netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 5/5] net: tn40xx: register swnode and connect it to the mdiobus

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Message-Id: <20240913.234721.69069700051999903.fujita.tomonori@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 23:47:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@...il.com>
To: andrew@...n.ch
Cc: fujita.tomonori@...il.com, hfdevel@....net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 hkallweit1@...il.com, linux@...linux.org.uk, davem@...emloft.net,
 edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 5/5] net: tn40xx: register swnode and connect
 it to the mdiobus

On Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:46:06 +0200
Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:

>> > +#define AQR105_FIRMWARE "tehuti/aqr105-tn40xx.cld"
>> 
>> This firmware is for AQR PHY so aquantia directory is the better
>> place?
> 
> I don't know the correct answer to this. One thing to consider is how
> it gets packaged.
> 
> on my Debian system:
> 
> p   firmware-adi                                             - Binary firmware for Analog Devices Inc. DSL modem chips (dummmy pac
> i   firmware-amd-graphics                                    - Binary firmware for AMD/ATI graphics chips                         
> p   firmware-ast                                             - Binary firmware for ASpeed Technologies graphics chips             
> p   firmware-ath9k-htc                                       - firmware for AR7010 and AR9271 USB wireless adapters               
> p   firmware-ath9k-htc-dbgsym                                - QCA ath9k-htc Firmware ELF file                                    
> p   firmware-atheros                                         - Binary firmware for Qualcomm Atheros wireless cards                
> p   firmware-b43-installer                                   - firmware installer for the b43 driver                              
> p   firmware-b43legacy-installer                             - firmware installer for the b43legacy driver                        
> p   firmware-bnx2                                            - Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtremeII                           
> p   firmware-bnx2x                                           - Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb                     
> p   firmware-brcm80211                                       - Binary firmware for Broadcom/Cypress 802.11 wireless cards
> 
> It seems to get packaged by vendor. Given the mess aquantia firmware
> is, we are going to end up with lots of firmwares in firmware-aquantia
> which are never needed. If the firmware is placed into tehuti,
> installing firmware-tehuti gives you just what you need.

Understood. Looks like "tehuti" directory makes things easier if
firmware could be get packaged in the way. On my Ubuntu system, one
linux-firmware package installs many firmware.