Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 02 Mar 2004 13:31:09 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] kbuild: Add a binary only .o file to a module |
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Chris Friesen wrote: > Sam Ravnborg wrote: > >> Any objections from having this in the kernel? >> [Please, please, this is only for 'legal' binary modules - so do not >> start the usual 'binary modules should be GPL discussion']. >> >> This is a small step towards better support for external modules. > > > I'll put in a vote for this. Unfortunately we have some hardware for > which the only drivers available use binary blobs.
Shouldn't we discourage this practice where feasible? :)
Jeff
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