linux-kernel - [RFC v1 06/12] firmware: generalize "firmware" as "system data" helpers

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Message-Id: <1430873070-7290-7-git-send-email-mcgrof@do-not-panic.com>
Date:	Tue,  5 May 2015 17:44:24 -0700
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...not-panic.com>
To:	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, dhowells@...hat.com, ming.lei@...onical.com,
	seth.forshee@...onical.com, kyle@...nel.org
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	keescook@...omium.org, casey@...aufler-ca.com, tiwai@...e.de,
	mjg59@...f.ucam.org, wireless-regdb@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, jlee@...e.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...e.com>
Subject: [RFC v1 06/12] firmware: generalize "firmware" as "system data" helpers

From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...e.com>

Historically firmware_class code was added to help
get device driver firmware binaries but these days
request_firmware*() helpers are being repurposed for
general system data needed by the kernel.

Annotate this before we extend firmare_class more,
as this is expected. We want to generalize the code
as much as possible.

Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc: Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>
Cc: Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>
Cc: Kyle McMartin <kyle@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...e.com>
---
 drivers/base/firmware_class.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 65fcf2d..55091b4 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static int fw_get_filesystem_firmware(struct device *device,
 		rc = fw_read_file_contents(file, buf);
 		fput(file);
 		if (rc)
-			dev_warn(device, "firmware, attempted to load %s, but failed with error %d\n",
+			dev_warn(device, "system data, attempted to load %s, but failed with error %d\n",
 				path, rc);
 		else
 			break;
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static int fw_get_filesystem_firmware(struct device *device,
 	__putname(path);
 
 	if (!rc) {
-		dev_dbg(device, "firmware: direct-loading firmware %s\n",
+		dev_dbg(device, "system data: direct-loading firmware %s\n",
 			buf->fw_id);
 		mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
 		set_bit(FW_STATUS_DONE, &buf->status);
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ _request_firmware_prepare(struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 	}
 
 	if (fw_get_builtin_firmware(firmware, name)) {
-		dev_dbg(device, "firmware: using built-in firmware %s\n", name);
+		dev_dbg(device, "system data: using built-in system data%s\n", name);
 		return 0; /* assigned */
 	}
 
-- 
2.3.2.209.gd67f9d5.dirty

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