Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:13:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
To: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>,
       Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
       David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from in-kernel,
 use it in more drivers.
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On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
> IMO the newly added /inability/ to build firmware into kernel modules is a
> clear regression.

IMO you're being stupid.

How about explainign why it makes any difference what-so-ever?

If you can load the module, you can load the firmware. Claiming anything 
else is just _stupid_.

And if you cannot see the advantage of having _one_ interface to firmware 
loading, instead of each driver picking a random approach, I don't know 
what to say.

The fact that some people have been confused and apparently blathered 
about memory savings is totally immaterial. Ignore the stupid people.

			Linus
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