linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] staging: media: go7007: firmware protection Protection for unfirmware load

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Message-ID: <20130116134201.GA20944@VPir>
Date:	Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:42:02 +0400
From:	Volokh Konstantin <volokh84@...il.com>
To:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-media@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	mchehab@...hat.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dhowells@...hat.com,
	rdunlap@...otime.net, hans.verkuil@...co.com,
	justinmattock@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] staging: media: go7007: firmware protection
 Protection for unfirmware load

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 04:35:45PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> The problem is that the firmware was being unloaded on disconnect?
> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter
If no firmware was loaded (no exists,wrong or some error) then rmmod fails with OOPS,
so need some protection stuff
> 
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