Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:59:03 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: Damien Bergamini <damien@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/modules/iwi Makefile src/sys/dev/iwi if_iwi.c if_iwireg.h if_iwivar.h Message-ID: <200511210959.05013.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200511191654.jAJGsu9n022860@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200511191654.jAJGsu9n022860@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Saturday 19 November 2005 11:54 am, Damien Bergamini wrote: > damien 2005-11-19 16:54:55 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/modules/iwi Makefile > sys/dev/iwi if_iwi.c if_iwireg.h if_iwivar.h > Log: > Load firmware images directly from the filesystem (looks into > /etc/firmware directory by default) without requiring the user to load them > by hand using e.g iwicontrol. Get rid of the old ioctl crud. > Updated iwi-firmware port coming soon. > > Obtained from: OpenBSD Ewwww! I really don't like it when the kernel tries to grub around in the filesystem. Why can't you trigger iwicontrol to load the firmware using devd(4) if you want to make the user experience more automatic? -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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