Re: [PATCH v10 3/9] firmware: add request_partial_firmware_into_buf

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On 2020-07-07 4:58 p.m., Kees Cook wrote:
On Mon, Jul 06, 2020 at 04:23:03PM -0700, Scott Branden wrote:
Add request_partial_firmware_into_buf to allow for portions
of firmware file to be read into a buffer.  Necessary where firmware
needs to be loaded in portions from file in memory constrained systems.
Just tear out the differing "id" and just use FW_OPT_PARTIAL and I think
if Luis is happy, you're all set.

I hope so.  Also, I will need to call kernel_pread_file_from_path_initns() if FW_OPT_PARTIAL is set and kernel_read_file_from_path_initns() otherwise to avoid a swiss army-knife approach of calling a common function with multiple parameters.





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