Messages in this thread | | | From | Andrey Borzenkov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] firmware: speed up request_firmware() | Date | Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:03:25 +0300 |
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Ira Snyder wrote:
> > Without this patch, loading a 12MB firmware image (FPGA bitfiles) called > vmalloc() approximately 3000 times. With the patch, vmalloc() is only > called 13 times, however, some memory is wasted until firmware_release() > is called. Usually, this happens very quickly, so it shouldn't be a > problem. >
Some drivers cache firmware in memory. Doubing the amount of needed memory definitely would not be the best idea. Check drivers/net/wireless for examples.
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