Dear Alex, we have submit a new patch to linux-firmware, and update WHENCE file. please kindly help to review it. Thanks Best Regards On Wed, 2020-02-26 at 13:45 +0900, Alexandre Courbot wrote: > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 1:20 PM gtk_ruiwang <gtk_ruiwang@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Dear Alex, > > > > Do you mean to create two symbolic link? > > > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 gtk_ruiwang gtk_ruiwang 25 Feb 26 11:52 vpu_d.bin -> > > mediatek/mt8173/vpu_d.bin > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 gtk_ruiwang gtk_ruiwang 25 Feb 26 11:52 vpu_p.bin -> > > mediatek/mt8173/vpu_p.bin > > Yes, otherwise older kernels will become unable to use the firmware. I > don't know whether these are supposed to stay forever or whether we > can remove them after a while... presumably the former. > > Also the WHENCE file should probably be updated to list the new files. > > > > > we create them at the linux-firmware root folder. > > > > Thanks > > Best Regards > > > > On Wed, 2020-02-26 at 12:41 +0900, Alexandre Courbot wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 12:38 PM <gtk_ruiwang@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > From: gtk_ruiwang <gtk_ruiwang@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > Currently vpu_d.bin and vpu_p.bin are at the root of > > > > linux-firmware git tree, it's not appropriate so we move > > > > them to subfolder mediatek/mt8173 > > > > > > > > Release Version: 1.1.4 > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Rui Wang <gtk_ruiwang@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > --- > > > > vpu_d.bin => mediatek/mt8173/vpu_d.bin | Bin > > > > vpu_p.bin => mediatek/mt8173/vpu_p.bin | Bin > > > > 2 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > > > rename vpu_d.bin => mediatek/mt8173/vpu_d.bin (100%) > > > > rename vpu_p.bin => mediatek/mt8173/vpu_p.bin (100%) > > > > > > This is nice as it removes some stuff from the root, but for > > > compatibility with older kernels that don't know about the new path > > > shouldn't we at least temporarily create a symbolic link between the > > > old location and the new one? > >
