linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] marvell: Fix firmware filenames for sd8977/sd8997 chipsets

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Date:   Wed, 3 Jun 2020 19:47:51 +0200
From:   Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
To:     Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>
Cc:     Ganapathi Bhat <ganapathi.bhat@....com>,
        Amitkumar Karwar <amitkarwar@...il.com>,
        Xinming Hu <huxinming820@...il.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        Marek Behún <marek.behun@....cz>,
        Bluez mailing list <linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        Hemantkumar Suthar <shemant@...vell.com>,
        Rakesh Parmar <rakeshp@...vell.com>,
        Zhaoyang Liu <liuzy@...vell.com>, Cathy Luo <cluo@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] marvell: Fix firmware filenames for sd8977/sd8997
 chipsets

Hi Pali,

> This patch series fixes mwifiex and btmrvl drivers to load firmware for sd8977
> and sd8997 chipsets from correct filename.
> 
> Both Marvell distribution package and linux-firmware repository [1] contain
> firmware for these chipsets in files sdsd8977_combo_v2.bin/sdsd8997_combo_v4.bin.
> 
> Linux drivers mwifiex and btmrvl try to load firmware for these chipsets from
> sd8977_uapsta.bin/sd8997_uapsta.bin files which obviously fails as these files
> do not exist neither in linux-firmware [1] nor in Marvell distribution packages.
> 
> So the result is that Marvell sd8977 and sd8997 chipsets via mainline kernel
> drivers (mwifiex and btmrvl) do not work out of box.
> 
> Each patch in this series fixes particular git commit which introduced usage
> of incorrect firmware filename. Also each patch contains Fixes: line for easier
> backporting to stable kernels.
> 
> mwifiex (1/4, 2/4) and btmrvl (3/4, 4/4) parts of this patch series can be
> applied separately via wireless and bluetooth trees. I'm sending all four
> patches in one patch series for easier review.
> 
> [1] - https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/mrvl
> 
> Pali Rohár (4):
>  mwifiex: Fix firmware filename for sd8977 chipset
>  mwifiex: Fix firmware filename for sd8997 chipset
>  btmrvl: Fix firmware filename for sd8977 chipset
>  btmrvl: Fix firmware filename for sd8997 chipset
> 
> drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c             | 8 ++++----
> drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.h | 4 ++--
> 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

all 4 patches have been applied to bluetooth-next tree.

Regards

Marcel