linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/9] dmaengine: st_fdma: Add xp70 firmware loading mechanism.

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Date:	Tue, 13 Oct 2015 11:53:44 +0100
From:	Peter Griffin <peter.griffin@...aro.org>
To:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	srinivas.kandagatla@...il.com, maxime.coquelin@...com,
	patrice.chotard@...com, lee.jones@...aro.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
	dmaengine@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/9] dmaengine: st_fdma: Add xp70 firmware loading
 mechanism.

Hi Vinod,

On Wed, 07 Oct 2015, Vinod Koul wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 03:14:27PM +0100, Peter Griffin wrote:
> > This patch adds the code to load the xp70 fdma firmware
> > using the asynchronous request_firmware_nowait call
> > so as not to delay bootup of builtin code.
> 
> Okay we need to check here. Can the driver be built in,

Yes it can be built in.

> if so this is not
> the right usage. You should load the firmware on first open for this device
> 
> See https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/8/26/588

Ok, thanks for the link, I will see if it is possible to load the firmware after
the first open. If it is I will do this in the next version.

regards,

Peter.
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