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

Marcel Holtmann
2005-05-26T21:39:12Z

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