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    SubjectRe: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from in-kernel, use it in more drivers.
    On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, David Woodhouse wrote:

    > On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 22:00 +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
    >> I really think we should use /lib/firmware/`uname -r`/. I do see the
    >> point here that I don't wanna overwrite existing firmware from other
    >> installed kernels. Especially if modules_install will install the
    >> firmware files.
    >>
    >> So in case of non-Ubuntu distros we have to push a fix to udev, but that
    >> is not a big deal. It should be a one-line change if I am not mistaken.
    >
    > My concern with that is that even though it's a one-line change, it's a
    > one-line change which people don't already _have_. We really do need to
    > remain compatible with existing setups.

    when I read this I had to double check who the mail was from. this sounds
    like exactly the statement that Jeff has been making in his arguments to
    allow for the firmware-in-the-modules approach.

    David Lang



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