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

[David Woodhouse]

On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 17:39 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
> 'make modules_install && make install' will
>         * install modules in /lib
>         * install firmware in /lib      [2.6.27 only]
>         * install kernel
>         * update grub
>         * rebuild initrd
> 
> Do this, under both 2.6.26 and 2.6.27.
> 
> 2.6.26 will put a working driver into initrd.
> 
> 2.6.27 will put a dead driver into initrd (because no firmware got 
> copied into initrd image).

I believe your claim is untrue. It uses the distribution's tool to
create the initrd, doesn't it? And those tools _do_ handle the
MODULE_FIRMWARE() tags and pull in appropriate firmware. They've had to
get that right for _years_ already.

-- 
dwmw2

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