Dave Airlie writes:
>> Dave, you're the only one with fingerprints on this document; is the
>> change OK with you?
>
> LGTM,
>
> Acked-by: Dave Airlie
OK, applied - thanks.
jon
On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 at 08:53, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
>
> Jacek Lawrynowicz writes:
>
> > The guidelines mention that firmware updates can't break the kernel,
> > but it doesn't state directly that they can't break userspace programs.
> > Make it explicit that firmware updates cannot break UAPI.
>
Jacek Lawrynowicz writes:
> The guidelines mention that firmware updates can't break the kernel,
> but it doesn't state directly that they can't break userspace programs.
> Make it explicit that firmware updates cannot break UAPI.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jacek Lawrynowicz
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> .../driver-api/firm
On Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 11:01:36AM +0100, Jacek Lawrynowicz wrote:
> +* Firmware files that affect the User API (UAPI) shall not introduce
> + changes that break existing userspace programs. Updates to such firmware
> + must ensure backward compatibility with existing userspace applications.
> +
The guidelines mention that firmware updates can't break the kernel,
but it doesn't state directly that they can't break userspace programs.
Make it explicit that firmware updates cannot break UAPI.
Signed-off-by: Jacek Lawrynowicz
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.../driver-api/firmware/firmware-usage-guidelines.rst
