Brian Norris <briannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 2:38 AM Pkshih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: kvalo=codeaurora.org@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > [mailto:kvalo=codeaurora.org@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >> > Behalf Of Kalle Valo > >> > It can create confusion to the users if during review we make changes >> > how firmware files are handled. Some drivers have windows style .ini >> > files which are not ok in an upstream driver, there could be changes in >> > the file format etc. > > Sure, good point. I figured if there's no driver merged anywhere > upstream, people (e.g., me) are taking their own life in their hands > trying to utilize arbitrary versions from the mailing list. But I > could see why you still don't want the potential mismatch. > >> > But I have no strong opinion here, my main motivation is just to try to >> > keep things simple for maintaining the "interface" between >> > linux-firmware and kernel wireless drivers. My preference is that the >> > firmware files are ready for submission when a new driver is submitted >> > for review, but the firmware files are submitted only after the driver >> > is accepted. > > Ack, that's definitely important to me. The first versions had no > publicly posted firmware, and at least one person (not me at the time) > asked for it. My extension of that is that I don't want to > _discourage_ vendors posting their firmware to public repos :) Yeah, I don't want to discourage posting either. It's just that we don't want to do it too early nor too late, which doesn't make it easy for submitters :) -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
