switch to new firmware interface layer and remove redundant code.
Reviewed-by: NArend Van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: NHante Meuleman <meuleman@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: NFranky Lin <frankyl@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: NJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>