On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 10:59:39AM +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote: > > > > This is because that Renesas is not able to distribute the firmware freely. > > > > > > > Seriously? Are you saying that the user has to sign NDA to get this firmware? > > No, the user has to buy the SoC and will get the firmware with the > documentation. Renesas is not allowed to distribute the firmware to > non-users of the SoC. So, linux-firmware cannot be used, sadly. We all > wish it would be different. > Okay. I think this could be _one_ of the exceptions we have in the kernel, but I'll leave it up to Lorenzo/Krzysztof (PCIe controller maintainers) to make a call. - Mani -- மணிவண்ணன் சதாசிவம்