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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/firmware_class')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/firmware_class/README | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c | 11 |
2 files changed, 0 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/README b/Documentation/firmware_class/README index 43e836c07ae8..e9cc8bb26f7d 100644 --- a/Documentation/firmware_class/README +++ b/Documentation/firmware_class/README @@ -105,20 +105,3 @@ on the setup, so I think that the choice on what firmware to make persistent should be left to userspace. - - Why register_firmware()+__init can be useful: - - For boot devices needing firmware. - - To make the transition easier: - The firmware can be declared __init and register_firmware() - called on module_init. Then the firmware is warranted to be - there even if "firmware hotplug userspace" is not there yet or - it doesn't yet provide the needed firmware. - Once the firmware is widely available in userspace, it can be - removed from the kernel. Or made optional (CONFIG_.*_FIRMWARE). - - In either case, if firmware hotplug support is there, it can move the - firmware out of kernel memory into the real filesystem for later - usage. - - Note: If persistence is implemented on top of initramfs, - register_firmware() may not be appropriate. - diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c b/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c index ad3edaba4533..87feccdb5c9f 100644 --- a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c +++ b/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c @@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ * * Sample code on how to use request_firmware() from drivers. * - * Note that register_firmware() is currently useless. - * */ #include <linux/module.h> @@ -17,11 +15,6 @@ #include "linux/firmware.h" -#define WE_CAN_NEED_FIRMWARE_BEFORE_USERSPACE_IS_AVAILABLE -#ifdef WE_CAN_NEED_FIRMWARE_BEFORE_USERSPACE_IS_AVAILABLE -char __init inkernel_firmware[] = "let's say that this is firmware\n"; -#endif - static struct device ghost_device = { .bus_id = "ghost0", }; @@ -104,10 +97,6 @@ static void sample_probe_async(void) static int sample_init(void) { -#ifdef WE_CAN_NEED_FIRMWARE_BEFORE_USERSPACE_IS_AVAILABLE - register_firmware("sample_driver_fw", inkernel_firmware, - sizeof(inkernel_firmware)); -#endif device_initialize(&ghost_device); /* since there is no real hardware insertion I just call the * sample probe functions here */ |