Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] firmware: annotate thou shalt not request fw on init or probe
From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Date: 2016-08-25 20:30:58
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From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Date: 2016-08-25 20:30:58
Also in:
cocci, linux-serial, lkml
On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez [off-list ref] wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 01:05:44PM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:quoted
On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 10:39 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez [off-list ref] wrote:
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Can they use initramfs for this ?Apparently that's also uncool with the embedded folks.What's uncool with embedded folks? To use initramfs for firmware ? If so can you explain why ?
Because it is not needed? If you are embedded you have an option of only compiling drivers and services that you need directly into the kernel, then initramfs is just an extra piece that complicates your boot process. Thanks. -- Dmitry