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| author | Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com> | 2026-09-27 13:35:01 -0700 |
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| committer | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2026-10-01 11:04:53 +0200 |
| commit | 8167c1f071426706c233e93ecfd13aba7d5c06c8 (patch) | |
| tree | 2c0cd5f5e1cc35eadee98d49fe034f96a88856ce /Documentation/driver-api/firmware/introduction.rst | |
| download | linux-stable-8167c1f071426706c233e93ecfd13aba7d5c06c8.tar.gz linux-stable-8167c1f071426706c233e93ecfd13aba7d5c06c8.zip | |
tty: serial: mpc52xx_uart: move static declarations up.grafted
Avoid a compilation error so that they're not used before being
declared.
Fixes: 4d105880666a ("tty: serial: mpc52xx_uart: add bounds check for psc_num array index")
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202609260356.tJWbd1WU-lkp@intel.com/
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260927203501.14105-1-rosenp@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/introduction.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/introduction.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..211cb44eb --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/introduction.rst @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +============ +Introduction +============ + +The firmware API enables kernel code to request files required +for functionality from userspace, the uses vary: + +* Microcode for CPU errata +* Device driver firmware, required to be loaded onto device + microcontrollers +* Device driver information data (calibration data, EEPROM overrides), + some of which can be completely optional. + +Types of firmware requests +========================== + +There are two types of calls: + +* Synchronous +* Asynchronous + +Which one you use vary depending on your requirements, the rule of thumb +however is you should strive to use the asynchronous APIs unless you also +are already using asynchronous initialization mechanisms which will not +stall or delay boot. Even if loading firmware does not take a lot of time +processing firmware might, and this can still delay boot or initialization, +as such mechanisms such as asynchronous probe can help supplement drivers. |
