Am 07.08.2013 22:23, schrieb Sven Joachim: > On 2013-08-07 13:25 +0200, Michael Biebl wrote: >> In newer Linux versions, loading the firmware can be done by the kernel >> itself. We should get the Debian Linux kernel updated to support that. >> Afaics all that is needed is building with >> CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=n >> (but this needs verification). > > AFAIK the kernel always tries to load the firmware itself, and > CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=n just removes the fallback to udev (which > can result in a 60 seconds delay) if it can't find the firmware.
Ah, interesting. I guess this is related to [1] then. If CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=n is set, I assume there is no such timeout, if no firmware is found by the kernel? [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717635 -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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