On 04/20/2016 11:11 PM, Christian Lamparter wrote: > On Wednesday, April 20, 2016 10:59:44 AM Kalle Valo wrote: >> Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >>> On Monday, April 18, 2016 07:42:05 PM Kalle Valo wrote: >>>> Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >>>> >>>>> On Monday, April 18, 2016 06:45:09 PM Kalle Valo wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Why even mention anything about a "special firmware" as the firmware is >>>>>> already available from linux-firmware.git? >>>>> >>>>> Yes and no. 1.9.6 is in linux-firmware.git. I've tried to add 1.9.9 too >>>>> but that failed. >>>>> <http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/114639> >>>> >>>> Rick's comment makes sense to me, better just to provide the latest >>>> version. No need to unnecessary confuse the users. And if someone really >>>> wants to use an older version that she can retrieve it from the git >>>> history. >>> >>> Part of the fun here is that firmware is GPLv2. The linux-firmware.git has >>> to point to or add the firmware source to their tree. They have added every >>> single source file to it.... instead of "packaging" it in a tar.bz2/gz/xz >>> like you normally do for release sources. >>> >>> If you want to read more about it: >>> <http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg101868.html> >> >> Yeah, that's more work. I get that. But I'm still not understanding >> what's the actual problem which prevents us from updating carl9170 >> firmware in linux-firmware. > I'm not sure, but why not ask? I've added the cc'ed Linux Firmware > Maintainers. So for those people reading the fw list: > > What would it take to update the carl9170-1.fw firmware file in your > repository to the latest version? > > Who has to sent the firmware update. Does it have to be the person who > sent the first request? (Xose)? The maintainer of the firmware (me)? > someone from Qualcomm Atheros? Or someone else (specific)? (the > firmware is licensed as GPLv2 - in theory anyone should be able to > do that) > > How should the firmware source update be handled? Currently the latest > .tar.xz of the firmware has ~130kb. The formated patches from 1.9.6 to > latest are about ~100kb (182 individual patches). > > How does linux-firmware handle new binary firmware images and new > sources? What if carl9170fw-2.bin is added. Do we need another > source directory for this in the current tree then? Because > carl9170fw-1.bin will still be needed for backwards compatibility > so we basically need to duplicate parts of the source? > > Also, how's the situation with ath9k_htc? The 1.4.0 image contains > some GPLv2 code as well? So, why is there no source in the tree, but > just the link to it? Because, I would like to do basically the same > for carl9170fw and just add a link to the carl9170fw repository and > save everyone this source update "song and dance". Hi Ben, could you assist Christian ? -thanks- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
