linux-kernel - Firmware during bootup

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Date:	Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:28:18 +0900
From:	anish kumar <anish198519851985@...il.com>
To:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	alsa-devel@...a-project.org
Subject: Firmware during bootup

Hello Everyone,

I have a hardware(Noise processing chip) for which I am 
writing the driver.Is it a good idea to download the 
firmware in probe function by spawing kthread?I can't download
the firmware using request_firmware api as this hardware
is required during bootup for boot-up sound and request_firmware
is out of question because of no support in user-space.

Am i missing something?I am bit concerned about boot-up time
as well.

Please help me.

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