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| Started by | Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@chromium.org> |
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| First post | 2016-06-29 06:40 +0200 |
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Re: [PATCH 2/2 v16] drm/bridge: Add I2C based driver for ps8640 bridge Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@chromium.org> - 2016-06-29 06:40 +0200
| From | Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@chromium.org> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 06:40 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2 v16] drm/bridge: Add I2C based driver for ps8640 bridge |
| Message-ID | <rPfs5-7XI-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
Hi Emil,
One answer inline below. The rest I leave to Jitao...
[snip...]
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 3:14 AM, Emil Velikov <emil.l.velikov@gmail.com> wrote:
>> +static ssize_t ps8640_update_fw_store(struct device *dev,
>> + struct device_attribute *attr,
>> + const char *buf, size_t count)
>> +{
>> + struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
>> + struct ps8640 *ps_bridge = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
>> + const struct firmware *fw;
>> + int error;
>> +
>> + error = request_firmware(&fw, PS_FW_NAME, dev);
> Can the device operate without a firmware ? If not, why is the
> firmware loaded so later/after user interaction (via sysfs) ? I don't
> recall any other driver in DRM to use such an approach.
The PS8640 has internal flash, so it should always already have a
working firmware.
This sysfs interface is useful for user space initiated field firmware updates.
Regards,
-Daniel
> Regards,
> Emil
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