linux/Documentation/driver-api/firmware
Jacek Lawrynowicz 5b8f85d081 docs: driver-api: firmware: clarify userspace requirements
The guidelines mention that firmware updates can't break the kernel,
but it doesn't state directly that they can't break userspace programs.
Make it explicit that firmware updates cannot break UAPI.

Signed-off-by: Jacek Lawrynowicz <jacek.lawrynowicz@linux.intel.com>
Acked-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>
[jc: fixed "no trailing newline"]
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250314100137.2972355-1-jacek.lawrynowicz@linux.intel.com
2025-03-17 17:04:32 -06:00
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built-in-fw.rst
core.rst docs: driver-api: firmware: add driver firmware guidelines. (v3) 2022-07-28 10:57:18 +02:00
direct-fs-lookup.rst Documentation/driver-api: firmware/direct-fs-lookup: drop doubled word 2020-07-10 14:58:01 +02:00
fallback-mechanisms.rst docs: driver-api: firmware: fallback-mechanisms: Fix rendering of bullet point 2020-09-08 13:32:06 +02:00
firmware_cache.rst
firmware-usage-guidelines.rst docs: driver-api: firmware: clarify userspace requirements 2025-03-17 17:04:32 -06:00
fw_search_path.rst Documentation: firmware: Clarify firmware path usage 2023-04-11 16:20:20 -06:00
fw_upload.rst docs: driver-api: firmware_loader: fix missing argument in usage example 2023-03-29 16:09:39 +02:00
index.rst firmware_loader: Add firmware-upload support 2022-04-26 12:34:28 +02:00
introduction.rst
lookup-order.rst
other_interfaces.rst firmware: sysfb: Add sysfb_disable() helper function 2022-06-29 09:51:41 +02:00
request_firmware.rst Documentation/driver-api: firmware/request_firmware: drop doubled word 2020-07-10 14:58:01 +02:00