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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fw_search_path.rst')
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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fw_search_path.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fw_search_path.rst index a360f1009fa3..d7cb1e8f0076 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fw_search_path.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fw_search_path.rst @@ -22,5 +22,10 @@ can use the file: * /sys/module/firmware_class/parameters/path -You would echo into it your custom path and firmware requested will be -searched for there first. +You would echo into it your custom path and firmware requested will be searched +for there first. Be aware that newline characters will be taken into account +and may not produce the intended effects. For instance you might want to use: + +echo -n /path/to/script > /sys/module/firmware_class/parameters/path + +to ensure that your script is being used. |