Re: Firmware Loading every boot?

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Hi Jeshwanth,


On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Jeshwanth <jeshkumar555@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello List,

I came to know that, linux loads firmware for my dma everytime it boots.
But I don't understand, why it is required to load everytime it boots, don't dma holds which is loaded previously.
Might be because it is loaded in to some volatile memory like DDR, which does not persist during reboots.

Thanks,
Arun
 
AFAIK, firmware is a program which runs in devices.

Please correct me if I am wrong. 

Thanks :)

Regards,
Jeshwanth

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