wil_request_firmware(9)

💖 wil_request_firmware — Kernel API Manual 💖

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🌸 NAME 🌸

wil_request_firmware — Request firmware.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int wil_request_firmware (struct wil6210_priv *wil , const char *name ,
       bool load );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• wil — the page literally just says “undescribed” here 😭 that’s all the detail we get.
• name — also “undescribed” on the page, no cap.
• load — yep, “undescribed” too. the original is keeping secrets 💅.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Request firmware image from the file. If load is true, load firmware to device; otherwise only parse and extract capabilities.

Return error code.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/fw_inc.c
• wil_fw_verify(9)
• wil_fw_process(9)
• wil_brd_process(9)
• wil_request_board(9)
• wil_fw_verify_file_exists(9)

mwah 💋 this icon of a page has source/version ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil... and is dated October 2026 — periodt. 🫶