vt6656: Use request_firmware() to load firmware

The file added to linux-firmware is a copy of the current array which does not have a recognisable header, so no validation is done. Change the firmware version check to accept newer versions. Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
git-mirror · Jan 21, 2011 · 31d5bbf · 31d5bbf
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diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/vt6656/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config VT6656
 	depends on USB && WLAN
 	select WIRELESS_EXT
 	select WEXT_PRIV
+	select FW_LOADER
 	---help---
 	This is a vendor-written driver for VIA VT6656.
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h b/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <linux/signal.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #ifdef SIOCETHTOOL
@@ -421,6 +422,8 @@ typedef struct __device_info {
     struct net_device*          dev;
     struct net_device_stats     stats;
 
+    const struct firmware	*firmware;
+
     OPTIONS                     sOpts;
 
 	struct tasklet_struct       CmdWorkItem;