linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/9] remoteproc: qcom_q6v5

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Message-ID: <fc06077a-70ae-4b00-836a-4be3712a30e0@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 09:30:31 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me@...il.com>
Cc: andersson@...nel.org, krzk+dt@...nel.org, mturquette@...libre.com,
 linux-remoteproc@...r.kernel.org, mathieu.poirier@...aro.org,
 robh@...nel.org, conor+dt@...nel.org, konradybcio@...nel.org,
 sboyd@...nel.org, p.zabel@...gutronix.de, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
 devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-clk@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/9] remoteproc: qcom_q6v5_wcss: add native ipq9574
 support

On 09/01/2026 09:29, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 10:33:35PM -0600, Alexandru Gagniuc wrote:
>> Support loading remoteproc firmware on IPQ9574 with the qcom_q6v5_wcss
>> driver. This firmware is usually used to run ath11k firmware and enable
>> wifi with chips such as QCN5024.
>>
>> When submitting v1, I learned that the firmware can also be loaded by
>> the trustzone firmware. Since TZ is not shipped with the kernel, it
>> makes sense to have the option of a native init sequence, as not all
>> devices come with the latest TZ firmware.
>>
>> Qualcomm tries to assure us that the TZ firmware will always do the
>> right thing (TM), but I am not fully convinced, and believe there is
>> justification for a native remoteproc loader. Besides, this series
>> has improvements to the existing code.
>>
>> Changes since v1:
>>  - Improve bindings following review feedback
> 
> This is not specific enough.

I saw now detailed changelogs in individual patches, so it's fine.

> 
> With such vague changelog you could at least make it easy for us to
> compare with older version, but not:
> 
> $ b4 diff '20260109043352.3072933-1-mr.nuke.me@...il.com'
> Grabbing thread from lore.kernel.org/all/20260109043352.3072933-1-mr.nuke.me@...il.com/t.mbox.gz
> Checking for older revisions
> Grabbing search results from lore.kernel.org
> Nothing matching that query.
> ---
> Analyzing 10 messages in the thread
> Could not find lower series to compare against.



Best regards,
Krzysztof