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Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: v88 firmware files for rtl8192cu
To:     Reto Schneider <code@reto-schneider.ch>, dwmw2@infradead.org,
        ben@decadent.org.uk
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From:   Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
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Date:   Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:00:32 -0500
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On 3/19/20 9:52 PM, Reto Schneider wrote:
> The vendor driver rtl8188C_8192C_usb_linux_v4.0.9_25039.20171107
> includes new firmware files. These were extracted from data statements
> in that driver to form these files.
> 
> Source:
>   File: driver/hal/rtl8192c/usb/Hal8192CUHWImg.c
>   Variables (CONFIG_BT_COEXISTENCE not set):
>   - Rtl8192CUFwTSMCImgArray
>   - Rtl8192CUFwUMCACutImgArray
>   - Rtl8192CUFwUMCBCutImgArray
> 
> Please note: I am unsure about the relevance of rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin
> and if and where from this one should be updated.

New firmware should be sent to linux-firmware@kernel.org, not linux-wireless. 
The material in the first section of this E-mail regarding the derivation of the 
new firmware should be added to WHENCE in the linux-firmware directory when you 
git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware

File rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin is loaded only when the initial firmware file is 
missing or cannot be obtained for some reason. Ideally, it is never used, thus 
you can skip updating it.

Larry