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DECLARE_BUILTIN_FIRMWARE deprecated already

DECLARE_BUILTIN_FIRMWARE deprecated already

Posted May 29, 2008 21:49 UTC (Thu) by vonbrand (subscriber, #4458)
In reply to: DECLARE_BUILTIN_FIRMWARE deprecated already by dwmw2
Parent article: Using the firmware loader for static data

I'd prefer to have filesystem data (if available) take precedence; or, at least, be able to tell the kernel not to load the builtin stuff. Just for sanity, so if the firmware gets corrupted or I want to try a new version a full new kernel isn't required.


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