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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 10:05:51 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 10:05:51 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/lookup-order.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/lookup-order.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6064672a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/lookup-order.rst @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +===================== +Firmware lookup order +===================== + +Different functionality is available to enable firmware to be found. +Below is chronological order of how firmware will be looked for once +a driver issues a firmware API call. + +* The ''Built-in firmware'' is checked first, if the firmware is present we + return it immediately +* The ''Firmware cache'' is looked at next. If the firmware is found we + return it immediately +* The ''Direct filesystem lookup'' is performed next, if found we + return it immediately +* The ''Platform firmware fallback'' is performed next, but only when + firmware_request_platform() is used, if found we return it immediately +* If no firmware has been found and the fallback mechanism was enabled + the sysfs interface is created. After this either a kobject uevent + is issued or the custom firmware loading is relied upon for firmware + loading up to the timeout value. |