Re: [patch] do not allow IPW_2100=Y or IPW_2200=Y



Pavel Machek wrote:
Kconfig currently allows compiling IPW_2100 and IPW_2200 into kernel
(not as a module). Unfortunately, such configuration does not work,
because these drivers need a firmware, and it can't be loaded by
userspace loader when userspace is not running.

False, initramfs...


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