From: greg@kroah.com (Greg KH)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: request_firmware question
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:07:50 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120207150750.GA7583@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1328604702.1556.10.camel@anish-Inspiron-N5050>
On Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 12:51:42AM -0800, anish kumar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Now I have switched to using request_firmware api
> and after using firmware, memory is being released.
> Does it save kernel memory compare to case when
> I am having a having a local static firmware buffer(very big)
> from which I used to get the firmware and write it
> to the chip?
>
> As I know request_firmware api has several advantages
> but what I want to know is the advantages related
> to kernel memory footprint.
Yes it is, as well as using the "proper" api for firmware loading, which
means it fits into the rest of the kernel correctly.
Also, no new drivers will be accepted that have static firmware blobs.
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-02-07 15:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-02-06 5:11 make config errors while building kernel on Fedora 16 Kartik Singhal
2012-02-06 7:35 ` Mulyadi Santosa
[not found] ` <CAAY3Td7LNP27z5BQrbPctpoA1pvQK+prHCmWrO6GMBMadchUWQ@mail.gmail.com>
2012-02-06 16:28 ` Mulyadi Santosa
2012-02-07 11:46 ` Kartik Singhal
2012-02-07 11:48 ` Kartik Singhal
2012-02-07 8:51 ` request_firmware question anish kumar
2012-02-07 15:07 ` Greg KH [this message]
2012-02-07 16:40 ` make config errors while building kernel on Fedora 16 Kartik Singhal
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