linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] soc: qcom: aoss: Add debugfs interface for sending messages

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Message-ID: <6ea7796f-9d31-49a5-849e-3a52d35e26ea@lunn.ch>
Date:   Sat, 12 Aug 2023 19:11:33 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Bjorn Andersson <quic_bjorande@...cinc.com>
Cc:     Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
        Chris Lew <quic_clew@...cinc.com>,
        Alex Elder <elder@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-remoteproc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] soc: qcom: aoss: Add debugfs interface for
 sending messages

> As mentioned in the cover letter, I do recognize your concern here. I
> don't see it as a realistic way to work around the kernel for reasons of
> being proprietary - given that we don't have debugfs mounted in the vast
> majority of product.

Look around. How many drivers do you see which allow passing binary
blobs to firmware?

      Andrew