Re: [PATCH] request_firmware: skip timeout if userspace was not notified

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:57:52 +0200,
Kay Sievers <[email protected]> wrote:

> The real fix would be to change the driver not to block in the firmware
> request and use async version of firmware loading.

I guess some drivers want to fail the probe if they can't get the
firmware. This sounds like the "some parts of ->probe may take ages and
block everything else" problem again...
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References:
- [PATCH] request_firmware: skip timeout if userspace was not notified
  - From: Javier Pello <[email protected]>
- Re: [PATCH] request_firmware: skip timeout if userspace was not notified
  - From: Javier Pello <[email protected]>
- Re: [PATCH] request_firmware: skip timeout if userspace was not notified
  - From: Cornelia Huck <[email protected]>
- Re: [PATCH] request_firmware: skip timeout if userspace was not notified
  - From: Javier Pello <[email protected]>
- Re: [PATCH] request_firmware: skip timeout if userspace was not notified
  - From: Kay Sievers <[email protected]>

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