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Message-ID: <1e4d4dbf-0288-4155-8149-c233aa8c3a9d@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 09:12:08 +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 04/03/2025 09:11, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> 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


Actually you have changelog per patch but this information is missing
there as well.

> cannot be taken by respective maintainers directly and you *MUST*
> clearly express it.
> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
> 


Best regards,
Krzysztof