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Re: udeb for wireless-regdb?



Hi Ben,

Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> (2020-02-02):
> Starting with Linux 5.5, we'll enable the kernel to directly load
> wireless regulatory information.  I don't think it's that important in
> the installer - wireless interfaces should be passively scannming for
> APs and the APs should provide regulatory information.  That's why I
> haven't thought of adding it to the installer previously.
> 
> However, now it would just be a case of adding two files for the kernel
> to pick up.  So perhaps a udeb would be worthwhile?

Adding such a udeb (and maybe depending on it from kernel-image, or
adding it to pkg-lists…) looks sane enough to me at first glance.


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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