linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MODULE_FIRMWARE for binary firmware(s)

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Date:	Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:10:42 +0200
From:	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@...tempel.de>
To:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Oleg Verych <olecom@...wer.upol.cz>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...eleye.com>,
	Sven Luther <sven.luther@...adoo.fr>,
	debian-kernel@...ts.debian.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	David Lang <dlang@...italinsight.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MODULE_FIRMWARE for binary firmware(s)

Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de> wrote:

> The ipw needs the firmware on insmod time (in contrast to bcm43xx
> for example, which needs it on ifconfig up time).
> So ipw needs to call request_firmware at insmod time. In case of
> built-in, that is when the initcall happens. No userland is available
> and request_firmware can not call the userspace helpers to upload
> the firmware to sysfs.
> Well, not really easy to find a sane solution for this. :)

Can you trigger loading the firmware from userspace?
echo 1 > /sys/module/iw2200/parameters/load_firmware_now
-- 
Ich danke GMX dafür, die Verwendung meiner Adressen mittels per SPF
verbreiteten Lügen zu sabotieren.

http://david.woodhou.se/why-not-spf.html
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