Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: Firmware loading problem
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
To: Manuel Estrada Sainz <ranty@debian.org>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>, willy@debian.org
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Date: 26 Jul 2003 13:14:17 +0200
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Hi Manuel,

> > I tracked down the problem to request_firmware() or a sysfs problem.
> > With the firmware included in a header file the driver itself works
> > perfect.
> 
>  You are right, the problem was in sysfs, attached goes a patch that
>  WorksForMe (tm), please test and report.

the firmware loading of my driver is now working, thanks. If someone has
double checked the pci-sysfs.c change, please forward this patch to
Linus.

What did Marcelo say about including your backport into 2.4?

> > Attached is a sample of how I use the request_firmware() and from the
> > documentation it seems correct to me.
> 
>  Not what I was asking for, but it seams OK.

I know, but I don't have such an easy package you requested.

Regards

Marcel


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