Userspace firmware loading support

modulename: firmware_class.ko

configname: CONFIG_FW_LOADER

Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>Generic Driver Options
└─>Userspace firmware loading support
In linux kernel since version 2.6.20 (release Date: 2007-02-04)  
This option is provided for the case where none of the in-tree modules
require userspace firmware loading support, but a module built
out-of-tree does.

source code:
is depended by
CONFIG_MICROCODE_INTEL
CONFIG_MICROCODE_AMD
CONFIG_IXP4XX_NPE
CONFIG_ETRAX_IOP_FW_LOAD
CONFIG_IWMC3200TOP
CONFIG_TI_ST
CONFIG_SCSI_AIC94XX
CONFIG_SCSI_MVSAS
CONFIG_SCSI_IPR
CONFIG_SCSI_QLA_FC
CONFIG_R8169
CONFIG_BNX2
CONFIG_SPIDER_NET
CONFIG_CHELSIO_T3
CONFIG_CHELSIO_T4
CONFIG_MYRI10GE
CONFIG_NETXEN_NIC
CONFIG_BNX2X
CONFIG_QLCNIC
CONFIG_TMS380TR
CONFIG_LIBERTAS_THINFIRM
CONFIG_ATMEL
CONFIG_PCMCIA_ATMEL
CONFIG_AT76C50X_USB
CONFIG_PRISM54
CONFIG_USB_ZD1201
CONFIG_CARL9170
CONFIG_B43
CONFIG_B43LEGACY
CONFIG_IPW2100
CONFIG_IPW2200
CONFIG_IWLAGN
CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEGACY
CONFIG_IWM
CONFIG_LIBERTAS
CONFIG_HERMES
CONFIG_ORINOCO_USB
CONFIG_P54_COMMON
CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_FIRMWARE
CONFIG_RTL8192CE
CONFIG_RTL8192SE
CONFIG_RTL8192DE
CONFIG_RTL8192CU
CONFIG_WL1251
CONFIG_WL12XX
CONFIG_ZD1211RW
CONFIG_MWIFIEX_SDIO
CONFIG_WIMAX_I2400M
CONFIG_ATM_FORE200E
CONFIG_ATM_SOLOS
CONFIG_CYCLADES
CONFIG_MOXA_INTELLIO
CONFIG_ISI
CONFIG_SERIAL_ICOM
CONFIG_SERIAL_QE
CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA7164
CONFIG_RADIO_WL1273
CONFIG_DVB_LGS8GXX
CONFIG_DRM_R128
CONFIG_DRM_RADEON
CONFIG_DRM_MGA
CONFIG_SND_SB16_CSP
CONFIG_SND_SSCAPE
CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT
CONFIG_SND_MSND_PINNACLE
CONFIG_SND_MSND_CLASSIC
CONFIG_SND_ASIHPI
CONFIG_SND_DARLA20
CONFIG_SND_GINA20
CONFIG_SND_LAYLA20
CONFIG_SND_DARLA24
CONFIG_SND_GINA24
CONFIG_SND_LAYLA24
CONFIG_SND_MONA
CONFIG_SND_MIA
CONFIG_SND_ECHO3G
CONFIG_SND_INDIGO
CONFIG_SND_INDIGOIO
CONFIG_SND_INDIGODJ
CONFIG_SND_INDIGOIOX
CONFIG_SND_INDIGODJX
CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1
CONFIG_SND_HDA_PATCH_LOADER
CONFIG_SND_RIPTIDE
CONFIG_SND_USB_6FIRE
CONFIG_SND_SOC_SH4_SIU
CONFIG_USB_ISIGHTFW
CONFIG_USB_SPEEDTOUCH
CONFIG_USB_CXACRU
CONFIG_USB_UEAGLEATM
CONFIG_UWB_I1480U
CONFIG_BRCMSMAC
CONFIG_BRCMFMAC
CONFIG_R8712U
CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU
CONFIG_VT6656
CONFIG_USB_IRDA
CONFIG_BT_HCIBCM203X
CONFIG_BT_HCIBFUSB
CONFIG_BT_HCIBT3C
CONFIG_BT_MRVL_SDIO
CONFIG_BT_ATH3K