Re: [patch 2.6.12-rc3] dell_rbu: Resubmitting patch for new DellBIOS update driver

From: Greg KH (greg_at_kroah.com)
Date: 06/03/05

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To: Abhay_Salunke@Dell.com

    On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 05:25:46PM -0500, Abhay_Salunke@Dell.com wrote:
    > +/sys/firmware/dell_rbu/monolithic/mono_name
    > +/sys/firmware/dell_rbu/monolithic/mono_size
    > +/sys/firmware/dell_rbu/packetized/packet_name
    > +/sys/firmware/dell_rbu/packetized/packet_size
    > +
    > +Steps to update the BIOS image:
    > +
    > +1> Copy the image file in to /lib/firmware
    > +2> echo the image name in to /sys/firmware/dell_rbu/xxxx/xxxx_name

    No no no. Just because you are using the firmware interface, does not
    mean you need to add this extra round-trip to the whole system. Just
    dump the firmware to the /sys/firmware/whatever... file whenever you
    want to, that's all that is needed. No hotplug stuff, no filename
    stuff, just a simple copy.

    Also, see the -mm tree for a change in the way the sysfs attributes
    work, that will keep you from having to do the .type stuff all over the
    place.

    thanks,

    greg k-h
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