16 22:24         ` Oliver Neukum
2003-05-16 23:21         ` Greg KH [this message]
2003-05-16 16:09   ` Alan Cox
2003-05-16 22:13     ` Oliver Neukum
2003-05-17  4:50       ` David Gibson
2003-05-17  7:02         ` Oliver Neukum
2003-05-17  8:21           ` David Gibson
     [not found] ` <Pine.LNX.4.55.0305151623520.2885@marabou.research.att.com>
2003-05-16  9:27   ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-16 22:39   ` Greg KH
2003-05-16 13:13 ` Ingo Oeser
2003-05-16 17:07   ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-16 22:36 ` Greg KH
2003-05-16 23:37   ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-16 23:59     ` Greg KH
2003-05-17  4:47       ` David Gibson
2003-05-17  8:54         ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-16 23:55   ` Oliver Neukum
2003-05-17  0:03     ` Greg KH
2003-05-17  2:42       ` Robert White
2003-05-17  4:44       ` David Gibson
2003-05-17  8:46         ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-17  9:07           ` David Gibson
2003-05-17  9:50             ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-17 10:30             ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-20  5:21               ` David Gibson
2003-05-20  8:07                 ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-21  4:21                   ` Greg KH
2003-05-21  7:06                     ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-17 10:51   ` Manuel Estrada Sainz
2003-05-17 13:21   ` Ingo Oeser
2003-05-17 15:15     ` Manuel Estrada Sainz

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