linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] firmware_class: encapsulate firmware loading status

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Date:   Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:13:45 +0200
From:   Daniel Wagner <wagi@...om.org>
To:     "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Wagner <daniel.wagner@...-carit.de>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] firmware_class: encapsulate firmware loading
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Hi Luis,

On 08/30/2016 09:34 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 04:18:33PM +0200, Daniel Wagner wrote:
>> On 08/29/2016 11:50 AM, Daniel Wagner wrote:
>> I forgot to answer your question. So we have the dependency to
>> loading_timeout/firmware_loading_timeout from the firmware caching
>> path. The patch added in the previous email removes that dependency.
>>
>> We still need the 60 second even in the
>> !CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER case. I think it would be a regression
>> if we change that value, no?
>
> Oh that might be the disconnect, see my series of pending patches, I did away
> with the cache stuff using the usermode helper, the cache stuff should not use
> the usermode helper as the cache stuff kills off the pending usermode helper
> requests right before suspend.

The question is how do we proceed from here. I suggest that I don't 
touch the fw cache path in my patches. Basically, leave it as it now. 
After your series in, we cleanup this bit here, maybe even move the user 
helper stuff into its own file.

I think this code is a big interleaved puzzle. Best thing is to split it 
up and figure out what interacts with what. Moving this bits here out is 
definitely the right direction.

cheers,
daniel