linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] Firmware loader support for ZSTD-compressed files

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Message-ID: <YmJQHXNeeIb5X79F@kroah.com>
Date:   Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:50:05 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
Cc:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Russ Weight <russell.h.weight@...el.com>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Nick Terrell <terrelln@...com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] Firmware loader support for ZSTD-compressed files

On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 08:38:07AM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:48:05 +0200,
> Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 05:29:03PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > this is a revised patch set for RFC I posted some time ago (*).
> > > Since the ZSTD usage became much more popular now, it makes sense to
> > > have the consistent (de)compression support in the kernel, also for
> > > the firmware files.  This patch set adds the support for ZSTD-
> > > compressed firmware files as well as the extension of selftests, in
> > > addition to a couple of relevant fixes in selftests.
> > > 
> > > (*) https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210127154939.13288-1-tiwai@suse.de
> > 
> > Russ had posted a set of patches which this likely needs to be
> > rebased on top of. Russ however has to address one kernel splat
> > found by 0day, so I'd expect a new set and then perhaps this can
> > be based on that?
> 
> Sure, it should be fine, as the code change there is quite minimal.
> Let me know if the base branch becomes ready.

Your patches came in before Russ's, so I'll queue them up now first.

thanks,

greg k-h