Re: Issue with iwlwifi Firmware Loading When Compiled into the Kernel

[Johannes Berg]

> 
> To address this issue, I have considered two potential solutions:
> 
> 1、Modify the Driver Code: Implement a mechanism, such as delayed_work, to 
> give iwlwifi another chance to load the firmware after the filesystem has 
> been mounted. This would involve adding additional logic to the driver to 
> handle retries for firmware loading.
> 
> 2、Modify the Kconfig: Change the configuration to allow iwlwifi to be 
> compiled only as a module [CONFIG_IWLWIFI=m]. This way, the module can be 
> loaded after the filesystem is fully mounted, ensuring that the firmware
>  can be found and loaded successfully.

Neither of those is going to happen - you should just build the firmware
into the kernel (or initramfs might be enough?) if you want it built-in.
Or set up firmware loading userspace, and set it up appropriately to
only respond after / is mounted.

In any case, not a kernel problem. You need to fix it on your userspace.

johannes