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authorDavid Kilroy <kilroyd@googlemail.com>2008-11-22 10:37:28 +0000
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>2008-11-26 09:47:47 -0500
commit39d1ffee57c7ce02c90ec8e9272df8aa8ddf600f (patch)
treee13cd6eef6b24084a54cd024c2af19c71f4d0e1f /drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
parentac7cafd72261857278dff9f737e600b30088653b (diff)
orinoco: Provide option to avoid unnecessary fw caching
Make firmware caching on startup optional, and make it default. When the option is not selected and PM_SLEEP is configured, then cache firmware in the suspend pm_notifier. This configuration saves about 64k RAM in normal use, but can lead to a situation where the driver is configured to use a different firmware. Signed-off by: David Kilroy <kilroyd@googlemail.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
index 7ea916b257e..ea543fcf268 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -214,6 +214,21 @@ config HERMES
configure your card and that /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts works :
<http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>
+config HERMES_CACHE_FW_ON_INIT
+ bool "Cache Hermes firmware on driver initialisation"
+ depends on HERMES
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ Say Y to cache any firmware required by the Hermes drivers
+ on startup. The firmware will remain cached until the
+ driver is unloaded. The cache uses 64K of RAM.
+
+ Otherwise load the firmware from userspace as required. In
+ this case the driver should be unloaded and restarted
+ whenever the firmware is changed.
+
+ If you are not sure, say Y.
+
config APPLE_AIRPORT
tristate "Apple Airport support (built-in)"
depends on PPC_PMAC && HERMES