On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 8:32 PM, Andrew Duggan <aduggan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If the firmware was configured incorrectly it might just be easier to add a > device tree entry. This would allow platform owners to make the change > without having to get Synaptics involved or have access to our tools. > Customers have also requested using the same module and firmware across > multiple platforms. Tracking which firmware is on which part would create an > additional support burden and not all platforms have an automated way of > checking and updating firmware versions in the event that a system is build > with a module which has the incorrect firmware. I think it's a valid argument. That said, the world needs more of drivers/scsi/aic7xxx That driver has the firmware generation, including an assembler, in the kernel tree. Pretty cool eh? (I know it is a thick thing to ask, just want to give you an idea of what is possible...) Yours, Linus Walleij -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
