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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 7/9] tda1004x DVB frontend update
    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.

    CU
    Michael.
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