linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] brcmfmac: Add support for BCM43596 PCIe Wi-Fi

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Message-ID: <bc89eb13-2088-c6d9-f7c5-0ef7fdb56101@broadcom.com>
Date:   Wed, 7 Dec 2022 12:10:38 +0100
From:   Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>
To:     Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Arend Van Spriel <aspriel@...il.com>
Cc:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        Alvin Šipraga <ALSI@...g-olufsen.dk>,
        Hector Martin <marcan@...can.st>,
        "martin.botka@...ainline.org" <martin.botka@...ainline.org>,
        "angelogioacchino.delregno@...ainline.org" 
        <angelogioacchino.delregno@...ainline.org>,
        "marijn.suijten@...ainline.org" <marijn.suijten@...ainline.org>,
        "jamipkettunen@...ainline.org" <jamipkettunen@...ainline.org>,
        Franky Lin <franky.lin@...adcom.com>,
        Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@...adcom.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>,
        "Zhao, Jiaqing" <jiaqing.zhao@...el.com>,
        "Russell King (Oracle)" <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
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        <brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com>,
        "SHA-cyfmac-dev-list@...ineon.com" <SHA-cyfmac-dev-list@...ineon.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, phone-devel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] brcmfmac: Add support for BCM43596 PCIe Wi-Fi

On 12/7/2022 9:57 AM, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
> 
> 
> On 07/12/2022 00:37, Linus Walleij wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 10:59 AM Konrad Dybcio 
>> <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, it does seem to work just fine! The kernel now looks for
>>> brcm/brcmfmac4359c-pcie.sony,kagura-row.bin as we would expect.
>>
>> So the Sony kagura needs a special brcmfmac firmware like so many
>> other mobile phones. There are a few Samsungs with custom firmware
>> as well.
> FWIW, Sony did a great job and agreed to license calibration files under 
> CC0-1.0 [1] and the firmwares itself [2] have a Broadcom license 
> attached to it.
The Broadcom license in [2] is probably not appropriate (have not 
checked it) and I would like to avoid having multiple license files in 
linux-firmware for Broadcom firmwares.

Regards,
Arend

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