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

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Date:	Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:39:05 +0100
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Arend van Spriel <arend@...adcom.com>
Cc:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Tom Gundersen <teg@...m.no>, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: calling request_firmware() from module init will not work with
 recent/future udev versions

On Thu, 2012-02-16 at 14:09 +0100, Arend van Spriel wrote:


> > When the firmware loading fails, the driver should unbind from the
> > device that it failed for, and the retrying behaviour doesn't change
> > (and requires a rebind)

> That helps. My driver was happily bound to the device until unloading 
> the driver or unplugging the device.

Right, if it fails you should call device_release_driver()

johannes

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