On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 02:56:42AM -0600, Al Borchers wrote: > (resend with subject) > > Greg -- > > Multitech has 5 new ti_usb_3410_5052 devices that all need > special firmware. > > Is it ok to include the 5 new firmware images in the ti_usb_3410_5052 > driver as .h files? Or should I use request_firmware?
Either is fine with me (note that I disagree with Alan about the GPL-ness issues around firmware that run on a different processor.) > Obviously including them in the driver would be easier for users, > and that is what I would prefer. I notice none of the other usb > serial drivers use request_firmware. Users of ti_usb_3410_5052 > suffered because it needed the hotplug script for so long--I don't > want them to suffer now because they need firmware files. I agree, you have precedence here, but also note that almost all distros already have the firmware scripts, and packaging up the firmware isn't that hard for everyone to pick up, but it is yet-another-thing that you need to send out to all the distros... So, feel free to add them to the driver if you think that is easier. thanks, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
