firmware: moving drivers to request_firmware()
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| # | Subject and files | Size | Replies | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/18 | firmware: allow firmware files to be built into kernel imagedrivers/ include/ include/ | +59 | 0 replies | |
| 2/18 | firmware: Add CONFIG_BUILTIN_FIRMWARE optionMakefile drivers/ firmware/ | +122 | 0 replies | |
| 3/18 | firmware: Add 'firmware_install' make targetMakefile scripts/ | +35 | 0 replies | |
| 4/18 | firmware: convert korg1212 driver to use firmware loader exclusivelyfirmware/ firmware/ firmware/ +3 more | +1009 | 0 replies | |
| 5/18 | firmware: convert maestro3 driver to use firmware loader exclusivelyfirmware/ firmware/ firmware/ +3 more | +189 | 0 replies | |
| 6/18 | firmware: convert ymfpci driver to use firmware loader exclusivelyfirmware/ firmware/ firmware/ +5 more | +1564 | 0 replies | |
| 7/18 | smctr: use request_firmware()drivers/ drivers/ drivers/ +4 more | +535 | 0 replies | |
| 8/18 | kaweth: use request_firmware()drivers/ drivers/ drivers/ +6 more | +313 | 0 replies | |
| 9/18 | ttusb-budget: use request_firmware()drivers/ drivers/ drivers/ +3 more | +852 | 0 replies | |
| 10/18 | ihex.h: binary representation of ihex recordsinclude/ | +44 | 2 replies | |
| 11/18 | ihex: request_ihex_firmware() function to load and validate firmwareinclude/ | +24 | 0 replies | |
| 12/18 | ihex: add ihex2fw tool for converting HEX files into firmware imagesfirmware/ firmware/ scripts/ | +258 | 0 replies | |
| 14/18 | keyspan_pda: use request_firmware()drivers/ drivers/ drivers/ +9 more | +2543 | 0 replies | |
| 17/18 | ti_usb_3410_5052: use request_firmware()drivers/ drivers/ drivers/ +5 more | +1786 | 0 replies | |
| 18/18 | whiteheat: use request_firmware()drivers/ drivers/ drivers/ +5 more | +1895 | 0 replies |
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Cover letter [PATCH 00/18] firmware: moving drivers to request_firmware()
Ignoring the set of 'make fw->data const' patches which have mostly been already posted and are fairly trivial, this is the current content of the firmware tree at git.infradead.org/users/dwmw2/firmware-2.6.git
It starts by giving a way to build arbitrary firmware blobs into the kernel while letting request_firmware() find them there, and then sets about converting drivers to use request_firmware() instead of static data blobs, now that we can do that without forcing the users to actually satisfy the firmware requests from userspace.
Rather than including binary blobs in the git tree, we carry them as .ihex files -- which as an added bonus can have comments and licensing information appended after the EOF record.
For the USB drivers which actually _want_ Intel HEX files in their original form as individual records, we have a binary representation of such and a tool to convert the original .HEX files into .fw files in that form. And associated helpers in the kernel for validating and using them.
We also add a 'make firmware_install' target, which is intended to install the firmware blobs into /lib/firmware/ where the userspace loader to find them.
More patches to convert drivers to request_firmware() would be appreciated, if there are any people out there looking for something productive, but simple, to undertake...
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