Re: [PATCH] Eagle and ADI 930 usb adsl modem driver

[matthieu castet <castet.matthieu@free.fr>]

matthieu castet wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> > > +/*
> > > + * sometime hotplug don't have time to give the firmware the
> > > + * first time, retry it.
> > > + */
> > > +static int sleepy_request_firmware(const struct firmware **fw, 
> > > +        const char *name, struct device *dev)
> > > +{
> > > +    if (request_firmware(fw, name, dev) == 0)
> > > +        return 0;
> > > +    msleep(1000);
> > > +    return request_firmware(fw, name, dev);
> > > +}
> >
> >
> >
> > No, use the async firmware download mode instead of this.  That will
> > solve all of your problems.
> Thanks, but does userspace will retry if it fails the first time ?
> The device needs the firmware quickly and after 3-5 seconds without it, 
> it goes berserk.
In request_firmware_nowait, when kernel_thread failed, where fw_work is 
freed ?
Aren't there a memleack ?

Matthieu

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