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  1. DO NOT ADD FIRMWARE TO THIS DIRECTORY.
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  3. This directory is only here to contain firmware images extracted from old
  4. device drivers which predate the common use of request_firmware().
  5. As we update those drivers to use request_firmware() and keep a clean
  6. separation between code and firmware, we put the extracted firmware
  7. here.
  8. /*(DEBLOBBED)*/
  9. Your commit should include an update to the WHENCE file clearly
  10. identifying the licence under which the firmware is available, and
  11. that it is redistributable. If the licence is long and involved, it's
  12. permitted to include it in a separate file and refer to it from the
  13. WHENCE file.
  14. And if it were possible, a changelog of the firmware itself.
  15. Ideally, your commit should contain a Signed-Off-By: from someone
  16. authoritative on the licensing of the firmware in question (i.e. from
  17. within the company that owns the code).
  18. WARNING:
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  20. Don't send any "CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT" in your e-mail, patch or
  21. request. Otherwise your firmware _will never be accepted_.
  22. Maintainers are really busy, so don't expect a prompt reply.