So hard that several kernel hackers wound up with non-working drivers
(read the pre-push bug reports).
Which is why 'make modules_install' installs the firmware, or at least
it did before David W pushed upstream.
That was a key build process regression fix (thanks David!).
Sorry Linus, the end change is a good idea, but you cannot hand-wave
away breakage just by calling people stupid.
Jeff
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