Re: [PATCH v3 30/30] gpu: nova-core: clarify the GPU firmware boot steps

From: Timur Tabi

Date: Sun Feb 08 2026 - 23:24:59 EST


On Sun, 2026-02-08 at 18:22 -0800, John Hubbard wrote:
> > > Looks like you accidentally deleted the "if mbox0 != 0" test.
> > >
> >
> > OK, I've added it back in for the next version:
> > ...
>
> ah, *correction*, I spoke too quickly. The reason I removed any
> such checks at some point is that they are wrong. This mailbox
> contains the libos address after boot, not an error code.
>
> Open RM also does not check.

Hmmm.... I guess I'm reading the code wrong, but my understanding is that if mbox0 still
contains the libos address, then it means that the firmware didn't boot at all.

I will double-check.