On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 02:42:38PM +0200, Henrik Carlqvist wrote: > I think there is a need for Kconfig to specify that a functionality could > be built as a module or not built at all. > > Some drivers require that firmware is loaded when the driver is > initialized. The kernel has functionalities for this by using a userspace > program. However, this userspace program is only usable from modules and > not during boot while any initrd or any other file system has not yet been > mounted and yet less any processes started.
That's wrong. You can load firmware from the initramfs even if the driver is built in. There is no valid reason why a driver shouldn't be allowed to be built in. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
