Current list of blobs in Linux

[Matias Fonzo]

Hello,

There are log files (.log) at
https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/

El 2022-02-14 17:08, Legimet escribió:
> Would it be possible to put up a list of blobs that Linux-libre removes
> from upstream Linux? The Linux-libre webpage lists the drivers that are
> cleaned up, but most of these drivers load external blobs from
> /lib/firmware and do not actually contain blobs.
> 
> I could not find a convenient list of only the blobs that were removed
> from the Linux source code, but after reviewing the diff between Linux
> and Linux-libre (for the current version, and also for some older
> versions) I have determined that the current list of blobs is:
> 
> arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/micropatch.c
> drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/af9005-script.h
> drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ffdrv.h
> drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ltdrv.h
> drivers/media/i2c/vs6624.c
> 
> I ask this because recently I was discussing how to build a kernel that
> is blob-free but is still able to load blobs, if the user places them
> in /lib/firmware. This can be done by stripping the files that
> contain blobs from the Linux source code, and building a kernel
> without the corresponding drivers (which would be broken). For such a
> use case it would be convenient if Linux-libre had a list of blobs,
> just like Debian's list here (although it includes more than just
> firmware blobs, it is short and easy to check):
> https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/l/linux/linux_5.16.7-2_copyright
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