Return-path: Received: from mx2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:45417 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932202AbcHCOWI (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Aug 2016 10:22:08 -0400 Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 16:21:19 +0200 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: Arend van Spriel Cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" , "Valo, Kalle" , Stanislaw Gruszka , Prarit Bhargava , Greg Kroah-Hartman , Ming Lei , linux-wireless , ath10k , "mmarek@suse.com" , "michal.kazior@tieto.com" , Arend van Spriel , Emmanuel Grumbach Subject: Re: [RFC] ath10k: silence firmware file probing warnings Message-ID: <20160803142119.GL3296@wotan.suse.de> (sfid-20160803_162232_161581_A24376B8) References: <20160721080541.GB2658@redhat.com> <5790A28F.8030102@redhat.com> <20160721115122.GA31869@redhat.com> <20160722102559.GA2662@redhat.com> <20160722221523.GM5537@wotan.suse.de> <874m738m02.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> <20160802141610.GJ3296@wotan.suse.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Aug 03, 2016 at 01:33:31PM +0200, Arend van Spriel wrote: > On 02-08-16 16:16, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 11:10:22AM +0000, Valo, Kalle wrote: > >> "Luis R. Rodriguez" writes: > >> > >>> I was considering this as a future extension to the firmware API > >>> through the new extensible firmware API, the sysdata API. > >> > >> I think Linus mentioned this already, but I want to reiterate anyway. > >> The name "sysdata" is horrible, I didn't have any idea what it means > >> until I read your description. Please continue to use the term > >> "firmware", anyone already know what it means. > > > > We've gone well past using the firmware API for firmware though, if > > we use it for 802.11 to replace CRDA for instance its really odd to > > be calling it firmware. But sure... I will rebrand again to firmware... > > I tend to agree. Although some people even call an OpenWrt image > firmware. Guess it is just in the eye of the beholder. Sure... Come to think of it I'll still go with "sysdata", this is a very minor detail, do let me know if there is anything technical rather than the color of the bikeshed [0] over the patches. If you'd like another color in my bikeshed please let me know what color exactly you prefer and I'll consider it. [0] http://phk.freebsd.dk/sagas/bikeshed.html Luis