Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:22:19 -0400 | From | "John W. Linville" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] binary firmware and modules |
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On Sat, Apr 15, 2006 at 11:54:22AM +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote: > Am Samstag, 15. April 2006 10:10 schrieb Jon Masters: > > The attached patch introduces MODULE_FIRMWARE as one way of advertising
> Strictly speaking, what is the connection with modules? Statically
The same as MODULE_AUTHOR, MODULE_LICENSE, etc. The divide is more logical than physical.
> compiled drivers need their firmware, too. Secondly, do all drivers > know at compile time which firmware they'll need?
They have to know what they will request, do they not?
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