Re: [PATCH 1/3] firmware: allow firmware files to be built into kernelimage

[Clemens Ladisch]

David Woodhouse wrote:
> --- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
> +	/* Built-in firmware blobs */					\
> +	.builtin_fw        : AT(ADDR(.builtin_fw) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
> +		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_builtin_fw) = .;			\
> +		*(.builtin_fw)						\
> +		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_builtin_fw) = .;			\
> +	}								\
> +									\

Most drivers, when built as a module, would want their firmware images
to be in the module and not in the kernel image.

This would require some (un)register_builtint_firmware() function.


Regards,
Clemens
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