From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 21 14:58:58 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C095416A41F; Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:58:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail6.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.219]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB50143D45; Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:58:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.5b3) with ESMTP id 2363339 for multiple; Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:59:07 -0500 Received: from localhost (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jALEwrSC069290; Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:58:54 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: Damien Bergamini Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:59:03 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.2 References: <200511191654.jAJGsu9n022860@repoman.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200511191654.jAJGsu9n022860@repoman.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200511210959.05013.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on server.baldwin.cx X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com r=1653887525 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 X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:58:58 -0000 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 <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org