netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] soc: qcom: aoss: Add debugfs interface for sending messages

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Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2023 19:11:33 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Bjorn Andersson <quic_bjorande@...cinc.com>
Cc: Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
	Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
	Chris Lew <quic_clew@...cinc.com>, Alex Elder <elder@...nel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
	Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-remoteproc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] soc: qcom: aoss: Add debugfs interface for
 sending messages

> As mentioned in the cover letter, I do recognize your concern here. I
> don't see it as a realistic way to work around the kernel for reasons of
> being proprietary - given that we don't have debugfs mounted in the vast
> majority of product.

Look around. How many drivers do you see which allow passing binary
blobs to firmware?

      Andrew