linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/12] remoteproc: qcom_q6v5

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Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 12:40:21 -0700
From: Bjorn Andersson <quic_bjorande@...cinc.com>
To: <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>
CC: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson
	<andersson@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
        Loic
 Poulain <loic.poulain@...aro.org>, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        Mathieu
 Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
        Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>, <wcn36xx@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-remoteproc@...r.kernel.org>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, Arnd
 Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/12] remoteproc: qcom_q6v5_pas: switch to mbn files by
 default

On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 11:49:42AM +0200, neil.armstrong@...aro.org wrote:
> On 21/05/2024 11:45, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> > We have been pushing userspace to use mbn files by default for ages.
> > As a preparation for making the firmware-name optional, make the driver
> > use .mbn instead of .mdt files by default.
> 
> I think we should have a mechanism to fallback to .mdt since downstream
> uses split mdt on the devices filesystem.
> 

Let's ignore and continue to move away from the split .mdt files.

Combining split files is trivial and removes a class of problems where
people mix and match their parts. (And worst case you can rename/symlink
your downstream firmware to match the requested filename)

Regards,
Bjorn