+#ifdef CONFIG_PCMCIA_LOAD_CIS
+
+/**
+ * pcmcia_load_firmware - load CIS from userspace if device-provided is broken
+ * @dev - the pcmcia device which needs a CIS override
+ * @filename - requested filename in /lib/firmware/
+ *
+ * This uses the in-kernel firmware loading mechanism to use a "fake CIS" if
+ * the one provided by the card is broken. The firmware files reside in
+ * /lib/firmware/ in userspace.
+ */
+static int pcmcia_load_firmware(struct pcmcia_device *dev, char * filename)
+{
+ struct pcmcia_socket *s = dev->socket;
+ const struct firmware *fw;
+ char path[20];
+ int ret = -ENOMEM;
+ int no_funcs;
+ int old_funcs;
+ cisdump_t *cis;
+ cistpl_longlink_mfc_t mfc;
+
+ if (!filename)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ ds_dbg(1, "trying to load firmware %s\n", filename);
+
+ if (strlen(filename) > 14)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ snprintf(path, 20, "%s", filename);
+
+ if (request_firmware(&fw, path, &dev->dev) == 0) {
+ if (fw->size >= CISTPL_MAX_CIS_SIZE)
+ goto release;
+
+ cis = kzalloc(sizeof(cisdump_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!cis)
+ goto release;
+
+ cis->Length = fw->size + 1;
+ memcpy(cis->Data, fw->data, fw->size);
+
+ if (!pcmcia_replace_cis(s, cis))
+ ret = 0;
+
+ /* update information */
+ pcmcia_device_query(dev);
+
+ /* does this cis override add or remove functions? */
+ old_funcs = s->functions;
+
+ if (!pccard_read_tuple(s, BIND_FN_ALL, CISTPL_LONGLINK_MFC, &mfc))
+ no_funcs = mfc.nfn;
+ else
+ no_funcs = 1;
+ s->functions = no_funcs;
+
+ if (old_funcs > no_funcs)
+ pcmcia_card_remove(s, dev);
+ else if (no_funcs > old_funcs)
+ pcmcia_add_device_later(s, 1);
+ }
+ release:
+ release_firmware(fw);
+
+ return (ret);
+}
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_PCMCIA_LOAD_CIS */
+
+static inline int pcmcia_load_firmware(struct pcmcia_device *dev, char * filename)
+{
+ return -ENODEV;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+