Virtual Method

FwupdPluginFirmwarecheck_compatible

since: 1.8.4

Declaration [src]

gboolean
check_compatible (
  FuFirmware* self,
  FuFirmware* other,
  FwupdInstallFlags flags,
  GError** error
)

Description [src]

Check a new firmware is compatible with the existing firmware.

Available since: 1.8.4

Parameters

other

Type: FuFirmware

A FuFirmware.

The data is owned by the caller of the method.

flags

Type: FwupdInstallFlags

Install flags, e.g. FWUPD_INSTALL_FLAG_FORCE.

error

Type: GError **

The return location for a recoverable error.

The argument can be NULL.

If the return location is not NULL, then you must initialize it to a NULL GError*.

The argument will be left initialized to NULL by the virtual function if there are no errors.

In case of error, the argument will be set to a newly allocated GError; the caller will take ownership of the data, and be responsible for freeing it.

Return value

Type: gboolean

TRUE for success.