linux-kernel - Re: [FIRMWARE] Regression on rtw89/rtw8852b

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Message-ID: <9a174e48-5cd6-535f-4f01-4e81398e772f@leemhuis.info>
Date:   Sat, 18 Mar 2023 09:04:40 +0100
From:   "Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis)" 
        <regressions@...mhuis.info>
To:     Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>, Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>
Cc:     linux-firmware@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [FIRMWARE] Regression on rtw89/rtw8852b_fw.bin by the latest
 update


On 18.03.23 08:43, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> 
> we've received a regression report on openSUSE Tumbleweed about the
> Realtek WiFi, and the culprit was spotted to be the latest firmware
> update of rtw89/rtw8852b_fw.bin.  The former working linux-firmware
> tree was at the commit 5c11a3742947, while broken at 5bc279fb161d.
> 
> The details are found in:
>   https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209449
> 
> Could you check the problem?
> (Or feel free to join to the bugzilla entry above.)

FWIW, I already CCed Josh on the following bug yesterday in a comment
where I suggested the updated firmware should be reverted:

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217207

But it's likely a good idea to write a normal mail, so thx for that!

FWIW, the issue is also discussed here:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/df1ce994-3368-a57e-7078-8bdcccf4a1fd@gmail.com/#t

Ciao, Thorsten (wearing his 'the Linux kernel's regression tracker' hat)
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