[PATCH] firmware_class: make firmware caching configurable

[Mark Salyzyn]

Because firmware caching generates uevent messages that are sent over
a netlink socket, it can prevent suspend on many platforms.  It's
also not always useful, so make it a configurable option.

Signed-off-by: Mark Salyzyn <salyzyn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Tim Murray <timmurray@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Venkata Narendra Kumar Gutta <vnkgutta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/base/Kconfig                | 13 +++++++++++++
 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c |  6 +++---
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index 28b92e3cc570..36351c3a62b0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -89,6 +89,19 @@ config PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD
 
 source "drivers/base/firmware_loader/Kconfig"
 
+config FW_CACHE
+	bool "Enable firmware caching during suspend"
+	depends on PM_SLEEP
+	default y
+	help
+	  Because firmware caching generates uevent messages that are sent
+	  over a netlink socket, it can prevent suspend on many platforms.
+	  It is also not always useful, so on such platforms we have the
+	  option.
+
+	  If unsure, say Y.
+
+
 config WANT_DEV_COREDUMP
 	bool
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index bf44c79beae9..1c9f03514a47 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct firmware_cache {
 	struct list_head head;
 	int state;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+#ifdef CONFIG_FW_CACHE
 	/*
 	 * Names of firmware images which have been cached successfully
 	 * will be added into the below list so that device uncache
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static void fw_set_page_data(struct fw_priv *fw_priv, struct firmware *fw)
 		 (unsigned int)fw_priv->size);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+#ifdef CONFIG_FW_CACHE
 static void fw_name_devm_release(struct device *dev, void *res)
 {
 	struct fw_name_devm *fwn = res;
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ request_firmware_nowait(
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_firmware_nowait);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+#ifdef CONFIG_FW_CACHE
 static ASYNC_DOMAIN_EXCLUSIVE(fw_cache_domain);
 
 /**
-- 
2.24.0.rc1.363.gb1bccd3e3d-goog