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@@ -846,9 +846,13 @@ static void request_firmware_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
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*
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* Caller must hold the reference count of @device.
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*
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- * Asynchronous variant of request_firmware() for user contexts where
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- * it is not possible to sleep for long time. It can't be called
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- * in atomic contexts.
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+ * Asynchronous variant of request_firmware() for user contexts:
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+ * - sleep for as small periods as possible since it may
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+ * increase kernel boot time of built-in device drivers
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+ * requesting firmware in their ->probe() methods, if
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+ * @gfp is GFP_KERNEL.
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+ *
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+ * - can't sleep at all if @gfp is GFP_ATOMIC.
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**/
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int
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request_firmware_nowait(
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