linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] firmware_loader: expand firmware error codes with up-to-date error

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Message-ID: <20251016145205.244gsevx5tdloiqy@pengutronix.de>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:52:05 +0200
From: Marco Felsch <m.felsch@...gutronix.de>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc: Russ Weight <russ.weight@...ux.dev>,
	Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Kamel Bouhara <kamel.bouhara@...tlin.com>,
	Marco Felsch <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...math.org>,
	Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] firmware_loader: expand firmware error codes with
 up-to-date error

Hi all,

On 25-09-20, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2025 at 03:29:33PM -0600, Russ Weight wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 07:26:36PM +0200, Marco Felsch wrote:
> > > Add FW_UPLOAD_ERR_DUPLICATE to allow drivers to inform the firmware_loader
> > > framework that the update is not required. This can be the case if the
> > > user provided firmware matches the current running firmware.
> > > 
> > > Sync lib/test_firmware.c accordingly.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Marco Felsch <m.felsch@...gutronix.de>
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Russ Weight <russ.weight@...ux.dev>
> 
> Does this mean I should merge this through input tree?

may I ask how this is planned to go further?

Regards,
  Marco

> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Dmitry