Return-path: Received: from smtp.codeaurora.org ([198.145.29.96]:46251 "EHLO smtp.codeaurora.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932890AbcDTH7v (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Apr 2016 03:59:51 -0400 From: Kalle Valo To: Christian Lamparter Cc: Lauri Kasanen , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] carl9170: Clarify kconfig text References: <20160416113312.8de2266358165182bb4b4a15@gmx.com> <3244016.0TmHG3E4A9@debian64> <87r3e2kgwy.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> <11418613.XH7h8m2RjK@debian64> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:59:44 +0300 In-Reply-To: <11418613.XH7h8m2RjK@debian64> (Christian Lamparter's message of "Mon, 18 Apr 2016 10:07:02 -0700 (PDT)") Message-ID: <87a8koiubz.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> (sfid-20160420_100014_506137_1AC0DDE9) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Christian Lamparter writes: > On Monday, April 18, 2016 07:42:05 PM Kalle Valo wrote: >> Christian Lamparter writes: >> >> > On Monday, April 18, 2016 06:45:09 PM Kalle Valo wrote: >> > >> >> Why even mention anything about a "special firmware" as the firmware is >> >> already available from linux-firmware.git? >> > >> > Yes and no. 1.9.6 is in linux-firmware.git. I've tried to add 1.9.9 too >> > but that failed. >> > >> >> Rick's comment makes sense to me, better just to provide the latest >> version. No need to unnecessary confuse the users. And if someone really >> wants to use an older version that she can retrieve it from the git >> history. > > Part of the fun here is that firmware is GPLv2. The linux-firmware.git has > to point to or add the firmware source to their tree. They have added every > single source file to it.... instead of "packaging" it in a tar.bz2/gz/xz > like you normally do for release sources. > > If you want to read more about it: > Yeah, that's more work. I get that. But I'm still not understanding what's the actual problem which prevents us from updating carl9170 firmware in linux-firmware. -- Kalle Valo