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    SubjectRe: request_firmware() hotplug interface, third round.
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    Am Freitag, 16. Mai 2003 20:49 schrieb Jean Tourrilhes:
    > On Fri, May 16, 2003 at 05:53:17PM +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote:
    > > > Hotpluggability is not required, it is the same for any module, which
    > > > gets loaded while the system is running. Drivers don't even need to be
    > > > aware of hotplug.
    > >
    > > In that case they can contain the firmware and mark it __init.
    > > They need no RAM. They can even mark the code needed to put
    > > firmware into the device as __init.
    >
    > I think you missed a lot of the previous discussion. Many high
    > level kernel developpers (Jeff, Alan, Greg) have said 'niet' to binary
    > firmware linked with the kernel (unless there is source code
    > available). Please assume that all drivers currently including
    > firmware blobs in the kernel will need fixing and therefore should not
    > be taken as example.
    > The threads :
    > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=105222131600002&r=1&w=2
    > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=105045487300002&r=1&w=2
    > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=105181861200001&r=1&w=2
    > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=105295022700002&r=1&w=2
    > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=105302951900003&r=1&w=2
    > Yes, that's a lot to read, but this will explain the full
    > complexity of the situation.

    It seems to be a whole lot of laywering not technical discussion IMHO.

    > > An awful lot of overhead.
    >
    > It's not like we have a choice on this issue. The embedded
    > people are already grumbling.

    Please explain. Either firmware is in RAM or it is not.

    Regards
    Oliver

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