1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/xc5000.c b/drivers/media/common/tuners/xc5000.c
index 4878d6477a8c..5f99de0ad612 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/xc5000.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/xc5000.c
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ static int debug;
 module_param(debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Turn on/off debugging (default:off).");
 
+static int xc5000_load_fw_on_attach;
+module_param_named(init_fw, xc5000_load_fw_on_attach, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(init_fw, "Load firmware during driver initialization.");
+
 #define dprintk(level,fmt, arg...) if (debug >= level) \
         printk(KERN_INFO "%s: " fmt, "xc5000", ## arg)
 
@@ -972,6 +976,9 @@ struct dvb_frontend *xc5000_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 
         fe->tuner_priv = priv;
 
+        if (xc5000_load_fw_on_attach)
+                xc5000_init(fe);
+
         return fe;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xc5000_attach);