Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 23 May 2005 08:48:25 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [patch 2.6.12-rc3] dell_rbu: Resubmitting patch for new Dell BIOS update driver |
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On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 09:52:05AM -0500, Abhay_Salunke@Dell.com wrote: > Greg, > > > > Also, what's wrong with using the existing firmware interface in the > > kernel? > request_firmware requires the $FIRMWARE env to be populated with the > firmware image name or the firmware image name needs to be hardcoded > within the call to request_firmware. Since the user is free to change > the BIOS update image at will, it may not be possible if we use > $FIRMWARE also I am not sure if this env variable might be conflicting > to some other driver.
As others have already stated, this doesn't really matter. Make it "dell_bios_update", if any device names their firmware that, well, that's their problem...
thanks,
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