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| REQUEST_FIRMWARE_NOW(9) | Device drivers infrastructure | REQUEST_FIRMWARE_NOW(9) |
NAME¶
request_firmware_nowait -
SYNOPSIS¶
int request_firmware_nowait(struct module * module, int uevent, const char * name, struct device * device, gfp_t gfp, void * context, void (*cont) (const struct firmware *fw, void *context));
ARGUMENTS¶
module
module requesting the firmware
uevent
sends uevent to copy the firmware image if this flag is
non-zero else the firmware copy must be done manually.
name
name of firmware file
device
device for which firmware is being loaded
gfp
allocation flags
context
will be passed over to cont, and fw may be
NULL if firmware request fails.
cont
function will be called asynchronously when the firmware
request is over.
DESCRIPTION¶
Asynchronous variant of request_firmware for user contexts where it is not possible to sleep for long time. It can´t be called in atomic contexts.
COPYRIGHT¶
| May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |