On Monday, April 18, 2016 07:42:05 PM Kalle Valo wrote: > Christian Lamparter <chunk...@googlemail.com> writes: > > > On Monday, April 18, 2016 06:45:09 PM Kalle Valo wrote: > >> Lauri Kasanen <c...@gmx.com> writes: > >> > >> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > >> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > >> > @@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ config CARL9170 > >> > select FW_LOADER > >> > select CRC32 > >> > help > >> > - This is another driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB > >> > devices. > >> > + This is the mainline driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n > >> > USB devices. > >> > > >> > - This driver provides more features than the original, > >> > - but it needs a special firmware (carl9170-1.fw) to do that. > >> > - > >> > - The firmware can be downloaded from our wiki here: > >> > + It needs a special firmware (carl9170-1.fw), which can be > >> > downloaded > >> > + from our wiki here: > >> > <http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170> > >> > >> Why even mention anything about a "special firmware" as the firmware is > >> already available from linux-firmware.git? > > > > Yes and no. 1.9.6 is in linux-firmware.git. I've tried to add 1.9.9 too > > but that failed. > > <http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/114639> > > Rick's comment makes sense to me, better just to provide the latest > version. No need to unnecessary confuse the users. And if someone really > wants to use an older version that she can retrieve it from the git > history. Part of the fun here is that firmware is GPLv2. The linux-firmware.git has to point to or add the firmware source to their tree. They have added every single source file to it.... instead of "packaging" it in a tar.bz2/gz/xz like you normally do for release sources.
If you want to read more about it: <http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg101868.html>
