++ Pushkar, Pete, Amit, Pankaj in CC Hi Francesco, I am not responsible for mwifiex or wifi firmware aspects, but I have forwarded this query internally within NXP and added few stakeholders in CC who can comment in this regards. Thanks, Neeraj > > > Hello David, hello Neeraj > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 05, 2024 at 05:47:09PM +0200, Andreas Kemnade wrote: > > > > But that is all legalese and I am not a lawyer... Best is of > > > > course something officially added from NXP. No idea if it can be > > > > done otherwise. How to make NXP add something? > > > > > > Would it be possible for you to get these firmware files added to > > > the official linux-firmware git repo? > > > > > > I am not using sd8987 myself, from what I read in the thread > > > probably some file name would need to be corrected (I would say in the > mwifiex driver). > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Francesco > > > > I am not responsible for firmware release. > > > > You can get updated firmware from > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub. > com%2Fnxp-imx%2Fimx- > firmware%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cneeraj.sanjaykale%40nxp.com%7Cf6a593f3 > 0cbd4db4c25708dc8ab2e6c3%7C686ea1d3bc2b4c6fa92cd99c5c301635%7C0 > %7C0%7C638537748179838808%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC > 4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C40000 > %7C%7C%7C&sdata=3VpeUrG20NMjgFHNaN32m11zeyBobUX%2BBoeipSEUnz > s%3D&reserved=0. > > > > Normally the firmware will be merged to NXP Yocto project. > > > yes, I think most of us are aware of this. > So what is the problem: E.g. I have bought a new device, ported a linux distro > to it, ok, for my personal use, I can just download the firmware from > mentioned link. So now I want to pave the road for others so that wifi "just > works" So the question is about redistributing the firmware: > > Citing License: > "(b) to copy and distribute as needed, solely in connection with an > Authorized System and for use in combination with a NXP Product, non- > confidential NXP information provided as part of the Licensed Software for the > purpose of maintaining and supporting Authorized Systems with which the > Licensed Software is integrated." > > to me it looks like the firmware might not allowed to be part of a linux > distribution if that linux distribution is not just for one device. > So an official permission to do so is really helpful. The most clearest thing > would be an addition of the files to the official linux firmware repo > (git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git) > by some NXP people. >
