Re: [PATCH] MODULE_FIRMWARE for binary firmware(s)

David Lang
2006-04-19T00:41:31Z

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Jon Masters wrote:

>> Your approach is just fine if the things that will need firmware are
>> compiled as modules
>
> Hmmm. Yeah. I'm not sure what the general feeling is on this - I'm
> tempted to say that we expect modules to be used and that if they're
> not then the vendor/user has to do the hoop jumping for themselves.
> This code won't stop you from making a monolithic kernel and
> satisfying any module requirements for yourself :-)

Two things with this.

1. there is no way to satisfy the firmware requirements currently

2. I thought I heard Linus state recently that makeing something only work
as a module was unacceptable, officially stateing that modules are
required and monolithic kernels aren't allowed anymore doesn't sound
reasonable.

David Lang

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