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From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: "Pali Rohár" <pali.rohar-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Arend Van Spriel
	<arend.vanspriel-dY08KVG/lbpWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>,
	Ming Lei <ming.lei-Z7WLFzj8eWMS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez"
	<mcgrof-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman
	<gregkh-hQyY1W1yCW8ekmWlsbkhG0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>,
	David Gnedt <david.gnedt-rFfgOQFw6VLk7+2FdBfRIA@public.gmane.org>,
	Michal Kazior
	<michal.kazior-++hxYGjEMp0AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	Daniel Wagner <wagi-kQCPcA+X3s7YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony-4v6yS6AI5VpBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Sebastian Reichel <sre-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel-+ZI9xUNit7I@public.gmane.org>,
	Ivaylo Dimitrov
	<ivo.g.dimitrov.75-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen-X3B1VOXEql0@public.gmane.org>,
	Grazvydas Ignotas
	<notasas-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] wl1251: Use request_firmware_prefer_user() for loading NVS calibration data
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:10:01 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170129171001.GE24047@wotan.suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170127131146.GI24223@pali>

On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 02:11:46PM +0100, Pali Rohár wrote:
> So there are only two options:
> 
> 1) Disallow it and so these users will have non-working wifi.
> 
> 2) Allow those data to be used as fallback mechanism.

There is one "custom fallback" user in kernel which we recently
determined was a total mistake. A sysfs interface should have
been defined to enable custom LED settings. Can't a series of
sysfs interfaces be used to enable override ? So is that not a
third option worth consideration?

  Luis

  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-01-29 17:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 79+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-12-24 16:52 [PATCH 0/6] wl1251: Fix MAC address for Nokia N900 Pali Rohár
2016-12-24 16:52 ` [PATCH 4/6] wl1251: Generate random MAC address only if driver does not have valid Pali Rohár
2016-12-24 18:08   ` Pavel Machek
2016-12-24 18:38     ` Pali Rohár
     [not found] ` <1482598381-16513-1-git-send-email-pali.rohar-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-12-24 16:52   ` [PATCH 1/6] firmware: Add request_firmware_prefer_user() function Pali Rohár
2016-12-24 16:52   ` [PATCH 2/6] wl1251: Use request_firmware_prefer_user() for loading NVS calibration data Pali Rohár
2016-12-25 20:15     ` Arend Van Spriel
2016-12-25 20:46       ` Pali Rohár
2016-12-26 15:43         ` Pavel Machek
2016-12-26 16:04           ` Pali Rohár
2016-12-26 16:35       ` Pavel Machek
2017-01-03 17:59         ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2017-05-03 19:02           ` Arend Van Spriel
2017-05-04  2:28             ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2017-05-12 20:55               ` Arend Van Spriel
2017-01-27  7:33     ` Kalle Valo
2017-01-27  8:58       ` Arend Van Spriel
2017-01-27  9:43       ` Pali Rohár
2017-01-27 10:05         ` Arend Van Spriel
2017-01-27 10:10           ` Pali Rohár
2017-01-27 10:19             ` Arend Van Spriel
2017-01-27 10:34               ` Pali Rohár
2017-01-27 11:49                 ` Kalle Valo
2017-01-27 11:57                   ` Pali Rohár
2017-01-27 12:26                     ` Kalle Valo
2017-01-27 12:53                       ` Arend Van Spriel
2017-01-27 13:16                         ` Pali Rohár
2017-01-27 13:11                       ` Pali Rohár
2017-01-27 15:23                         ` Kalle Valo
2017-01-27 15:41                           ` Pali Rohár
2017-01-27 19:40                           ` Pavel Machek
2017-01-30 17:53                             ` Tony Lindgren
2017-01-30 18:03                               ` Pali Rohár
     [not found]                               ` <20170130175309.GY7403-4v6yS6AI5VpBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
2017-01-31  6:35                                 ` Kalle Valo
2017-01-31 15:59                                   ` Tony Lindgren
2017-02-01  8:33                                     ` Pali Rohár
2017-02-01  9:35                                       ` Michal Kazior
2017-01-29 17:10                         ` Luis R. Rodriguez [this message]
2017-01-27 12:03             ` Pavel Machek
2016-12-24 16:52   ` [PATCH 3/6] wl1251: Update wl->nvs_len after wl->nvs is valid Pali Rohár
2016-12-24 18:02     ` Pavel Machek
2016-12-24 16:53   ` [PATCH 5/6] wl1251: Parse and use MAC address from supplied NVS data Pali Rohár
2016-12-24 18:14     ` Pavel Machek
2016-12-24 18:40       ` Pali Rohár
2017-01-27  7:54     ` Kalle Valo
2016-12-24 16:53 ` [PATCH 6/6] wl1251: Set generated MAC address back to " Pali Rohár
2016-12-24 18:17   ` Pavel Machek
2016-12-24 18:44     ` Pali Rohár
2017-01-27  7:56   ` Kalle Valo
2017-01-27  9:05     ` Pali Rohár
2017-01-27  9:30       ` Kalle Valo
2017-11-09 23:38 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] wl1251: Fix MAC address for Nokia N900 Pali Rohár
2017-11-09 23:38   ` [PATCH v2 1/6] wl1251: Update wl->nvs_len after wl->nvs is valid Pali Rohár
2018-02-27 13:51     ` [v2,1/6] " Kalle Valo
2017-11-09 23:38   ` [PATCH v2 2/6] wl1251: Generate random MAC address only if driver does not have valid Pali Rohár
2017-11-09 23:38   ` [PATCH v2 3/6] wl1251: Parse and use MAC address from supplied NVS data Pali Rohár
2017-11-09 23:38   ` [PATCH v2 4/6] wl1251: Set generated MAC address back to " Pali Rohár
2017-11-09 23:38   ` [PATCH v2 5/6] firmware: Add request_firmware_prefer_user() function Pali Rohár
2017-11-10 20:26     ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2017-11-10 20:28       ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2017-11-10 21:08       ` Pali Rohár
2017-11-10 23:35         ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2017-11-09 23:38   ` [PATCH v2 6/6] wl1251: Use request_firmware_prefer_user() for loading NVS calibration data Pali Rohár
2018-01-02 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 0/6] wl1251: Fix MAC address for Nokia N900 Pali Rohár
2018-01-05  1:45     ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2018-01-27 14:14       ` Pali Rohár
2018-02-19  8:27         ` Kalle Valo
     [not found] <0fd90416-f33c-a6be-14fd-5e964583e9cb@broadcom.com>
2017-05-15 23:13 ` [PATCH 2/6] wl1251: Use request_firmware_prefer_user() for loading NVS calibration data Luis R. Rodriguez
2017-05-16  8:41   ` Arend Van Spriel
2017-05-16 23:57     ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2017-06-23 21:53     ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2017-06-30 21:35       ` Arend van Spriel
2017-08-10 19:43         ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2017-05-17 12:06   ` Johannes Berg
2017-05-17 12:53     ` Pali Rohár
2017-05-17 13:04       ` Johannes Berg
2017-05-17 13:21         ` Pali Rohár
2017-05-17 13:22           ` Johannes Berg
2017-05-18  0:08       ` Bjorn Andersson

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