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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 09:11:00 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Viken Dadhaniya <quic_vdadhani@...cinc.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/9] Add support to load QUP SE firmware from

On Mon, Mar 03, 2025 at 06:13:40PM +0530, Viken Dadhaniya wrote:
> In Qualcomm SoCs, firmware loading for Serial Engines (SE) in the QUP
> hardware has traditionally been managed by TrustZone (TZ). This setup
> handled Serial Engines(SE) assignments and access control permissions,
> ensuring a high level of security but limiting flexibility and
> accessibility.


The most important part of cover letter (or patch changelog - not
present either) is to explain dependencies and merging stratgy. This
cannot be taken by respective maintainers directly and you *MUST*
clearly express it.

Best regards,
Krzysztof