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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/dell_rbu.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fallback-mechanisms.rst | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/driver-api/firmware/firmware_cache.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/driver-api/firmware/request_firmware.rst | 5 |
4 files changed, 17 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt b/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt index 0fdb6aa2704c..5d1ce7bcd04d 100644 --- a/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt +++ b/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt @@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ read back the image downloaded. .. note:: - This driver requires a patch for firmware_class.c which has the modified - request_firmware_nowait function. - - Also after updating the BIOS image a user mode application needs to execute + After updating the BIOS image a user mode application needs to execute code which sends the BIOS update request to the BIOS. So on the next reboot the BIOS knows about the new image downloaded and it updates itself. Also don't unload the rbu driver if the image has to be updated. diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fallback-mechanisms.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fallback-mechanisms.rst index f353783ae0be..d35fed65eae9 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fallback-mechanisms.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fallback-mechanisms.rst @@ -72,9 +72,12 @@ the firmware requested, and establishes it in the device hierarchy by associating the device used to make the request as the device's parent. The sysfs directory's file attributes are defined and controlled through the new device's class (firmware_class) and group (fw_dev_attr_groups). -This is actually where the original firmware_class.c file name comes from, -as originally the only firmware loading mechanism available was the -mechanism we now use as a fallback mechanism. +This is actually where the original firmware_class module name came from, +given that originally the only firmware loading mechanism available was the +mechanism we now use as a fallback mechanism, which registers a struct class +firmware_class. Because the attributes exposed are part of the module name, the +module name firmware_class cannot be renamed in the future, to ensure backward +compatibility with old userspace. To load firmware using the sysfs interface we expose a loading indicator, and a file upload firmware into: @@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ and a file upload firmware into: * /sys/$DEVPATH/data To upload firmware you will echo 1 onto the loading file to indicate -you are loading firmware. You then cat the firmware into the data file, +you are loading firmware. You then write the firmware into the data file, and you notify the kernel the firmware is ready by echo'ing 0 onto the loading file. @@ -136,7 +139,8 @@ by kobject uevents. This is specially exacerbated due to the fact that most distributions today disable CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK. Refer to do_firmware_uevent() for details of the kobject event variables -setup. Variables passwdd with a kobject add event: +setup. The variables currently passed to userspace with a "kobject add" +event are: * FIRMWARE=firmware name * TIMEOUT=timeout value diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/firmware_cache.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/firmware_cache.rst index 2210e5bfb332..c2e69d9c6bf1 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/firmware_cache.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/firmware_cache.rst @@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ Some implementation details about the firmware cache setup: * If an asynchronous call is used the firmware cache is only set up for a device if if the second argument (uevent) to request_firmware_nowait() is true. When uevent is true it requests that a kobject uevent be sent to - userspace for the firmware request. For details refer to the Fackback - mechanism documented below. + userspace for the firmware request through the sysfs fallback mechanism + if the firmware file is not found. * If the firmware cache is determined to be needed as per the above two criteria the firmware cache is setup by adding a devres entry for the diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/request_firmware.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/request_firmware.rst index d5ec95a7195b..f62bdcbfed5b 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/request_firmware.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/request_firmware.rst @@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ request_firmware .. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c :functions: request_firmware +firmware_request_nowarn +----------------------- +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c + :functions: firmware_request_nowarn + request_firmware_direct ----------------------- .. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c |
