1 files changed, 1 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 47cab31ff6e4..8f2bb01b098f 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -828,7 +828,6 @@ static int pcmcia_load_firmware(struct pcmcia_device *dev, char * filename)
 {
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = dev->socket;
         const struct firmware *fw;
-        char path[FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX];
         int ret = -ENOMEM;
         int no_funcs;
         int old_funcs;
@@ -839,16 +838,7 @@ static int pcmcia_load_firmware(struct pcmcia_device *dev, char * filename)
 
         ds_dev_dbg(1, &dev->dev, "trying to load CIS file %s\n", filename);
 
-        if (strlen(filename) > (FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX - 1)) {
-                dev_printk(KERN_WARNING, &dev->dev,
-                           "pcmcia: CIS filename is too long [%s]\n",
-                           filename);
-                return -EINVAL;
-        }
-
-        snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s", filename);
-
-        if (request_firmware(&fw, path, &dev->dev) == 0) {
+        if (request_firmware(&fw, filename, &dev->dev) == 0) {
                 if (fw->size >= CISTPL_MAX_CIS_SIZE) {
                         ret = -EINVAL;
                         dev_printk(KERN_ERR, &dev->dev,