From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: usb coldplug problem
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:35:28 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081201143528.GA12096@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <403A9FAC.2010904@free.fr>
On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 08:46:52AM +0000, Bernd Porr wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm the maintainter of the USBDUX board which connects via the USB to
> linux.
>
> In order to work properly the USBDUX needs firmware uploaded. So, I wrote a
> udev rule which uploads the firmware as soon as there's a udev event from
> the USB BUS (this is done via comedi_config).
Why not just use the firmware functions in the kernel core for this?
That way, when the device is seen by udev, the correct firmware request
function will be called, your firmware will be loaded, and everything
should be just fine.
No need to reinvent the wheel here :)
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-12-01 14:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-02-24 0:49 USB coldplug problem Lionel VICTOR
2008-12-01 8:46 ` usb " Bernd Porr
2008-12-01 14:35 ` Greg KH [this message]
2008-12-01 15:21 ` Bernd Porr
2008-12-01 15:29 ` Greg KH
2008-12-01 18:27 ` Bernd Porr
2008-12-03 6:55 ` Greg KH
2008-12-03 8:40 ` Bernd Porr
2008-12-03 9:18 ` Kay Sievers
2008-12-03 10:28 ` Sujit Karataparambil
2008-12-03 11:13 ` Bernd Porr
2008-12-03 11:46 ` Sujit Karataparambil
2008-12-03 14:59 ` Greg KH
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