Re: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from in-kernel, use it in more drivers.

David Woodhouse
2008-07-15T17:44:43Z

On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 19:35 +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> It's not only a problem of transfer, but also a problem of selection
> of what to copy overthere.

This is why the MODULE_FIRMWARE() tag exists.

Most scripts tend to get this right already -- they _have_ to, since
modern drivers have been using request_firmware() for some time already.

> Please don't compare an upgrade of a working desktop or developer
> machine with an installation from scratch of a server in an
> uncomfortable location. Those are two completely different things.

If your setup doesn't cope with MODULE_FIRMWARE(), it's likely to break
when you next deploy a new server anyway -- because your new server will
have new hardware, and your new hardware will have a modern driver. And
modern drivers use request_firmware() _anyway_.

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dwmw2