Re: [Linux-ATM-General] [PATCH] firmware: convert Ambassador ATM driver to request_firmware()

[Chas Williams (CONTRACTOR)]

In message <1214837678.10393.345.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,David Woodhouse writ
es:
>> i removed the #ifdef's from around MODULE_LICENSE().  there shouldnt
>> be any need for #ifdef's around MODULE_FIRMWARE() either.
>
>Unless you put #ifdef CONFIG_SBUS around the
>MODULE_FIRMWARE("sba200e_ecd.bin") you will be requesting that firmware
>even on non-sbus machines. Likewise little-endian vs. big-endian on PCI.

does it?  i was under the impression that MODULE_FIRMWARE() just
provides a hint that modinfo can read.  request_firmware() still
the requestor for the firmware image.
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