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Re: [PATCH v2] ath9k_htc: introduce support for different fw versions

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Oleksij Rempel <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Current kernel support only one fw name with theoretically only one
> fw version. By replacing fw with other version we will break compatibility
> with older kernels.
>
> To avoid this kind of regression this patch will reuse fw version model
> from iwlwifi driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Oleksij Rempel <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

[...]

> +int htc_use_dev_fw = 0;
> +module_param_named(use_dev_fw, htc_use_dev_fw, int, 0444);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_dev_fw, "Use development FW version");

The commit log is really vague, please document properly how the
functionality changes from user point of view. And especially what does
this module parameter do? I'm a bit concerned about that.

-- 
Kalle Valo
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