REQUEST_FIRMWARE_NOW(9) Device drivers infrastructure REQUEST_FIRMWARE_NOW(9)NAMErequest_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 canĀ“t be called in atomic
contexts.
COPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2013 REQUEST_FIRMWARE_NOW(9)