Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754803AbYGOWNV (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:13:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754481AbYGOWNM (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:13:12 -0400 Received: from bombadil.infradead.org ([18.85.46.34]:42086 "EHLO bombadil.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754169AbYGOWNL (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:13:11 -0400 Subject: Re: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from in-kernel, use it in more drivers. From: David Woodhouse To: Jeff Garzik Cc: Linus Torvalds , Theodore Tso , david@lang.hm, Arjan van de Ven , Andrew Morton , alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <487D1925.50008@garzik.org> References: <487C585C.2060002@garzik.org> <487CD7FE.9010209@garzik.org> <487CDEC0.3090004@garzik.org> <487CEA73.9000408@garzik.org> <487CF01E.6000208@garzik.org> <20080715185801.GH8185@mit.edu> <487CF70C.1030309@garzik.org> <487D1327.7090805@garzik.org> <487D1925.50008@garzik.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:12:39 -0700 Message-Id: <1216159959.26991.48.camel@shinybook.infradead.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 (2.22.3.1-1.fc9) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by bombadil.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 966 Lines: 29 On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 17:39 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > 'make modules_install && make install' will > * install modules in /lib > * install firmware in /lib [2.6.27 only] > * install kernel > * update grub > * rebuild initrd > > Do this, under both 2.6.26 and 2.6.27. > > 2.6.26 will put a working driver into initrd. > > 2.6.27 will put a dead driver into initrd (because no firmware got > copied into initrd image). I believe your claim is untrue. It uses the distribution's tool to create the initrd, doesn't it? And those tools _do_ handle the MODULE_FIRMWARE() tags and pull in appropriate firmware. They've had to get that right for _years_ already. -- dwmw2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/