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@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ a driver issues a firmware API call.
return it immediately
* The ''Direct filesystem lookup'' is performed next, if found we
return it immediately
+* The ''Platform firmware fallback'' is performed next, but only when
+ firmware_request_platform() is used, if found we return it immediately
* If no firmware has been found and the fallback mechanism was enabled
the sysfs interface is created. After this either a kobject uevent
is issued or the custom firmware loading is relied upon for firmware