Re: [PATCH 01/12] soc: qcom: add firmware name helper

[Kalle Valo]

Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, 21 May 2024 at 12:52, <neil.armstrong@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On 21/05/2024 11:45, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
>> > Qualcomm platforms have different sets of the firmware files, which
>> > differ from platform to platform (and from board to board, due to the
>> > embedded signatures). Rather than listing all the firmware files,
>> > including full paths, in the DT, provide a way to determine firmware
>> > path based on the root DT node compatible.
>>
>> Ok this looks quite over-engineered but necessary to handle the legacy,
>> but I really think we should add a way to look for a board-specific path
>> first and fallback to those SoC specific paths.
>
> Again, CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER => delays.

To me this also looks like very over-engineered, can you elaborate more
why this is needed? Concrete examples would help to understand better.

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