Instead use request_firmware and friends to get a valid firmware
image.
Right now the image is supplied dynamically through udev and the
following rule:
KERNEL=="omap-dsp", SUBSYSTEM=="firmware", ACTION=="add", \
RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading; \
cat $FIRMWARE > /sys/$DEVPATH/data; \
echo 0 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading'"
Signed-off-by: Omar Ramirez Luna <[email protected]>
---
.../tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dbldefs.h | 10 --
.../staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dbll.h | 7 ++
.../tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dblldefs.h | 35 ------
drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/cod.c | 100 -----------------
drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dbll.c | 114 +++++++++++--------
5 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 193 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dbldefs.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dbldefs.h
index bf4fb99..c74321b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dbldefs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dbldefs.h
@@ -126,16 +126,6 @@ struct dbl_attrs {
dbl_sym_lookup sym_lookup;
void *sym_handle;
void *sym_arg;
-
- /*
- * These file manipulation functions should be compatible with the
- * "C" run time library functions of the same name.
- */
- s32(*fread) (void *, size_t, size_t, void *);
- s32(*fseek) (void *, long, int);
- s32(*ftell) (void *);
- s32(*fclose) (void *);
- void *(*fopen) (const char *, const char *);
};
#endif /* DBLDEFS_ */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dbll.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dbll.h
index b018676..ad081e0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dbll.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dbll.h
@@ -20,9 +20,16 @@
#ifndef DBLL_
#define DBLL_
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
#include <dspbridge/dbdefs.h>
#include <dspbridge/dblldefs.h>
+struct dsp_fw {
+ const struct firmware *img;
+ const char *name;
+ const u8 *pos;
+};
+
extern bool symbols_reloaded;
extern void dbll_close(struct dbll_library_obj *zl_lib);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dblldefs.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dblldefs.h
index d2b4fda..f353a14 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dblldefs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dblldefs.h
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ typedef s32(*dbll_alloc_fxn) (void *hdl, s32 space, u32 size, u32 align,
bool reserved);
/*
- * ======== dbll_close_fxn ========
- */
-typedef s32(*dbll_f_close_fxn) (void *);
-
-/*
* ======== dbll_free_fxn ========
* Free memory function. Free, or unreserve (if reserved == TRUE) "size"
* bytes of memory from segment "space"
@@ -92,11 +87,6 @@ typedef bool(*dbll_free_fxn) (void *hdl, u32 addr, s32 space, u32 size,
bool reserved);
/*
- * ======== dbll_f_open_fxn ========
- */
-typedef void *(*dbll_f_open_fxn) (const char *, const char *);
-
-/*
* ======== dbll_log_write_fxn ========
* Function to call when writing data from a section, to log the info.
* Can be NULL if no logging is required.
@@ -106,16 +96,6 @@ typedef int(*dbll_log_write_fxn) (void *handle,
u32 bytes);
/*
- * ======== dbll_read_fxn ========
- */
-typedef s32(*dbll_read_fxn) (void *, size_t, size_t, void *);
-
-/*
- * ======== dbll_seek_fxn ========
- */
-typedef s32(*dbll_seek_fxn) (void *, long, int);
-
-/*
* ======== dbll_sym_lookup ========
* Symbol lookup function - Find the symbol name and return its value.
*
@@ -133,11 +113,6 @@ typedef bool(*dbll_sym_lookup) (void *handle, void *parg, void *rmm_handle,
const char *name, struct dbll_sym_val ** sym);
/*
- * ======== dbll_tell_fxn ========
- */
-typedef s32(*dbll_tell_fxn) (void *);
-
-/*
* ======== dbll_write_fxn ========
* Write memory function. Write "n" HOST bytes of memory to segment "mtype"
* starting at address "dsp_address" from the buffer "buf". The buffer is
@@ -163,16 +138,6 @@ struct dbll_attrs {
dbll_sym_lookup sym_lookup;
void *sym_handle;
void *sym_arg;
-
- /*
- * These file manipulation functions should be compatible with the
- * "C" run time library functions of the same name.
- */
- s32(*fread) (void *, size_t, size_t, void *);
- s32(*fseek) (void *, long, int);
- s32(*ftell) (void *);
- s32(*fclose) (void *);
- void *(*fopen) (const char *, const char *);
};
/*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/cod.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/cod.c
index 52989ab..31cfa9b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/cod.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/cod.c
@@ -89,101 +89,6 @@ static struct dbll_fxns ldr_fxns = {
static bool no_op(void);
/*
- * File operations (originally were under kfile.c)
- */
-static s32 cod_f_close(struct file *filp)
-{
- /* Check for valid handle */
- if (!filp)
- return -EFAULT;
-
- filp_close(filp, NULL);
-
- /* we can't use 0 here */
- return 0;
-}
-
-static struct file *cod_f_open(const char *psz_file_name, const char *sz_mode)
-{
- mm_segment_t fs;
- struct file *filp;
-
- fs = get_fs();
- set_fs(get_ds());
-
- /* ignore given mode and open file as read-only */
- filp = filp_open(psz_file_name, O_RDONLY, 0);
-
- if (IS_ERR(filp))
- filp = NULL;
-
- set_fs(fs);
-
- return filp;
-}
-
-static s32 cod_f_read(void __user *pbuffer, s32 size, s32 count,
- struct file *filp)
-{
- /* check for valid file handle */
- if (!filp)
- return -EFAULT;
-
- if ((size > 0) && (count > 0) && pbuffer) {
- u32 dw_bytes_read;
- mm_segment_t fs;
-
- /* read from file */
- fs = get_fs();
- set_fs(get_ds());
- dw_bytes_read = filp->f_op->read(filp, pbuffer, size * count,
- &(filp->f_pos));
- set_fs(fs);
-
- if (!dw_bytes_read)
- return -EBADF;
-
- return dw_bytes_read / size;
- }
-
- return -EINVAL;
-}
-
-static s32 cod_f_seek(struct file *filp, s32 offset, s32 origin)
-{
- loff_t dw_cur_pos;
-
- /* check for valid file handle */
- if (!filp)
- return -EFAULT;
-
- /* based on the origin flag, move the internal pointer */
- dw_cur_pos = filp->f_op->llseek(filp, offset, origin);
-
- if ((s32) dw_cur_pos < 0)
- return -EPERM;
-
- /* we can't use 0 here */
- return 0;
-}
-
-static s32 cod_f_tell(struct file *filp)
-{
- loff_t dw_cur_pos;
-
- if (!filp)
- return -EFAULT;
-
- /* Get current position */
- dw_cur_pos = filp->f_op->llseek(filp, 0, SEEK_CUR);
-
- if ((s32) dw_cur_pos < 0)
- return -EPERM;
-
- return dw_cur_pos;
-}
-
-/*
* ======== cod_close ========
*/
void cod_close(struct cod_libraryobj *lib)
@@ -238,11 +143,6 @@ int cod_create(struct cod_manager **mgr, char *str_zl_file,
zl_attrs.alloc = (dbll_alloc_fxn) no_op;
zl_attrs.free = (dbll_free_fxn) no_op;
- zl_attrs.fread = (dbll_read_fxn) cod_f_read;
- zl_attrs.fseek = (dbll_seek_fxn) cod_f_seek;
- zl_attrs.ftell = (dbll_tell_fxn) cod_f_tell;
- zl_attrs.fclose = (dbll_f_close_fxn) cod_f_close;
- zl_attrs.fopen = (dbll_f_open_fxn) cod_f_open;
zl_attrs.sym_lookup = NULL;
zl_attrs.base_image = true;
zl_attrs.log_write = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dbll.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dbll.c
index 878aa50..174883f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dbll.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dbll.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct dbll_library_obj {
void *dload_mod_obj;
char *file_name; /* COFF file name */
- void *fp; /* Opaque file handle */
+ struct dsp_fw *fp;
u32 entry; /* Entry point */
void *desc; /* desc of DOFF file loaded */
u32 open_ref; /* Number of times opened */
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ struct dbll_symbol {
static void dof_close(struct dbll_library_obj *zl_lib);
static int dof_open(struct dbll_library_obj *zl_lib);
+static u32 dof_get_posn(struct dsp_fw *fw);
+static int dof_set_posn(struct dsp_fw *fw, u32 pos);
static s32 no_op(struct dynamic_loader_initialize *thisptr, void *bufr,
ldr_addr locn, struct ldr_section_info *info,
unsigned bytsize);
@@ -397,9 +399,7 @@ int dbll_get_sect(struct dbll_library_obj *lib, char *name, u32 *paddr,
opened_doff = true;
} else {
- (*(zl_lib->target_obj->attrs.fseek)) (zl_lib->fp,
- zl_lib->ul_pos,
- SEEK_SET);
+ dof_set_posn(zl_lib->fp, zl_lib->ul_pos);
}
} else {
status = -EFAULT;
@@ -522,12 +522,9 @@ int dbll_load(struct dbll_library_obj *lib, dbll_flags flags,
}
if (!status) {
- zl_lib->ul_pos = (*(zl_lib->target_obj->attrs.ftell))
- (zl_lib->fp);
- /* Reset file cursor */
- (*(zl_lib->target_obj->attrs.fseek)) (zl_lib->fp,
- (long)0,
- SEEK_SET);
+ zl_lib->ul_pos = dof_get_posn(zl_lib->fp);
+ /* Reset firmware position */
+ dof_set_posn(zl_lib->fp, 0);
symbols_reloaded = true;
/* The 5th argument, DLOAD_INITBSS, tells the DLL
* module to zero-init all BSS sections. In general,
@@ -592,7 +589,6 @@ int dbll_open(struct dbll_tar_obj *target, char *file, dbll_flags flags,
DBC_REQUIRE(refs > 0);
DBC_REQUIRE(zl_target);
- DBC_REQUIRE(zl_target->attrs.fopen != NULL);
DBC_REQUIRE(file != NULL);
DBC_REQUIRE(lib_obj != NULL);
@@ -661,8 +657,8 @@ int dbll_open(struct dbll_tar_obj *target, char *file, dbll_flags flags,
if (!status && zl_lib->fp == NULL)
status = dof_open(zl_lib);
- zl_lib->ul_pos = (*(zl_lib->target_obj->attrs.ftell)) (zl_lib->fp);
- (*(zl_lib->target_obj->attrs.fseek)) (zl_lib->fp, (long)0, SEEK_SET);
+ zl_lib->ul_pos = dof_get_posn(zl_lib->fp);
+ dof_set_posn(zl_lib->fp, 0);
/* Create a hash table for symbols if flag is set */
if (zl_lib->sym_tab != NULL || !(flags & DBLL_SYMB))
goto func_cont;
@@ -749,9 +745,7 @@ int dbll_read_sect(struct dbll_library_obj *lib, char *name,
opened_doff = true;
} else {
- (*(zl_lib->target_obj->attrs.fseek)) (zl_lib->fp,
- zl_lib->ul_pos,
- SEEK_SET);
+ dof_set_posn(zl_lib->fp, zl_lib->ul_pos);
}
} else {
status = -EFAULT;
@@ -869,9 +863,10 @@ static void dof_close(struct dbll_library_obj *zl_lib)
dload_module_close(zl_lib->desc);
zl_lib->desc = NULL;
}
- /* close file */
+
if (zl_lib->fp) {
- (zl_lib->target_obj->attrs.fclose) (zl_lib->fp);
+ release_firmware(zl_lib->fp->img);
+ kfree(zl_lib->fp);
zl_lib->fp = NULL;
}
}
@@ -881,30 +876,52 @@ static void dof_close(struct dbll_library_obj *zl_lib)
*/
static int dof_open(struct dbll_library_obj *zl_lib)
{
- void *open = *(zl_lib->target_obj->attrs.fopen);
- int status = 0;
+ int err;
+
+ if (zl_lib->fp || zl_lib->desc)
+ return -EBADF;
+
+ zl_lib->fp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dsp_fw), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!zl_lib->fp)
+ return -ENOMEM;
- /* First open the file for the dynamic loader, then open COF */
- zl_lib->fp =
- (void *)((dbll_f_open_fxn) (open)) (zl_lib->file_name, "rb");
+ err = request_firmware(&zl_lib->fp->img, zl_lib->file_name, bridge);
+ if (IS_ERR_VALUE(err)) {
+ kfree(zl_lib->fp);
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ zl_lib->fp->pos = zl_lib->fp->img->data;
/* Open DOFF module */
- if (zl_lib->fp && zl_lib->desc == NULL) {
- (*(zl_lib->target_obj->attrs.fseek)) (zl_lib->fp, (long)0,
- SEEK_SET);
- zl_lib->desc =
- dload_module_open(&zl_lib->stream.dl_stream,
- &zl_lib->symbol.dl_symbol);
- if (zl_lib->desc == NULL) {
- (zl_lib->target_obj->attrs.fclose) (zl_lib->fp);
- zl_lib->fp = NULL;
- status = -EBADF;
- }
- } else {
- status = -EBADF;
+ zl_lib->desc = dload_module_open(&zl_lib->stream.dl_stream,
+ &zl_lib->symbol.dl_symbol);
+ if (!zl_lib->desc) {
+ dof_close(zl_lib);
+ return -EBADF;
}
- return status;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static u32 dof_get_posn(struct dsp_fw *fw)
+{
+ /* check for valid file handle */
+ if (!fw || !fw->img)
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ return fw->pos - fw->img->data;
+}
+
+static int dof_set_posn(struct dsp_fw *fw, u32 pos)
+{
+ /* check for valid file handle */
+ if (!fw || !fw->img)
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ fw->pos = fw->img->data + pos;
+
+ return 0;
}
/*
@@ -978,18 +995,21 @@ static int dbll_read_buffer(struct dynamic_loader_stream *this, void *buffer,
{
struct dbll_stream *pstream = (struct dbll_stream *)this;
struct dbll_library_obj *lib;
- int bytes_read = 0;
DBC_REQUIRE(this != NULL);
lib = pstream->lib;
DBC_REQUIRE(lib);
- if (lib != NULL) {
- bytes_read =
- (*(lib->target_obj->attrs.fread)) (buffer, 1, bufsize,
- lib->fp);
- }
- return bytes_read;
+ if (!lib || !lib->fp)
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ if (!buffer || bufsize <= 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ memcpy(buffer, lib->fp->pos, bufsize);
+ lib->fp->pos += bufsize;
+
+ return bufsize;
}
/*
@@ -1006,10 +1026,8 @@ static int dbll_set_file_posn(struct dynamic_loader_stream *this,
lib = pstream->lib;
DBC_REQUIRE(lib);
- if (lib != NULL) {
- status = (*(lib->target_obj->attrs.fseek)) (lib->fp, (long)pos,
- SEEK_SET);
- }
+ if (lib)
+ status = dof_set_posn(lib->fp, pos);
return status;
}
--
1.7.1
On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 12:09:06AM -0600, Omar Ramirez Luna wrote:
> Instead use request_firmware and friends to get a valid firmware
> image.
>
> Right now the image is supplied dynamically through udev and the
> following rule:
>
> KERNEL=="omap-dsp", SUBSYSTEM=="firmware", ACTION=="add", \
> RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading; \
> cat $FIRMWARE > /sys/$DEVPATH/data; \
> echo 0 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading'"
Why do you need a custom firmware rule? Why doesn't the default
firmware loading rule that comes with udev work properly for you? What
are you needing different here that works properly for all other
drivers?
confused,
greg k-h
Hi,
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 12:09:06AM -0600, Omar Ramirez Luna wrote:
>> Instead use request_firmware and friends to get a valid firmware
>> image.
>>
>> Right now the image is supplied dynamically through udev and the
>> following rule:
>>
>> KERNEL=="omap-dsp", SUBSYSTEM=="firmware", ACTION=="add", ? ? \
>> ? ? ? RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading; ? ? ? \
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? cat $FIRMWARE > /sys/$DEVPATH/data; ? ? ? ? ? ? \
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? echo 0 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading'"
>
> Why do you need a custom firmware rule?
It was meant as an example, when I compiled my minimal file system it
didn't supply the firmware.sh script nor created /lib/firmware... I
thought that not everybody would have the firmware.sh, so I just
provided a sample rule.
> ?Why doesn't the default firmware loading rule that comes with udev work properly for you?
> What are you needing different here that works properly for all other drivers?
firmware.sh under /lib/udev/ and dsp binaries installed under
/lib/firmware/, my rule is the brute version of firmware.sh so nothing
different in the script.
Probably the only change would be to supply the firmware name only, as
of now the insmod parameter requires the entire path, e.g.:
insmod bridgedriver.ko base_img=/lib/dsp/baseimage.dof
if using firmware.sh and placing firmware files under /lib/firmware/, then
insmod bridgedriver.ko base_img=baseimage.dof
Should be enough.
Regards,
Omar
On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 05:02:20PM -0600, Ramirez Luna, Omar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 12:09:06AM -0600, Omar Ramirez Luna wrote:
> >> Instead use request_firmware and friends to get a valid firmware
> >> image.
> >>
> >> Right now the image is supplied dynamically through udev and the
> >> following rule:
> >>
> >> KERNEL=="omap-dsp", SUBSYSTEM=="firmware", ACTION=="add", ? ? \
> >> ? ? ? RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading; ? ? ? \
> >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? cat $FIRMWARE > /sys/$DEVPATH/data; ? ? ? ? ? ? \
> >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? echo 0 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading'"
> >
> > Why do you need a custom firmware rule?
>
> It was meant as an example, when I compiled my minimal file system it
> didn't supply the firmware.sh script nor created /lib/firmware... I
> thought that not everybody would have the firmware.sh, so I just
> provided a sample rule.
So, can I remove this from the changelog comment, as it's not really
needed at all?
> > ?Why doesn't the default firmware loading rule that comes with udev work properly for you?
> > What are you needing different here that works properly for all other drivers?
>
> firmware.sh under /lib/udev/ and dsp binaries installed under
> /lib/firmware/, my rule is the brute version of firmware.sh so nothing
> different in the script.
>
> Probably the only change would be to supply the firmware name only, as
> of now the insmod parameter requires the entire path, e.g.:
>
> insmod bridgedriver.ko base_img=/lib/dsp/baseimage.dof
>
> if using firmware.sh and placing firmware files under /lib/firmware/, then
>
> insmod bridgedriver.ko base_img=baseimage.dof
Ick, why use a module parameter name at all? Why is this "special" and
different from all other firmware users? They don't have to manually
specify a file name, the driver does that.
Please fix up the patch to not require a module parameter, distros hate
them, and users hate them even more.
thanks,
greg k-h
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 05:02:20PM -0600, Ramirez Luna, Omar wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 12:09:06AM -0600, Omar Ramirez Luna wrote:
>> >> Instead use request_firmware and friends to get a valid firmware
>> >> image.
>> >>
>> >> Right now the image is supplied dynamically through udev and the
>> >> following rule:
>> >>
>> >> KERNEL=="omap-dsp", SUBSYSTEM=="firmware", ACTION=="add", ? ? \
>> >> ? ? ? RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading; ? ? ? \
>> >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? cat $FIRMWARE > /sys/$DEVPATH/data; ? ? ? ? ? ? \
>> >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? echo 0 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading'"
>> >
>> > Why do you need a custom firmware rule?
>>
>> It was meant as an example, when I compiled my minimal file system it
>> didn't supply the firmware.sh script nor created /lib/firmware... I
>> thought that not everybody would have the firmware.sh, so I just
>> provided a sample rule.
>
> So, can I remove this from the changelog comment, as it's not really
> needed at all?
Yes it can be removed.
BTW, I don't expect this pushed through staging yet, I need to include
it to my branch first and then I'll send a pull request with the pile
of patches. Sorry for the misunderstanding and thanks for the review.
>> insmod bridgedriver.ko base_img=baseimage.dof
>
> Ick, why use a module parameter name at all? ?Why is this "special" and
> different from all other firmware users? ?They don't have to manually
> specify a file name, the driver does that.
The thing is that there are N number of firmwares, e.g.:
There is the official and usable firmware to play with multimedia
"baseimage.dof"
But there are also minimal firmwares to just ping or swap buffers with
the dsp, when you just want to play around with basic features.
> Please fix up the patch to not require a module parameter, distros hate
> them, and users hate them even more.
The driver is the one requiring the parameter (it was already this
way), this patch doesn't introduce any parameter. I'll check what can
be done and if nobody rejects I'll use the baseimage.dof as firmware
by default.
Regards,
Omar
On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 05:32:50PM -0600, Ramirez Luna, Omar wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 05:02:20PM -0600, Ramirez Luna, Omar wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 12:09:06AM -0600, Omar Ramirez Luna wrote:
> >> >> Instead use request_firmware and friends to get a valid firmware
> >> >> image.
> >> >>
> >> >> Right now the image is supplied dynamically through udev and the
> >> >> following rule:
> >> >>
> >> >> KERNEL=="omap-dsp", SUBSYSTEM=="firmware", ACTION=="add", ? ? \
> >> >> ? ? ? RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading; ? ? ? \
> >> >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? cat $FIRMWARE > /sys/$DEVPATH/data; ? ? ? ? ? ? \
> >> >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? echo 0 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading'"
> >> >
> >> > Why do you need a custom firmware rule?
> >>
> >> It was meant as an example, when I compiled my minimal file system it
> >> didn't supply the firmware.sh script nor created /lib/firmware... I
> >> thought that not everybody would have the firmware.sh, so I just
> >> provided a sample rule.
> >
> > So, can I remove this from the changelog comment, as it's not really
> > needed at all?
>
> Yes it can be removed.
>
> BTW, I don't expect this pushed through staging yet, I need to include
> it to my branch first and then I'll send a pull request with the pile
> of patches. Sorry for the misunderstanding and thanks for the review.
Well, don't send me patches you don't want me to apply without a big "DO
NOT APPLY" in them, otherwise I might try to :)
> >> insmod bridgedriver.ko base_img=baseimage.dof
> >
> > Ick, why use a module parameter name at all? ?Why is this "special" and
> > different from all other firmware users? ?They don't have to manually
> > specify a file name, the driver does that.
>
> The thing is that there are N number of firmwares, e.g.:
>
> There is the official and usable firmware to play with multimedia
> "baseimage.dof"
>
> But there are also minimal firmwares to just ping or swap buffers with
> the dsp, when you just want to play around with basic features.
Then mess with the firmware symlink in userspace, don't have the driver
have to worry about it.
> > Please fix up the patch to not require a module parameter, distros hate
> > them, and users hate them even more.
>
> The driver is the one requiring the parameter (it was already this
> way), this patch doesn't introduce any parameter. I'll check what can
> be done and if nobody rejects I'll use the baseimage.dof as firmware
> by default.
That would be good. Again, you can put whatever firmware image you want
in that location if you wish to use different ones. That is for
userspace to do, not have the kernel worry about.
thanks,
greg k-h
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote:
>> BTW, I don't expect this pushed through staging yet, I need to include
>> it to my branch first and then I'll send a pull request with the pile
>> of patches. Sorry for the misunderstanding and thanks for the review.
>
> Well, don't send me patches you don't want me to apply without a big "DO
> NOT APPLY" in them, otherwise I might try to :)
Will do.
> Then mess with the firmware symlink in userspace, don't have the driver
> have to worry about it.
Ok, agree.
> That would be good. ?Again, you can put whatever firmware image you want
> in that location if you wish to use different ones. ?That is for
> userspace to do, not have the kernel worry about.
Agree.
Regards,
Omar