Greg -- Thanks. We will decide between .h and request_firmware and get you a patch.
-- Al Quoting Greg KH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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
