Re: [PATCH] remoteproc: qcom_q6v5_pas: Drop early_boot flag for Nord ADSP

From: Konrad Dybcio

Date: Thu Oct 01 2026 - 05:02:01 EST


On 9/30/26 4:07 AM, Shawn Guo wrote:
> Qualcomm NHLOS team changes XBL for Nord IOT/Embedded variant, leaving
> ADSP to be powered up by Linux remoteproc, so that Nord IQ10 Qualcomm
> Linux (QLI) behavior gets aligned with IQ8/9. Drop early_boot flag from
> Nord ADSP for that purpose.
>
> Signed-off-by: Shawn Guo <shengchao.guo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

What happens if this patch is absent?

When the early_boot path was first introduced I was really hoping
that this behavior could be made unconditional and Linux would
figure out if the rproc may be active by virtue of it sending
back signals or not, unfortunately that hasn't made it into the
tree..

Konrad