linux-kernel - [PATCH] firmware_loader: EXTRA_FIRMWARE does not support compressed files

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Date:   Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:23:11 -0800
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] firmware_loader: EXTRA_FIRMWARE does not support compressed files

Document in the firmware loader Kconfig help text that firmware image
file compression is not supported for builtin EXTRA_FIRMWARE files so
that someone does not waste time trying that.

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
---
Yeah, I wasted some time trying to use an xz compressed file
as builtin EXTRA_FIRMWARE, so try to prevent someone else from
doing that.

 drivers/base/firmware_loader/Kconfig |    5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

--- linux-next-20220214.orig/drivers/base/firmware_loader/Kconfig
+++ linux-next-20220214/drivers/base/firmware_loader/Kconfig
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ config EXTRA_FIRMWARE
 	  image since it combines both GPL and non-GPL work. You should
 	  consult a lawyer of your own before distributing such an image.
 
+	  NOTE: Compressed files are not supported in EXTRA_FIRMWARE.
+
 config EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR
 	string "Firmware blobs root directory"
 	depends on EXTRA_FIRMWARE != ""
@@ -169,6 +171,9 @@ config FW_LOADER_COMPRESS
 	  be compressed with either none or crc32 integrity check type (pass
 	  "-C crc32" option to xz command).
 
+	  Compressed firmware support does not apply to firmware images
+	  that are built into the kernel image (CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE).
+
 config FW_CACHE
 	bool "Enable firmware caching during suspend"
 	depends on PM_SLEEP