Return-path: Received: from mail-ob0-f178.google.com ([209.85.214.178]:33858 "EHLO mail-ob0-f178.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750840AbaAZANN (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Jan 2014 19:13:13 -0500 Received: by mail-ob0-f178.google.com with SMTP id wn1so5070844obc.23 for ; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 16:13:13 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <52E45317.9060508@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20140126_011337_926013_907CEF39) Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 18:13:11 -0600 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Connor Behan , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove executable permissions from firmware files References: <1390691946-6612-1-git-send-email-connor.behan@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1390691946-6612-1-git-send-email-connor.behan@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 01/25/2014 05:19 PM, Connor Behan wrote: > We should change these permissions unless there is a reason to keep them > executable. > > Signed-off-by: Connor Behan > --- I have no problem with making this change. I had not done so for the rtlwifi files as it just looks like churning the firmware. A bigger problem is that this is not the correct place to submit patches for linux-firmware. I do Cc linux-wireless, but the patches should also be sent to David Woodhouse , and Ben Hutchings with a Cc to netdev@vger.kernel.org. Larry