On 05/11/16 00:21, Daniel Kurtz wrote: > On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 6:23 AM, Matthias Brugger > <matthias.bgg at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 10/18/2016 04:37 PM, Enric Balletbo Serra wrote: >> [...] >>>> --- /dev/null >>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/parade-ps8640.c >> [...] >>>> >>>> + >>>> +/* Firmware */ >>>> +#define PS_FW_NAME "ps864x_fw.bin" >>>> + >>> >>> From where I can download this firmware image? >> >> I suppose this FW bits have to be added to linux-firmware repository first, >> before this patch can be accepted. > > All PS8640 devices should already ship with working firmware. > The firmware update procedure is only used in the unlikely event where > one wants to update the bridge to a different firmware provided by > Parade. > > Why must the lack of firmware really block landing this driver? > > If this is really so, can we just land the functional part of the > driver first, and add the firmware update in a follow-up patch. >
After checking other users of request_firmware and check them against linux-firmware I think we don't need the FW in linux-firmware to get the driver merged. Especially as there already is a working FW stored on the device. Regards, Matthias
