Re: [PATCH] MODULE_FIRMWARE for binary firmware(s)

[Jon Masters]

On 4/19/06, David Lang <dlang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>    would it be possible to have something less then an initrd that would
> allow the firmware blob to be packaged with the kernel?

With some modifications perhaps. I don't know if I see the value tbh :-)

> Your approach is just fine if the things that will need firmware are
> compiled as modules

Hmmm. Yeah. I'm not sure what the general feeling is on this - I'm
tempted to say that we expect modules to be used and that if they're
not then the vendor/user has to do the hoop jumping for themselves.
This code won't stop you from making a monolithic kernel and
satisfying any module requirements for yourself :-)

Jon.
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