Name

request_firmware — request firmware to hotplug and wait for it

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.