From: <B_B_Singh@DELL.com>
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        <Abhay_Salunke@DELL.com>, <sr@denx.de>, <arnd@arndb.de>,
        <kay@vrfy.org>, <Matt_Domsch@DELL.com>, <Srinivas_G_Gowda@DELL.com>,
        <Stuart_Hayes@DELL.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 19:14:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] firmware loader: allow disabling of udev as firmware loader
Thread-Topic: [PATCH] firmware loader: allow disabling of udev as firmware
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Hi All,

The existing BIOS-DUP's will not work on latest kernel, which has CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=n ?configured in Kernel config by default which is not expected by the dell_rbu.

We have made a changes in BIOS-Dell Update Package so that BIOS-DUP will pick the payload from the /lib/firmware/ path & update the BIOS even when CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=n is configured .

We have tested this patch http://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg1755247.html?with latest BIOS Dell Update Package?(which has new implementation for the BIOS update i.e, copying the BIOS payload in /lib/firmware path & dell_rbu picks the payload from the same path) ?& with ?stable upstream ?????kernel-3.14.5 & we don't see any negative effects/errors for dell_rbu.

All the Test results are positive.

Regards
Balaji Singh

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