Re: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from in-kernel,use it in more drivers.

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Tue Jul 15 2008 - 20:29:27 EST




On Wed, 16 Jul 2008, Frans Pop wrote:
>
> Where did you get this strange notion that mkinitrd is the _only_ (your
> emphasis) thing people use?

Heh. Maybe from the fact that I don't personally use modules or initrd at
all, and have no interest in doing so ;)

Ok, so people use other things. Grr. I guess we can't just require updated
tools, because we don't know what the tools are.

Linus
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