linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] firmware: add offset to request_firmware_into

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Message-ID: <44282070-ddaf-3afb-9bdc-4751e3f197ac@broadcom.com>
Date:   Thu, 23 May 2019 22:01:38 -0700
From:   Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        David Brown <david.brown@...aro.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] firmware: add offset to request_firmware_into_buf


On 2019-05-23 9:54 a.m., Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 09:36:02AM -0700, Scott Branden wrote:
>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> On 2019-05-22 10:52 p.m., Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>> On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 07:51:12PM -0700, Scott Branden wrote:
>>>> Add offset to request_firmware_into_buf to allow for portions
>>>> of firmware file to be read into a buffer.  Necessary where firmware
>>>> needs to be loaded in portions from file in memory constrained systems.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>    drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h |  5 +++
>>>>    drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c     | 49 +++++++++++++++++--------
>>>>    include/linux/firmware.h                |  8 +++-
>>>>    3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>>> No new firmware test for this new option?  How do we know it even works?
>> I was unaware there are existing firmware tests.  Please let me know where
>> these tests exists and I can add a test for this new option.
> tools/testing/selftests/firmware/

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a test for the existing 
request_firmware_into_buf api.

Looks like it will be more work that I thought enhancing a test that 
doesn't exist.


>
>> We have tested this with a new driver in development which requires the
>> firmware file to be read in portions into memory.  I can add my tested-by
>> and others to the commit message if desired.
> I can't take new apis without an in-kernel user, you all know this...

OK, It will have to wait then as I was hoping to get this in before my 
leave.

But adding a selftest and upstreaming the necessary driver

won't be possible for a few months now.

>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

Thanks for explaining the requirements.


Scott