[Buildroot] [PATCH-NEXT v2 0/4] package/linux-firmware: install into images for early loading support
Peter Korsgaard
peter at korsgaard.com
Tue Feb 23 12:50:28 UTC 2021
>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Korsgaard <peter at korsgaard.com> writes:
> Some drivers request their firmware very early when built into the
> kernel, even before the initramfs is mounted - So the only way to
> provide firmware for those drivers is to include them directly in the
> kernel with the CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE option.
> To support this, let linux-firmware install its files into
> BINARIES_DIR in addition to TARGET_DIR, similar to how we do it for
> intel-microcode.
> Peter Korsgaard (3):
> package/linux-firmware: make install logic macro accept a destination
> parameter
> package/linux-firmware: also install into images for early loading
> support
> linux: build after linux-firmware if enabled for early loading support
> Yann E. MORIN (1):
> package/linux-firmware: rationalise install step
Committed to next, thanks.
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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