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authorDavid Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>2006-05-24 04:22:21 -0400
committerDavid Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>2006-05-24 04:22:21 -0400
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105 on the setup, so I think that the choice on what firmware to make 105 on the setup, so I think that the choice on what firmware to make
106 persistent should be left to userspace. 106 persistent should be left to userspace.
107 107
108 - Why register_firmware()+__init can be useful:
109 - For boot devices needing firmware.
110 - To make the transition easier:
111 The firmware can be declared __init and register_firmware()
112 called on module_init. Then the firmware is warranted to be
113 there even if "firmware hotplug userspace" is not there yet or
114 it doesn't yet provide the needed firmware.
115 Once the firmware is widely available in userspace, it can be
116 removed from the kernel. Or made optional (CONFIG_.*_FIRMWARE).
117
118 In either case, if firmware hotplug support is there, it can move the
119 firmware out of kernel memory into the real filesystem for later
120 usage.
121
122 Note: If persistence is implemented on top of initramfs,
123 register_firmware() may not be appropriate.
124