Hello, [...] > > > [...] > > > > About the firmware binary, please refer to the following patch > > > > descirption: > > > > PCI: rcar-gen4: Add support for r8a779g0 > > > > > > This quite a sad state of affairs, and usually would I oppose including > > > drivers that rely on closed proprietary firmware blobs to operate. That > > > said, Renesas is not really setting any precedent here, so we will live > > > with this. > > > > What are the existing similar situations? Just for curiosity, I'd > > like to know what precedent we are relying on here. > > Wolfram mentioned it on previous email thread [1]. > > [1] > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/53sfkav45djcaapqkzsps6ofsinf5lnxbhrjvgsevt3w6qcms6@e2vptwrj645q/ Another example could be the Marvell's (formerly Aquantia) "Atlantic" network cards family, which requires a custom firmware blob that wasn't readily or freely distributed. The firmware files were never added to the linux-firmware repository. ... unless things have changes since I looked some time ago. Krzysztof
