On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 8:42 AM Aleksei Bavshin <alebastr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A module can load a firmware binary with the `request_firmware` API at > any moment of it's lifetime. Usually, this happens when the module is > initialized or discovers a new supported device, but I don't believe > that is a strictly enforced rule. And some drivers will check if the firmware is already loaded and active on a device before loading (and restarting it) again. And some drivers will load regulatory specific firmware for a device (meaning a fair percentage of the firmware for the device which is shipped for the device may not actually be used in one's location). _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
