Return-path: Received: from out4-smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.28]:33431 "EHLO out4-smtp.messagingengine.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932141AbdJYWDP (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:03:15 -0400 Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:03:13 -0700 From: Mark Greer To: David Ashley Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RTL usb adapter question Message-ID: <20171025220313.GA4897@animalcreek.com> (sfid-20171026_000348_294404_CF561737) References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 01:43:55PM -0500, David Ashley wrote: > I'm trying to understand how the linux kernel loads RTL8188CUS firmware > rtlwifi: Loading alternative firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin > when that file isn't available anywhere in my embedded system's filesystem. > > Basically I'm trying to understand the theory. We have a product that > is making use of the device To get a general understanding of how fw loading works in Linux, read this: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/driver-api/firmware/index.html Mark --