[OE-core] [PATCH] linux-firmware: resolve linux-firmware and microcode-ctl file conflicts

[Huang, Jie (Jackie)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: otavio.salvador at gmail.com [mailto:otavio.salvador at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Otavio Salvador
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 9:12 PM
> To: Huang, Jie (Jackie)
> Cc: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer
> Subject: Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] linux-firmware: resolve linux-firmware and microcode-ctl file conflicts
> 
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 6:36 AM,  <jackie.huang at windriver.com> wrote:
> > From: Yue Tao <yue.tao at windriver.com>
> >
> > Use alternatives mechanism to prevent linux-firmware and microcode-ctl
> > bin files from causing conflicts.
> >
> > The error is :
> >
> > error: file /lib/firmware/amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin from install of
> > linux-firmware conflicts with file from package microcode-ctl-firmware
> >
> > error: file /lib/firmware/amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin from
> > install of linux-firmware conflicts with file from package
> > microcode-ctl-firmware
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Yue Tao <yue.tao at windriver.com>
> 
> * The firmware should be split in a specific package, if possible (in a separated patch)

Thanks for pointing this, I will re-work on it.

> * microcode-ctl-firmware does not exist here

Yes, I know, but we have it in our own layer.

> * microcode-ctl-firmware seems useless if you can rely on linux-firmware to provide the file.

Maybe, but someone may choose to use the one provided by microcode-ctl-firmware.

Thanks,
Jackie

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