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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/firmware_class')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/firmware_class/README | 41 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c | 115 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c | 207 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/firmware_class/hotplug-script | 17 |
4 files changed, 40 insertions, 340 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/README b/Documentation/firmware_class/README index c3480aa66ba..43fada989e6 100644 --- a/Documentation/firmware_class/README +++ b/Documentation/firmware_class/README @@ -18,32 +18,45 @@ High level behavior (mixed): ============================ - kernel(driver): calls request_firmware(&fw_entry, $FIRMWARE, device) - - userspace: + 1), kernel(driver): + - calls request_firmware(&fw_entry, $FIRMWARE, device) + - kernel searchs the fimware image with name $FIRMWARE directly + in the below search path of root filesystem: + User customized search path by module parameter 'path'[1] + "/lib/firmware/updates/" UTS_RELEASE, + "/lib/firmware/updates", + "/lib/firmware/" UTS_RELEASE, + "/lib/firmware" + - If found, goto 7), else goto 2) + + [1], the 'path' is a string parameter which length should be less + than 256, user should pass 'firmware_class.path=$CUSTOMIZED_PATH' + if firmware_class is built in kernel(the general situation) + + 2), userspace: - /sys/class/firmware/xxx/{loading,data} appear. - hotplug gets called with a firmware identifier in $FIRMWARE and the usual hotplug environment. - hotplug: echo 1 > /sys/class/firmware/xxx/loading - kernel: Discard any previous partial load. + 3), kernel: Discard any previous partial load. - userspace: + 4), userspace: - hotplug: cat appropriate_firmware_image > \ /sys/class/firmware/xxx/data - kernel: grows a buffer in PAGE_SIZE increments to hold the image as it + 5), kernel: grows a buffer in PAGE_SIZE increments to hold the image as it comes in. - userspace: + 6), userspace: - hotplug: echo 0 > /sys/class/firmware/xxx/loading - kernel: request_firmware() returns and the driver has the firmware + 7), kernel: request_firmware() returns and the driver has the firmware image in fw_entry->{data,size}. If something went wrong request_firmware() returns non-zero and fw_entry is set to NULL. - kernel(driver): Driver code calls release_firmware(fw_entry) releasing + 8), kernel(driver): Driver code calls release_firmware(fw_entry) releasing the firmware image and any related resource. High level behavior (driver code): @@ -77,7 +90,8 @@ seconds for the whole load operation. - request_firmware_nowait() is also provided for convenience in - non-user contexts. + user contexts to request firmware asynchronously, but can't be called + in atomic contexts. about in-kernel persistence: @@ -105,3 +119,10 @@ on the setup, so I think that the choice on what firmware to make persistent should be left to userspace. + about firmware cache: + -------------------- + After firmware cache mechanism is introduced during system sleep, + request_firmware can be called safely inside device's suspend and + resume callback, and callers need't cache the firmware by + themselves any more for dealing with firmware loss during system + resume. diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c b/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c deleted file mode 100644 index 6865cbe075e..00000000000 --- a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c +++ /dev/null @@ -1,115 +0,0 @@ -/* - * firmware_sample_driver.c - - * - * Copyright (c) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz - * - * Sample code on how to use request_firmware() from drivers. - * - */ - -#include <linux/module.h> -#include <linux/kernel.h> -#include <linux/init.h> -#include <linux/device.h> -#include <linux/string.h> - -#include "linux/firmware.h" - -static struct device ghost_device = { - .bus_id = "ghost0", -}; - - -static void sample_firmware_load(char *firmware, int size) -{ - u8 buf[size+1]; - memcpy(buf, firmware, size); - buf[size] = '\0'; - printk(KERN_INFO "firmware_sample_driver: firmware: %s\n", buf); -} - -static void sample_probe_default(void) -{ - /* uses the default method to get the firmware */ - const struct firmware *fw_entry; - printk(KERN_INFO "firmware_sample_driver: a ghost device got inserted :)\n"); - - if(request_firmware(&fw_entry, "sample_driver_fw", &ghost_device)!=0) - { - printk(KERN_ERR - "firmware_sample_driver: Firmware not available\n"); - return; - } - - sample_firmware_load(fw_entry->data, fw_entry->size); - - release_firmware(fw_entry); - - /* finish setting up the device */ -} -static void sample_probe_specific(void) -{ - /* Uses some specific hotplug support to get the firmware from - * userspace directly into the hardware, or via some sysfs file */ - - /* NOTE: This currently doesn't work */ - - printk(KERN_INFO "firmware_sample_driver: a ghost device got inserted :)\n"); - - if(request_firmware(NULL, "sample_driver_fw", &ghost_device)!=0) - { - printk(KERN_ERR - "firmware_sample_driver: Firmware load failed\n"); - return; - } - - /* request_firmware blocks until userspace finished, so at - * this point the firmware should be already in the device */ - - /* finish setting up the device */ -} -static void sample_probe_async_cont(const struct firmware *fw, void *context) -{ - if(!fw){ - printk(KERN_ERR - "firmware_sample_driver: firmware load failed\n"); - return; - } - - printk(KERN_INFO "firmware_sample_driver: device pointer \"%s\"\n", - (char *)context); - sample_firmware_load(fw->data, fw->size); -} -static void sample_probe_async(void) -{ - /* Let's say that I can't sleep */ - int error; - error = request_firmware_nowait (THIS_MODULE, FW_ACTION_NOHOTPLUG, - "sample_driver_fw", &ghost_device, - "my device pointer", - sample_probe_async_cont); - if(error){ - printk(KERN_ERR - "firmware_sample_driver:" - " request_firmware_nowait failed\n"); - } -} - -static int sample_init(void) -{ - device_initialize(&ghost_device); - /* since there is no real hardware insertion I just call the - * sample probe functions here */ - sample_probe_specific(); - sample_probe_default(); - sample_probe_async(); - return 0; -} -static void __exit sample_exit(void) -{ -} - -module_init (sample_init); -module_exit (sample_exit); - -MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c b/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c deleted file mode 100644 index 2de62854f0e..00000000000 --- a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c +++ /dev/null @@ -1,207 +0,0 @@ -/* - * firmware_sample_firmware_class.c - - * - * Copyright (c) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz - * - * NOTE: This is just a probe of concept, if you think that your driver would - * be well served by this mechanism please contact me first. - * - * DON'T USE THIS CODE AS IS - * - */ - -#include <linux/device.h> -#include <linux/module.h> -#include <linux/init.h> -#include <linux/timer.h> -#include <linux/slab.h> -#include <linux/string.h> -#include <linux/firmware.h> - - -MODULE_AUTHOR("Manuel Estrada Sainz"); -MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hackish sample for using firmware class directly"); -MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); - -static inline struct class_device *to_class_dev(struct kobject *obj) -{ - return container_of(obj,struct class_device,kobj); -} -static inline -struct class_device_attribute *to_class_dev_attr(struct attribute *_attr) -{ - return container_of(_attr,struct class_device_attribute,attr); -} - -int sysfs_create_bin_file(struct kobject * kobj, struct bin_attribute * attr); -int sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct kobject * kobj, struct bin_attribute * attr); - -struct firmware_priv { - char fw_id[FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX]; - s32 loading:2; - u32 abort:1; -}; - -extern struct class firmware_class; - -static ssize_t firmware_loading_show(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf) -{ - struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev); - return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", fw_priv->loading); -} -static ssize_t firmware_loading_store(struct class_device *class_dev, - const char *buf, size_t count) -{ - struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev); - int prev_loading = fw_priv->loading; - - fw_priv->loading = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 10); - - switch(fw_priv->loading){ - case -1: - /* abort load an panic */ - break; - case 1: - /* setup load */ - break; - case 0: - if(prev_loading==1){ - /* finish load and get the device back to working - * state */ - } - break; - } - - return count; -} -static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(loading, 0644, - firmware_loading_show, firmware_loading_store); - -static ssize_t firmware_data_read(struct kobject *kobj, - struct bin_attribute *bin_attr, - char *buffer, loff_t offset, size_t count) -{ - struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj); - struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev); - - /* read from the devices firmware memory */ - - return count; -} -static ssize_t firmware_data_write(struct kobject *kobj, - struct bin_attribute *bin_attr, - char *buffer, loff_t offset, size_t count) -{ - struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj); - struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev); - - /* write to the devices firmware memory */ - - return count; -} -static struct bin_attribute firmware_attr_data = { - .attr = {.name = "data", .mode = 0644}, - .size = 0, - .read = firmware_data_read, - .write = firmware_data_write, -}; -static int fw_setup_class_device(struct class_device *class_dev, - const char *fw_name, - struct device *device) -{ - int retval; - struct firmware_priv *fw_priv; - - fw_priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct firmware_priv), GFP_KERNEL); - if (!fw_priv) { - retval = -ENOMEM; - goto out; - } - - memset(class_dev, 0, sizeof(*class_dev)); - - strncpy(fw_priv->fw_id, fw_name, FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX); - fw_priv->fw_id[FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX-1] = '\0'; - - strncpy(class_dev->class_id, device->bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE); - class_dev->class_id[BUS_ID_SIZE-1] = '\0'; - class_dev->dev = device; - - class_dev->class = &firmware_class, - class_set_devdata(class_dev, fw_priv); - retval = class_device_register(class_dev); - if (retval){ - printk(KERN_ERR "%s: class_device_register failed\n", - __FUNCTION__); - goto error_free_fw_priv; - } - - retval = sysfs_create_bin_file(&class_dev->kobj, &firmware_attr_data); - if (retval){ - printk(KERN_ERR "%s: sysfs_create_bin_file failed\n", - __FUNCTION__); - goto error_unreg_class_dev; - } - - retval = class_device_create_file(class_dev, - &class_device_attr_loading); - if (retval){ - printk(KERN_ERR "%s: class_device_create_file failed\n", - __FUNCTION__); - goto error_remove_data; - } - - goto out; - -error_remove_data: - sysfs_remove_bin_file(&class_dev->kobj, &firmware_attr_data); -error_unreg_class_dev: - class_device_unregister(class_dev); -error_free_fw_priv: - kfree(fw_priv); -out: - return retval; -} -static void fw_remove_class_device(struct class_device *class_dev) -{ - struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev); - - class_device_remove_file(class_dev, &class_device_attr_loading); - sysfs_remove_bin_file(&class_dev->kobj, &firmware_attr_data); - class_device_unregister(class_dev); -} - -static struct class_device *class_dev; - -static struct device my_device = { - .bus_id = "my_dev0", -}; - -static int __init firmware_sample_init(void) -{ - int error; - - device_initialize(&my_device); - class_dev = kmalloc(sizeof(struct class_device), GFP_KERNEL); - if(!class_dev) - return -ENOMEM; - - error = fw_setup_class_device(class_dev, "my_firmware_image", - &my_device); - if(error){ - kfree(class_dev); - return error; - } - return 0; - -} -static void __exit firmware_sample_exit(void) -{ - struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev); - fw_remove_class_device(class_dev); - kfree(fw_priv); - kfree(class_dev); -} -module_init(firmware_sample_init); -module_exit(firmware_sample_exit); - diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/hotplug-script b/Documentation/firmware_class/hotplug-script index 1990130f2ab..8143a950b60 100644 --- a/Documentation/firmware_class/hotplug-script +++ b/Documentation/firmware_class/hotplug-script @@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ HOTPLUG_FW_DIR=/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/ -echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading -cat $HOTPLUG_FW_DIR/$FIRMWARE > /sys/$DEVPATH/data -echo 0 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading - -# To cancel the load in case of error: -# -# echo -1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading -# +if [ "$SUBSYSTEM" == "firmware" -a "$ACTION" == "add" ]; then + if [ -f $HOTPLUG_FW_DIR/$FIRMWARE ]; then + echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading + cat $HOTPLUG_FW_DIR/$FIRMWARE > /sys/$DEVPATH/data + echo 0 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading + else + echo -1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading + fi +fi |