linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: use separate firmware for 43430 revision 2

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Message-ID: <d1bac6c3-aa52-5d76-1f2a-4af9edef71c5@broadcom.com>
Date:   Mon, 10 May 2021 10:06:19 +0200
From:   Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>
To:     Mikhail Rudenko <mike.rudenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Arend van Spriel <aspriel@...il.com>,
        Franky Lin <franky.lin@...adcom.com>,
        Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@...adcom.com>,
        Chi-hsien Lin <chi-hsien.lin@...ineon.com>,
        Wright Feng <wright.feng@...ineon.com>,
        Chung-hsien Hsu <chung-hsien.hsu@...ineon.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@...il.com>,
        Double Lo <double.lo@...ress.com>,
        Remi Depommier <rde@...rix.com>,
        Amar Shankar <amsr@...ress.com>,
        Saravanan Shanmugham <saravanan.shanmugham@...ress.com>,
        Frank Kao <frank.kao@...ress.com>,
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        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: use separate firmware for 43430 revision 2

On 5/10/2021 1:30 AM, Mikhail Rudenko wrote:
> A separate firmware is needed for Broadcom 43430 revision 2.  This
> chip can be found in e.g. certain revisions of Ampak AP6212 wireless
> IC. Original firmware file from IC vendor is named
> 'fw_bcm43436b0.bin', but brcmfmac and also btbcm drivers report chip

That is bad naming. There already is a 43436 USB device.

> id 43430, so requested firmware file name is
> 'brcmfmac43430b0-sdio.bin' in line with other 43430 revisions.

As always there is the question about who will be publishing this 
particular firmware file to linux-firmware.

Regards,
Arend