Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:11:08 +0100
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Henrik Carlqvist <hc1@poolhem.se>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: tristate and bool not enogh for Kconfig anymore
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On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 02:42:38PM +0200, Henrik Carlqvist wrote:
> I think there is a need for Kconfig to specify that a functionality could
> be built as a module or not built at all.
> 
> Some drivers require that firmware is loaded when the driver is
> initialized. The kernel has functionalities for this by using a userspace
> program. However, this userspace program is only usable from modules and
> not during boot while any initrd or any other file system has not yet been
> mounted and yet less any processes started.

That's wrong.   You can load firmware from the initramfs even if the
driver is built in.  There is no valid reason why a driver shouldn't
be allowed to be built in.

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