On Wed, 22 Mar 2023 at 07:54, Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/Notice.txt | 4094 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/board-2.bin | Bin 0 -> 524564 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/m3_fw.b00 | Bin 0 -> 148 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/m3_fw.b01 | Bin 0 -> 136 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/m3_fw.b02 | Bin 0 -> 262144 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/m3_fw.flist | 3 + > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/m3_fw.mdt | Bin 0 -> 284 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b00 | Bin 0 -> 532 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b01 | Bin 0 -> 520 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b02 | Bin 0 -> 7552 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b03 | Bin 0 -> 545008 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b04 | Bin 0 -> 86788 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b05 | Bin 0 -> 17776 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b07 | Bin 0 -> 1488 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b08 | Bin 0 -> 4096 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b09 | Bin 0 -> 2330624 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b10 | Bin 0 -> 269028 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b11 | Bin 0 -> 99436 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b13 | Bin 0 -> 7024 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.b14 | Bin 0 -> 1668 bytes > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.flist | 13 + > >> ath11k/IPQ5018/hw1.0/q6_fw.mdt | Bin 0 -> 1052 bytes > > > > For the past several years, the Qualcomm community has been shifting > > from the pack of .mdt+.bNN files to a single .mbn file as a main > > firmware file format. It reduces the back-and-forth between the kernel > > and userspace and also simplifies handling of these files. > > > > In-kernel mdt loader provides backwards compatibility, detecting the > > file type and using .mbn instead of .mdt one, retaining the name (or > > using symlink). > > > > Do you have any plans to also shift from .mdt to .mbn? > > I have not heard any such plans but I'll ask around. Would you mind > filing this to bugzilla as a feature request? Done, https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217235 > https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath11k/bugreport > > That way it's easier for me to track it. -- With best wishes Dmitry
