1REQUEST_FIRMWARE(9)      Device drivers infrastructure     REQUEST_FIRMWARE(9)
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NAME

6       request_firmware - send firmware request and wait for it
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SYNOPSIS

9       int request_firmware(const struct firmware ** firmware_p,
10                            const char * name, struct device * device);
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ARGUMENTS

13       firmware_p
14           pointer to firmware image
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16       name
17           name of firmware file
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19       device
20           device for which firmware is being loaded
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DESCRIPTION

23       firmware_p will be used to return a firmware image by the name of name
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26       Should be called from user context where sleeping is allowed.
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28       name will be used as $FIRMWARE in the uevent environment and should be
29       distinctive enough not to be confused with any other firmware image for
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32       Caller must hold the reference count of device.
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34       The function can be called safely inside device's suspend and resume
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38Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019               REQUEST_FIRMWARE(9)
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