Package: linux-source-2.6.18
Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-11
Severity: important
Tags: patch
1) In current form, i.e. without udev scripts, driver is unusable.
2) Two binary firmware blobs for different devices are staticaly included
in the driver. While they are written to be GPL, Windows(R) driver
package for such devices includes separate fimware files, thus providing
updated ones and making blobs useless. Userspace helper was adopted to
load that files. Filenames were taken from standard TI ez430 USB device
driver package, where usb-serial is an interface.
3) To make driver usable usb_driver_set_configuration() crutch from
2.6.19 was taken, it applies without conflicts on usb sources. This
one is used to setup device and driver without need of any hotplug
scripts.
4) Initial version was made in hurry in December, but updated patch was
sent and conformed by upsteam author to work.
5) The upstream author lastly updated driver in 2.6.11. Some work was made
to 2.6.13, but it wasn't posted to mainline. Now author wants to update
his patch set, include some more binary blobs in the driver, or use
userspace helper. Anything from my patch set he may include, but i asked
him to provide his update first, and then i will post my.
Result: ~24k of RAM is saved, works without additional udev scripts, uses
default (udev) userspace firmware load helper.
Cons: User must symlink or copy firmware files from standard driver
package to '/lib/firmware/'.
Patches were posted in debian-kernel and can be downloaded via Gmane
news gate if lost. Head of patch set thread is:
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Archived-At: <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.kernel/27125>
It would be nice to have this woring in Etch.
Thanks.
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