netdev - Re: calling request_firmware() from module init will not work with recent/future udev versions

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Message-ID: <4F11C75F.9030105@lwfinger.net>
Date:	Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:20:15 -0600
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
CC:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, Tom Gundersen <teg@...m.no>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Arend van Spriel <arend@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: calling request_firmware() from module init will not work with
 recent/future udev versions

On 01/14/2012 11:58 AM, John W. Linville wrote:
> Kay, thanks for the reports.  Drivers should definitely be loading
> firmware at IFF_UP time.

As the maintainer for several drivers with this problem, I need to make some 
changes. What call from mac80211 corresponds to IFF_UP?

I have looked into using asynchronous firmware loading, but I have not yet found 
a good implementation.

Larry


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