REQUEST_FIRMWARE

Section: (9)
Updated: 09 October 2005
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NAME

request_firmware - request firmware to hotplug and wait for it  

SYNOPSIS

"SYNOPSIS"

int request_firmware (const struct firmware ** firmware_p, const char * name, struct device * device);  

ARGUMENTS

firmware_p
-- undescribed --
name
-- undescribed --
device
-- undescribed --
 

DESCRIPTION

firmware will be used to return a firmware image by the name of name for device device.

Should be called from user context where sleeping is allowed.

name will be use as $FIRMWARE in the hotplug environment and should be distinctive enough not to be confused with any other firmware image for this or any other device.


 

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