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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] firmware: Allow release-specific firmware dir
    On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:15:35 -0400
    Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com> wrote:

    > Every kernel package trying to provide files under /lib/firmware runs
    > into problems really quickly with multiple kernels installed, especially
    > with respect to distribution package tracking of the files.

    For how long has this problem existed?

    > This patch moves them to /lib/firmware/$KERNELRELEASE. udev v127's
    > firmware.sh looks there first before falling back to /lib/firmware.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
    > ---
    > Makefile | 2 +-
    > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
    >
    > --- a/Makefile
    > +++ b/Makefile
    > @@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ depend dep:
    >
    > # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > # Firmware install
    > -INSTALL_FW_PATH=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/firmware
    > +INSTALL_FW_PATH=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/firmware/$(KERNELRELEASE)
    > export INSTALL_FW_PATH
    >
    > PHONY += firmware_install
    >



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