pvr_request_firmware(9)

pvr_request_firmware(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — specifically the page for pvr_request_firmware(9). This is the one about loading firmware for a PowerVR device, and yes, we’re gonna get into every detail ✨

💖 NAME 💖

pvr_request_firmware — load firmware for a PowerVR device 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int pvr_request_firmware (struct pvr_device *pvr_dev );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• pvr_dev — target PowerVR device 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

For the tea on how firmware files get named, see pvr_build_firmware_filename — that’s where the details live 🦋

🎀 RETURN 🎀

• 0 on success,
• any error returned by pvr_build_firmware_filename, or
• any error returned by request_firmware.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_device.c
• pvr_device_reg_init(9)
• pvr_device_clk_init(9)
• pvr_device_process_active_queues(9)
• pvr_device_irq_init(9)
• pvr_device_irq_fini(9)
• pvr_build_firmware_filename(9)
• pvr_gpuid_decode_reg(9)
• pvr_gpuid_decode_string(9)
• enum pvr_gpu_support_level(9)
• pvr_load_gpu_id(9)
• pvr_set_dma_info(9)
• pvr_device_gpu_init(9)
• pvr_device_gpu_fini(9)
• pvr_device_init(9)
• pvr_device_fini(9)
• pvr_device_has_feature(9)

signing off from ./drivers/gpu/drm/imagination — October 2026 — pvr_request_firmware(9) 💅🫶