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 From: kibi@debian.org 
  
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 Philip Hands  (2025-09-30): 
 > alexander barakin  writes: 
 > 
 > >  list_deb_firmware () { 
 > >   udpkg -c "$1" \\ 
 > > -  | grep '^\\./lib/firmware/' \\ 
 > > -  | sed -e 's!^\\./lib/firmware/!!' \\ 
 > > +  | grep '^\\.\\(/usr\\)\\?/lib/firmware/' \\ 
 > > +  | sed -e 's!^\\.\\(/usr\\)\\?/lib/firmware/!!' \\ 
 > >    | grep -v '^$' 
 > >  } 
 > 
 > Here's a variation on that which avoids the `grep | sed | grep` pipe, 
 > and takes advantage of the fact that we have support for -E in d-i. 
 > 
 >   https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/hw-detect/-/merge_requests/14 
  
 If we go for that, maybe include some comments to explain what that's 
 doing, so that non-sed experts can grok what's happening? 
  
 > BTW I notice mentions of /lib/firmware in a few other places: 
 > 
 > =-=-=-= 
 > packages/hw-detect/check-missing-firmware.sh 
 > 184:        if [ ! -e /lib/firmware/$fwfile ] ; then 
  
 Probably can be updated, I'm not expecting changes because of the 
 symlink. 
  
 > 217:                    target="/lib/firmware${sdir:+/$sdir}" 
  
 Ditto. 
  
 > packages/busybox/util-linux/mdev.c 
 > 64://config:    /lib/firmware/ and if it exists, send it to the kernel for 
 > 900: * - userspace checks /lib/firmware/$FIRMWARE 
 > 903: * - userspace copies /lib/firmware/$FIRMWARE into /sys/$DEVPATH/data 
 > 912:    /* check for /lib/firmware/$FIRMWARE */ 
 > 914:    if (chdir("/lib/firmware") == 0) 
  
 That's a topic for busybox upstream, no opinion. 
  
 > installation-guide/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml 
 > 31:copied to the correct location (/lib/firmware) and 
  
 Would probably make sense to update. 
  
  
 Unless I missed something, none of those need fixing in stable. 
  
  
 Cheers, 
 -- 
 Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)             
 D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant 
  
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