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

Linus Torvalds
2008-07-15T19:04:19Z

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?

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?

Linus