Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 16 Sep 2017 09:57:05 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] firmware: Restore support for built-in firmware |
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On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 11:01:16AM +0200, Markus Trippelsdorf wrote: > Commit 5620a0d1aac ("firmware: delete in-kernel firmware") removed the > entire firmware directory. Unfortunately it thereby also removed the > support for built-in firmware.
The goal was to delete the in-kernel firmware, why do you want to add it back?
> This restores the ability to build firmware directly into the kernel by > pruning the original Makefile to the necessary minimum. The default for > EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR is now the standard directory /lib/firmware/.
But what firmware is this fixing the build for?
As I asked in the other email, I don't understand the problem here, but it's early, and the Plumbers closing party lasted really late...
thanks,
greg k-h
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