Re: [PATCH] firmware: convert tg3 driver to request_firmware()

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From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:39:41 +0100

> It merely adds the _option_ to load it from userspace, as is recommended
> practice for current drivers.

And the default is to not use the in-kernel copy.

At least how things were previously, the dists had to at least think
about patching out firmware and actually make a decision here.

Now they can just turn off their brains with the changes you've been
proposing lately and from a user perspective I am sure the end result
is going to suck.

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