Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 1 Dec 2009 01:14:35 -0800 | From | Dmitry Torokhov <> | Subject | Re: firmware loading interface |
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On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 04:35:01PM -0800, Roland Dreier wrote: > > > However our device will have flash to store the firmware in and, whilst > > it looks as though it would be possible for us to use request_firmware > > to provide occasional firmware upgrades from userspace, I can't find any > > reference as to whether this is an accepted method for doing so. Could > > someone please confirm for me whether or not it's a good idea to use > > request_firmware for this, or perhaps point me at another standard > > method for doing firmware updates from userspace? > > I think request_firmware() is fine for this... you could have a look at > drivers/net/cxgb3 to see a device that writes new firmware to flash when > it detects a version mismatch between driver and device. >
Doesn't dell_rbu also uses request-firmware for flashing BIOS?
-- Dmitry
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