The prefered way of loading external firmware in kernels >=2.4.23 is by
utilizing hotplug to grab the file from userspace.
Currently, the cx25840 module has code to do this both through hotplug
and through direct file reads; with hotplug only being used if the user
compiles with HP_FWLOAD=1 set.
I propose that the direct loading method be cut out entirely, and rely
purely on the prefered method with hotplug. This is already the way it
is handled in bttv-cards.c, for instance, so pre-2.4.23 kernels are
already depreciated in v4l it appears.
Anyway, comments?
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Tyler Trafford
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