On Sat, 17 Feb 2018 13:23:29 +0200, cantabile wrote: > > Thanks for the info. Would it be cleaner to EXPORT fw_add_devm_name() > > and just call that in case driver sees FW is already loaded? That > > should inform the fw subsystem that we want the image around in case of > > hibernation, but there is no need to load it immediately? > > No, I don't believe it's cleaner to expose a private function that you > don't even really need. Remember that calling request_firmware every > time your driver's probe and resume functions are called is normal. It's > the expected behaviour.
I'm asking you the extend functionality of a subsystem to be able to cleanly communicate the intent. Not export internal functions. Requesting firmware you don't need and risking failing probe even if FW is already pre-loaded is not correct. Reordering you suggest is brittle and makes little logical sense unless someone guesses your use case. Please at least try to do as advised. Otherwise: Nacked-by: Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>
