RE: [patch 2.6.12-rc3] dell_rbu: Resubmitting patch for new Dell BIOS update driver

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On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 09:52 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
> Greg,
> > 
> > Also, what's wrong with using the existing firmware interface in the
> > kernel?
> request_firmware requires the $FIRMWARE env to be populated with the
> firmware image name or the firmware image name needs to be hardcoded
> within  the call to request_firmware

ok so far

> . Since the user is free to change
> the BIOS update image at will, it may not be possible if we use
> $FIRMWARE

it is, just have a sysfs file to let the user echo the firmware name
in , with a suitable default if he doesn't.


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