Lines Matching refs:firmware

7 	  This enables the firmware loading facility in the kernel. The kernel
8 	  will first look for built-in firmware, if it has any. Next, it will
9 	  look for the requested firmware in a series of filesystem paths:
12 		o /lib/firmware/updates/UTS_RELEASE
13 		o /lib/firmware/updates
14 		o /lib/firmware/UTS_RELEASE
15 		o /lib/firmware
19 	  need firmware.
24 	  enable built-in firmware (CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE).
29 	string "Build named firmware blobs into the kernel binary"
31 	  Device drivers which require firmware can typically deal with
32 	  having the kernel load firmware from the various supported
33 	  /lib/firmware/ paths. This option enables you to build into the
34 	  kernel firmware files. Built-in firmware searches are preceded
35 	  over firmware lookups using your filesystem over the supported
36 	  /lib/firmware paths documented on CONFIG_FW_LOADER.
38 	  This may be useful for testing or if the firmware is required early on
39 	  in boot and cannot rely on the firmware being placed in an initrd or
43 	  firmware files -- the same names that appear in MODULE_FIRMWARE()
46 	  /lib/firmware by default.
49 	  the usb8388.bin file into /lib/firmware, and build the kernel. Then
53 	  WARNING: If you include additional firmware files into your binary
62 	default "/lib/firmware"
65 	  looks for the firmware files listed in the EXTRA_FIRMWARE option.
68 	bool "Enable the firmware sysfs fallback mechanism"
70 	  This option enables a sysfs loading facility to enable firmware
73 	  firmware failed using the different /lib/firmware/ paths, or the
77 	  refer to Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fallback-mechanisms.rst.
79 	  The direct filesystem lookup for firmware is always used first now.
81 	  If the kernel's direct filesystem lookup for firmware fails to find
82 	  the requested firmware a sysfs fallback loading facility is made
87 	  acknowledge failure to find firmware as the timeout for the fallback
90 	  This used to be the default firmware loading facility, and udev used
91 	  to listen for uvents to load firmware for the kernel. The firmware
99 	  Since this was the default firmware loading facility at one point,
105 	  load firmware in case it is not found. One main reason for this may
106 	  be if you have drivers which require firmware built-in and for
107 	  whatever reason cannot place the required firmware in initramfs.
116 	  this may be that your firmware resides outside of the paths the kernel
123 	  to use it to look for and fetch the required firmware. Such type of
126 	  for provisioning. Since udev's firmware loading facility has been
128 	  want to load firmware based on uevents issued.
135 	  certain you need to support some really custom firmware loading
139 	bool "Force the firmware sysfs fallback mechanism when possible"
143 	  to be used for all firmware requests which explicitly do not disable a