netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/2] net: mwifiex: add support for the SD8777 chipset

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Message-ID: <ZUQN4Ua8byy-Fsy8@google.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2023 14:00:17 -0700
From: Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
To: Karel Balej <balejk@...fyz.cz>
Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org,
	Duje Mihanović <duje.mihanovic@...le.hr>,
	~postmarketos/upstreaming@...ts.sr.ht, phone-devel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] net: mwifiex: add support for the SD8777 chipset

On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 12:08:15PM +0100, Karel Balej wrote:
> The driver requires proprietary firmware which is not yet part of
> linux-firmware, but it is packaged in postmarketOS.

You gotta get that done:

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches#new_driver

"have firmware images submitted for linux-firmware with an acceptable
license allowing redistribution"

We can't have a driver requesting a mrvl/sd8777_uapsta.bin firmware that
isn't available for anyone [1].

Until that's done, NAK.

[1] I think you might be referring to this:
https://github.com/xcover3/android_vendor_samsung_xcover3lte/commit/6e324b43b32dc607327d89148dd5d83a14429ee6

But I don't see any license info, so I don't think that's going to be
appropriate for linux-firmware.