From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1422644AbWGJSeN (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:34:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1422749AbWGJSeN (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:34:13 -0400 Received: from mga02.intel.com ([134.134.136.20]:7759 "EHLO orsmga101-1.jf.intel.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1422644AbWGJSeL (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:34:11 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.06,223,1149490800"; d="scan'208"; a="63043774:sNHT1566116776" Message-ID: <44B29C8A.8090405@intel.com> Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:29:30 -0700 From: Auke Kok User-Agent: Mail/News 1.5.0.4 (X11/20060617) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jeff Garzik CC: Pavel Machek , yi.zhu@intel.com, jketreno@linux.intel.com, Netdev list , linville@tuxdriver.com, kernel list Subject: Re: [patch] do not allow IPW_2100=Y or IPW_2200=Y References: <20060710152032.GA8540@elf.ucw.cz> <44B2940A.2080102@pobox.com> In-Reply-To: <44B2940A.2080102@pobox.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Jul 2006 18:30:14.0180 (UTC) FILETIME=[E28AF640:01C6A44E] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Jeff Garzik wrote: > Pavel Machek wrote: >> Kconfig currently allows compiling IPW_2100 and IPW_2200 into kernel >> (not as a module). Unfortunately, such configuration does not work, >> because these drivers need a firmware, and it can't be loaded by >> userspace loader when userspace is not running. > > False, initramfs... which would warrant some extra documentation in Kconfig explaining that this driver needs initramfs with firmware for it to work when compiled in the kernel. A link to the ipw2x00 documentation might also help. Cheers, Auke