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

David Woodhouse
2008-07-15T22:13:21Z

On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 17:39 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> 'make modules_install && make install' will
> * install modules in /lib
> * install firmware in /lib [2.6.27 only]
> * install kernel
> * update grub
> * rebuild initrd
>
> Do this, under both 2.6.26 and 2.6.27.
>
> 2.6.26 will put a working driver into initrd.
>
> 2.6.27 will put a dead driver into initrd (because no firmware got
> copied into initrd image).

I believe your claim is untrue. It uses the distribution's tool to
create the initrd, doesn't it? And those tools _do_ handle the
MODULE_FIRMWARE() tags and pull in appropriate firmware. They've had to
get that right for _years_ already.

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