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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 15/16] wl1251: Add sysfs file address for setting
 permanent mac address
From: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:28:45 +0000
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On Wed, 2013-12-11 at 21:17 +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-12-10 at 18:52 +0100, Pali Rohár wrote:
[...]
> > Maybe another way could be to use request_firmware to load address 
> > from userspace... Or what do you think?
> 
> I think that's an even worse idea.  This is not firmware and it already
> exists in separate storage.
[...]

Actually, as it seems you meant to do some kind of dynamic conversion, I
think it's not so bad.  Unfortunately I don't think it can work as I
explained in my other email.

Ben.

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