Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 25 May 2008 20:53:31 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] firmware: Add CONFIG_BUILTIN_FIRMWARE option |
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> And again the grouping into subdirectories should have been fixed in > userspace by reading the driver name. The kernel should not do this at > all.
The kernel should carry on doing what it does at the moment. The amount of gain from semi-pointless screwing about with the namespace and compatibility is vastly less than the gain from leaving things in their current perfectly happy and adequate form.
Alan
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