Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 23 May 2008 17:00:03 +0200 | From | Clemens Ladisch <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/3] firmware: allow firmware files to be built into kernel image |
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David Woodhouse wrote: > --- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h > +++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h > + /* Built-in firmware blobs */ \ > + .builtin_fw : AT(ADDR(.builtin_fw) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \ > + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_builtin_fw) = .; \ > + *(.builtin_fw) \ > + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_builtin_fw) = .; \ > + } \ > + \
Most drivers, when built as a module, would want their firmware images to be in the module and not in the kernel image.
This would require some (un)register_builtint_firmware() function.
Regards, Clemens
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