> Le 17 déc. 2021 à 13:06, Robert Marko <robimarko@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > > On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 at 15:07, Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Isn't the only user of this the non-upstreamable rb_hardconfig >> mikrotik platform driver? The driver could be upstreamed if desirable. Yet I think it’s quite orthogonal to having the possibility to dynamically load a different BDF via API 1 for each available radio, which before this patch couldn’t be done and is necessary for this particular hardware. >> So, in your case the devices in question >> needs to setup a detour through the userspace firmware (helper+scripts) >> to pull on the sysfs of that mikrotik platform driver? Wouldn't it >> be possible to do this more directly? > > Yes, its the sole current user as its the only vendor shipping the BDF > as part of the > factory data and not like a userspace blob. > > I don't see how can it be more direct, its the same setup as when > getting pre-cal > data for most devices currently. Indeed, not sure how it could be more direct than it already is. I’m open to suggestions though. > I am adding Thibaut who is the author of the platform driver. Best, Thibaut
