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Subject: RE: [PATCH 05/12] iwlwifi: delay firmware loading from pci_probeto network interface open
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:15:08 -0800
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On Friday, January 18, 2008 4:35 AM, Johannes Berg  wrote:

> Can you call *_init_geos() before registering the hw, i.e. before
> initialising the firmware? 

Yes we can. I am working on this. The _init_geos relies on information
from eeprom, not firmware, so we can do it during probe time.

Reinette