return status;
 }
 
-static const struct firmware *fw_efx;
-
-static int request_firmware_cached(const struct firmware **firmware_p,
-       const char *name, struct device *device)
-{
-       if (*firmware_p)
-               return 0;  /* already loaded */
-       return request_firmware(firmware_p, name, device);
-}
-
-static void release_cached_firmware(void)
-{
-       if (fw_efx) {
-               release_firmware(fw_efx);
-               fw_efx = NULL;
-       }
-}
-
 static bool dspload_is_loaded(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
        unsigned int data = 0;
 {
        bool dsp_loaded = false;
        const struct dsp_image_seg *dsp_os_image;
+       const struct firmware *fw_entry;
 
-       if (request_firmware_cached(&fw_efx, EFX_FILE,
-                                   codec->bus->card->dev) != 0)
+       if (request_firmware(&fw_entry, EFX_FILE, codec->bus->card->dev) != 0)
                return false;
 
-       dsp_os_image = (struct dsp_image_seg *)(fw_efx->data);
+       dsp_os_image = (struct dsp_image_seg *)(fw_entry->data);
        dspload_image(codec, dsp_os_image, 0, 0, true, 0);
        dsp_loaded = dspload_wait_loaded(codec);
 
+       release_firmware(fw_entry);
+
+
        return dsp_loaded;
 }
 
 
 static void __exit patch_ca0132_exit(void)
 {
-       release_cached_firmware();
        snd_hda_delete_codec_preset(&ca0132_list);
 }