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

david
2008-07-15T19:41:59Z

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>
>> Because people should not be forced to fix all their firmware-related breakage
>> immediately, just to boot 2.6.27.
>
> You're continuing to make an argument that doesn't seem to backed up with
> any actual real problems.
>
> Can you point to real breakage? For real people?

several kernel devs ran into this with -next (Jeff can name names if
needed)

> It sounds like your whole argument literally boils down to "one or two
> people doing something really stupid or odd cannot just fix their setup".
>
> What is the real-life situation where copying the firmware with the
> modules (but still as separate files) actually breaks?
>
> IOW, what _is_ this theoretical breakage? And why is it so deadly
> suddenly? Give us real examples that somehow cannot be fixed?

there are no cases that cannot somehow be fixed. the desire is to make it
possible to avoid having to find and fix everything before booting 2.6.27,
while still making it possible to compile a kernel with all the new
capabilities for those who want to fix everything now.

David Lang