Re: loading firmware while usermodehelper disabled.
From: Michael Büsch <m@bues.ch>
Date: 2012-01-01 16:26:22
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On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 11:17:52 -0500 (EST) Alan Stern [off-list ref] wrote:
As Linus pointed out, the real problem here is the firmware loader. The way it is now, a driver can't always depend on the data being available, even during a normal boot. It ought to use an asynchronous approach; then none of these problems would arise.
request_firmware_nowait() exists. -- Greetings, Michael.