Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > This (aggregated) patch adds a new sysfs file "eeprom_overwrite" > which can be used to upload an customized eeprom image to the > driver during normal operation. > > The old wlanX device will quickly vanish. And if the new EEPROM > image passes all sanity checks the device will reappear. > > Hopefully, this proves to be an adequate solution for everyone > with a bad/missing EEPROM data/chip. Wasn't the concensus that request_firmware() will be used for this kind of device specific data? stlc45xx had a similar sysfs interface and people didn't like it. And I tend to agree with them, adding odd sysfs files is not the best way to handle this. -- Kalle Valo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
