Re: [patch 2.6.12-rc3] dell_rbu: Resubmitting patch for new Dell BIOS update driver

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Abhay,

> > static int __init dcdrbu_init(void)
> > {
> >         int rc = 0;
> >         const struct firmware *fw;
> > 
> >         device_initialize(&rbu_device_type);
> >         device_initialize(&rbu_device);
> > 
> >         strncpy(rbu_device.bus_id,"dell_rbu.bin", BUS_ID_SIZE);
> >         strncpy(rbu_device_type.bus_id,"dell_rbu1.bin", BUS_ID_SIZE);
> > 
> >         rc = request_firmware(&fw, "dell_rbu_type", &rbu_device_type);
> 
> Try registering the device with sysfs first.

and then you use the same device for both calls and put the firmware
names into the request_firmware() calls. This is the filename you are
going to request from userspace.

Regards

Marcel