Re: [PATCH v10 04/10] gpu: nova-core: falcon: remove FalconFirmware's dependency on FalconDmaLoadable

From: Eliot Courtney

Date: Thu Mar 05 2026 - 20:46:13 EST


On Sun Mar 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM JST, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> Not all firmware is necessarily loaded by DMA. Remove the requirement
> for `FalconFirmware` to implement `FalconDmaLoadable`, and adapt
> `Falcon`'s methods constraints accordingly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
> index 9eb827477e5e..450431804e1c 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
> @@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ pub(crate) trait FalconDmaLoadable {
> /// Trait for a falcon firmware.
> ///
> /// A falcon firmware can be loaded on a given engine.
> -pub(crate) trait FalconFirmware: FalconDmaLoadable {
> +pub(crate) trait FalconFirmware {
> /// Engine on which this firmware is to be loaded.
> type Target: FalconEngine;
> }
> @@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ fn dma_wr(
> }
>
> /// Perform a DMA load into `IMEM` and `DMEM` of `fw`, and prepare the falcon to run it.
> - fn dma_load<F: FalconFirmware<Target = E>>(
> + fn dma_load<F: FalconFirmware<Target = E> + FalconDmaLoadable>(
> &self,
> dev: &Device<device::Bound>,
> bar: &Bar0,
> @@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ pub(crate) fn is_riscv_active(&self, bar: &Bar0) -> bool {
> }
>
> // Load a firmware image into Falcon memory
> - pub(crate) fn load<F: FalconFirmware<Target = E>>(
> + pub(crate) fn load<F: FalconFirmware<Target = E> + FalconDmaLoadable>(
> &self,
> dev: &Device<device::Bound>,
> bar: &Bar0,

Reviewed-by: Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@xxxxxxxxxx>