Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 24 Feb 2004 00:01:48 +0100 | From | Michael Hunold <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 7/9] tda1004x DVB frontend update |
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Hello Christoph,
On 02/23/04 23:54, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 11:47:55PM +0100, Michael Hunold wrote: > >>>Why would the kernel driver want to know the exact path of the firmware file? >> >>Because we don't use the in-kernel firmware loader at the moment. >> >>The driver comes from a time were 2.4 didn't have the firmware loader >>and drivers cloned the firmware loading stuff from one of the soundcard >>drivers.
> Sorry, but that's a bad excuse. It's bogus in 2.4 too (or any given > kernel).
I cannnot speak against this, I completely agree.
If I personally would use these type of cards, I think I would have converted them already.
*sigh* I think I'll step forward and have the first drivers converted to in-kernel i2c as soon as possible, so I can coerce the other driver authors to use proper firmware loading.
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