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diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/README b/Documentation/firmware_class/README index 815b711bcd8..43fada989e6 100644 --- a/Documentation/firmware_class/README +++ b/Documentation/firmware_class/README @@ -22,12 +22,17 @@ - calls request_firmware(&fw_entry, $FIRMWARE, device) - kernel searchs the fimware image with name $FIRMWARE directly in the below search path of root filesystem: + User customized search path by module parameter 'path'[1] "/lib/firmware/updates/" UTS_RELEASE, "/lib/firmware/updates", "/lib/firmware/" UTS_RELEASE, "/lib/firmware" - If found, goto 7), else goto 2) + [1], the 'path' is a string parameter which length should be less + than 256, user should pass 'firmware_class.path=$CUSTOMIZED_PATH' + if firmware_class is built in kernel(the general situation) + 2), userspace: - /sys/class/firmware/xxx/{loading,data} appear. - hotplug gets called with a firmware identifier in $FIRMWARE @@ -114,3 +119,10 @@ on the setup, so I think that the choice on what firmware to make persistent should be left to userspace. + about firmware cache: + -------------------- + After firmware cache mechanism is introduced during system sleep, + request_firmware can be called safely inside device's suspend and + resume callback, and callers need't cache the firmware by + themselves any more for dealing with firmware loss during system + resume. |