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2014-07-09firmware loader: inform direct failure when udev loader is disabledLuis R. Rodriguez1-7/+8
Now that the udev firmware loader is optional request_firmware() will not provide any information on the kernel ring buffer if direct firmware loading failed and udev firmware loading is disabled. If no information is needed request_firmware_direct() should be used for optional firmware, at which point drivers can take on the onus over informing of any failures, if udev firmware loading is disabled though we should at the very least provide some sort of information as when the udev loader was enabled by default back in the days. With this change with a simple firmware load test module [0]: Example output without FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK platform fake-dev.0: Direct firmware load for fake.bin failed with error -2 Example with FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK platform fake-dev.0: Direct firmware load for fake.bin failed with error -2 platform fake-dev.0: Falling back to user helper Without this change without FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK we get no output logged upon failure. Cc: Tom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no> Cc: Ming Lei <ming.lei@canonical.com> Cc: Abhay Salunke <Abhay_Salunke@dell.com> Cc: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Cc: Kay Sievers <kay@vrfy.org> Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@suse.com> Reviewed-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-07-09firmware loader: allow disabling of udev as firmware loaderTakashi Iwai1-1/+1
[The patch was originally proposed by Tom Gundersen, and rewritten afterwards by me; most of changelogs below borrowed from Tom's original patch -- tiwai] Currently (at least) the dell-rbu driver selects FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER, which means that distros can't really stop loading firmware through udev without breaking other users (though some have). Ideally we would remove/disable the udev firmware helper in both the kernel and in udev, but if we were to disable it in udev and not the kernel, the result would be (seemingly) hung kernels as no one would be around to cancel firmware requests. This patch allows udev firmware loading to be disabled while still allowing non-udev firmware loading, as done by the dell-rbu driver, to continue working. This is achieved by only using the fallback mechanism when the uevent is suppressed. The patch renames the user-selectable Kconfig from FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER to FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK, and the former is reverse-selected by the latter or the drivers that need userhelper like dell-rbu. Also, the "default y" is removed together with this change, since it's been deprecated in udev upstream, thus rather better to disable it nowadays. Tested with FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=n LATTICE_ECP3_CONFIG=y DELL_RBU=y and udev without the firmware loading support, but I don't have the hardware to test the lattice/dell drivers, so additional testing would be appreciated. Reviewed-by: Tom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no> Cc: Ming Lei <ming.lei@canonical.com> Cc: Abhay Salunke <Abhay_Salunke@dell.com> Cc: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Cc: Kay Sievers <kay@vrfy.org> Tested-by: Balaji Singh <B_B_Singh@DELL.com> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2013-12-09firmware: Introduce request_firmware_direct()Takashi Iwai1-0/+7
When CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER is set, request_firmware() falls back to the usermode helper for loading via udev when the direct loading fails. But the recent udev takes way too long timeout (60 seconds) for non-existing firmware. This is unacceptable for the drivers like microcode loader where they load firmwares optionally, i.e. it's no error even if no requested file exists. This patch provides a new helper function, request_firmware_direct(). It behaves as same as request_firmware() except for that it doesn't fall back to usermode helper but returns an error immediately if the f/w can't be loaded directly in kernel. Without CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y, request_firmware_direct() is just an alias of request_firmware(), due to obvious reason. Tested-by: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com> Acked-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@canonical.com> Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2013-06-06firmware loader: don't export cache_firmware and uncache_firmwareMing Lei1-11/+0
Looks no driver has the explict requirement for the two exported API, just don't export them anymore. Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@canonical.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-08-17firmware loader: introduce cache_firmware and uncache_firmwareMing Lei1-0/+12
This patches introduce two kernel APIs of cache_firmware and uncache_firmware, both of which take the firmware file name as the only parameter. So any drivers can call cache_firmware to cache the specified firmware file into kernel memory, and can use the cached firmware in situations which can't request firmware from user space. Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@canonical.com> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-08-17firmware loader: always let firmware_buf own the pages bufferMing Lei1-0/+3
This patch always let firmware_buf own the pages buffer allocated inside firmware_data_write, and add all instances of firmware_buf into the firmware cache global list. Also introduce one private field in 'struct firmware', so release_firmware will see the instance of firmware_buf associated with the current firmware instance, then just 'free' the instance of firmware_buf. The firmware_buf instance represents one pages buffer for one firmware image, so lots of firmware loading requests can share the same firmware_buf instance if they request the same firmware image file. This patch will make implementation of the following cache_firmware/ uncache_firmware very easy and simple. In fact, the patch improves request_formware/release_firmware: - only request userspace to write firmware image once if several devices share one same firmware image and its drivers call request_firmware concurrently. Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@canonical.com> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2011-11-01include: replace linux/module.h with "struct module" wherever possiblePaul Gortmaker1-1/+1
The <linux/module.h> pretty much brings in the kitchen sink along with it, so it should be avoided wherever reasonably possible in terms of being included from other commonly used <linux/something.h> files, as it results in a measureable increase on compile times. The worst culprit was probably device.h since it is used everywhere. This file also had an implicit dependency/usage of mutex.h which was masked by module.h, and is also fixed here at the same time. There are over a dozen other headers that simply declare the struct instead of pulling in the whole file, so follow their lead and simply make it a few more. Most of the implicit dependencies on module.h being present by these headers pulling it in have been now weeded out, so we can finally make this change with hopefully minimal breakage. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
2011-02-04firmware_classs: change val uevent's type to boolBob Liu1-2/+2
Some place in firmware_class.c using "int uevent" define, but others use "bool uevent". This patch replace all int uevent define to bool. Signed-off-by: Bob Liu <lliubbo@gmail.com> Acked-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@mail.ru> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2010-05-21firmware_class: fix memory leak - free allocated pagesDavid Woodhouse1-0/+1
fix memory leak introduced by the patch 6e03a201bbe: firmware: speed up request_firmware() 1. vfree won't release pages there were allocated explicitly and mapped using vmap. The memory has to be vunmap-ed and the pages needs to be freed explicitly 2. page array is moved into the 'struct firmware' so that we can free it from release_firmware() and not only in fw_dev_release() The fix doesn't break the firmware load speed. Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> Cc: Ming Lei <tom.leiming@gmail.com> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Singed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2009-12-11firmware_class: make request_firmware_nowait more usefulJohannes Berg1-2/+3
Unfortunately, one cannot hold on to the struct firmware that request_firmware_nowait() hands off, which is needed in some cases. Allow this by requiring the callback to free it (via release_firmware). Additionally, give it a gfp_t parameter -- all the current users call it from a GFP_KERNEL context so the GFP_ATOMIC isn't necessary. This also marks an API break which is useful in a sense, although that is obviously not the primary purpose of this change. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> Acked-by: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> Cc: Ming Lei <tom.leiming@gmail.com> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> Cc: Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org> Cc: Abhay Salunke <abhay_salunke@dell.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2009-06-16firmware: FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX removalSamuel Ortiz1-1/+0
As we're allocating the firmware name dynamically, we no longer need this definition. This patch must be applied only after the 5 previous patches from this pacth set have been applied. Signed-off-by: Samuel Ortiz <sameo@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2008-07-10firmware: allow firmware files to be built into kernel imageDavid Woodhouse1-0/+21
Some drivers have their own hacks to bypass the kernel's firmware loader and build their firmware into the kernel; this renders those unnecessary. Other drivers don't use the firmware loader at all, because they always want the firmware to be available. This allows them to start using the firmware loader. A third set of drivers already use the firmware loader, but can't be used without help from userspace, which sometimes requires an initrd. This allows them to work in a static kernel. Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
2008-07-10firmware: make fw->data constDavid Woodhouse1-1/+1
In preparation for supporting firmware files linked into the static kernel, make fw->data const to ensure that users aren't modifying it (so that we can pass a pointer to the original in-kernel copy, rather than having to copy it). Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
2008-07-04firmware: fix the request_firmware() dummyJames Bottomley1-1/+1
> the build (.config attached) failed, make ends with : > ... > UPD include/linux/compile.h > CC init/version.o > LD init/built-in.o > LD vmlinux > drivers/built-in.o: In function `sas_request_addr': > (.text+0x33bab): undefined reference to `request_firmware' > drivers/built-in.o: In function `sas_request_addr': > (.text+0x33c3f): undefined reference to `release_firmware' > make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1 There's a slight fault in the stub logic. It fails for FW_LOADER=m and the user =y. This should fix it. This patch fixes the following 2.6.26-rc regression: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10730 Reviewed-by: Toralf Foerster <toralf.foerster@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-03-11firmware: provide stubs for the FW_LOADER=n caseJames Bottomley1-0/+23
libsas has a case where it uses the firmware loader to provide services, but doesn't want to select it all the time. This currently causes a compile failure in libsas if FW_LOADER=n. Fix this by providing error stubs for the firmware loader API in the FW_LOADER=n case. Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com> Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2006-05-21[PATCH] drivers/base/firmware_class.c: cleanupsAdrian Bunk1-1/+0
- remove the following global function that is both unused and unimplemented: - register_firmware() - make the following needlessly global function static: - firmware_class_uevent() Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-05[PATCH] driver core: replace "hotplug" by "uevent"Kay Sievers1-1/+1
Leave the overloaded "hotplug" word to susbsystems which are handling real devices. The driver core does not "plug" anything, it just exports the state to userspace and generates events. Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2005-09-08[PATCH] modified firmware_class.c to support no hotplugAbhay Salunke1-1/+4
Upgrade the request_firmware_nowait function to not start the hotplug action on a firmware update. This patch is tested along with dell_rbu driver on i386 and x86-64 systems. Signed-off-by: Abhay Salunke <Abhay_Salunke@dell.com> Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-04-17Linux-2.6.12-rc2Linus Torvalds1-0/+20
Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!