--- Michel Dänzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 23:02, Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> > Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 22:00, Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> > >
> > >>This is a diff for drivers/char/drm to make r128 use
> userland-loadable
> > >>firmware.
> > >
> > > Sigh, is this really necessary? :\
> > It allows for the microcode to be updated without replacing the
> kernel,
> > which is not a bad thing anyway.
>
> I'm not sure it ever has changed or will change... we both know the
> background of this; IMHO it's an inconvenience for users for little or
> no gain of freedom.
>
I know the firmware is not all that large but every page counts. Freeing
it from the mod will reduce it's memory foot print. Though your right
there is little or no gain of freedom.
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