from firmware(9): const struct firmware * firmware_get(const char *imagename); while compiling: if_wpi.c: In function `wpi_init': if_wpi.c:2768: warning: assignment discards qualifiers from pointer target type *** Error code 1 static void wpi_init(void *priv) { [...] Struct firmware *fp; [...] fp = firmware_get("wpi_ucode"); // line 2768 [...] }