Messages in this thread | | | From | Marcel Holtmann <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] firmware: Add CONFIG_BUILTIN_FIRMWARE option | Date | Sun, 25 May 2008 20:07:38 +0200 |
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Hi David,
>>> What if I want 2 or 3 different firmware versions installed at once? >>> I'll have to play dirty tricks with the filenames then and put >>> several >>> unrelated firmware versions into one directory. That's going to be >>> a mess. >> >> You add the desired feature to udev, or use symlinks. Hardly a >> "mess". > > It's a bit of a pain for the in-kernel firmware loading that I'm > working > on now, if we can no longer count on the requested string to be the > single match criterion.
the in-kernel firmware loading can use a total different policy on how to match the firmware filenames and driver names to a directory/ filename.
Regards
Marcel
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