tree 539477c713c5d231fd3112e4bd8ae8aff4acefa7
parent b7a39bd0afc4021e8ad2b1189e884551e147427f
author David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> 1211547162 +0100
committer David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> 1215696613 +0100

firmware: allow firmware files to be built into kernel image

Some drivers have their own hacks to bypass the kernel's firmware loader
and build their firmware into the kernel; this renders those unnecessary.

Other drivers don't use the firmware loader at all, because they always
want the firmware to be available. This allows them to start using the
firmware loader.

A third set of drivers already use the firmware loader, but can't be
used without help from userspace, which sometimes requires an initrd.
This allows them to work in a static kernel.

Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>