Bug#651723: linux-source: CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL option doesn't work

To: Felipe Salvador <felipe.salvador@gmail.com>
Cc: 651723@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#651723: linux-source: CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL option doesn't work
From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:37:49 -0600
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severity 651723 wishlist
found 651723 linux-2.6/2.6.38~rc8-1~experimental.2
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Felipe Salvador wrote:

> Selecting  CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL option in .config, the firmware is not
> included in vmlinuz.

Yep, version 2.6.38~rc8-1~experimental.2[1] removed the entire
firmware/ directory, including firmware/Makefile (and forgot to
mention so in debian/changelog, it seems).

Maybe it would be worth adding some rules from firmware/Makefile back.

[1] http://svn.debian.org/viewvc/kernel?view=revision&revision=17068

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