[PATCH] ALSA: hda: cs35l56: Fail if wmfw file is missing

From: Richard Fitzgerald

Date: Thu Jul 09 2026 - 12:13:06 EST


Fail cs35l56_hda_fw_load() and log an error if it didn't find a wmfw file
and the BIOS didn't patch the firmware already. Also remove a section of
code from cs35l56_hda_request_firmware_files() that attempted to find a
.bin if a .wmfw was not found.

The CS35L56 ROM can only provide default audio in SoundWire mode. A wmfw
is needed to enable I2S audio. Also none of the customer-specific .bin
files are compatible with the ROM firmware. So a .wmfw file is always
required.

Signed-off-by: Richard Fitzgerald <rf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
sound/hda/codecs/side-codecs/cs35l56_hda.c | 30 +++++++---------------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/hda/codecs/side-codecs/cs35l56_hda.c b/sound/hda/codecs/side-codecs/cs35l56_hda.c
index a0ea08eb96a93..78c2cf387a001 100644
--- a/sound/hda/codecs/side-codecs/cs35l56_hda.c
+++ b/sound/hda/codecs/side-codecs/cs35l56_hda.c
@@ -512,20 +512,6 @@ static void cs35l56_hda_request_firmware_files(struct cs35l56_hda *cs35l56,
NULL, "bin");
return;
}
-
- /*
- * Check for system-specific bin files without wmfw before
- * falling back to generic firmware
- */
- if (amp_name)
- cs35l56_hda_request_firmware_file(cs35l56, coeff_firmware, coeff_filename,
- base_name, system_name, amp_name, "bin");
- if (!*coeff_firmware)
- cs35l56_hda_request_firmware_file(cs35l56, coeff_firmware, coeff_filename,
- base_name, system_name, NULL, "bin");
-
- if (*coeff_firmware)
- return;
}

ret = cs35l56_hda_request_firmware_file(cs35l56, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
@@ -616,13 +602,15 @@ static void cs35l56_hda_fw_load(struct cs35l56_hda *cs35l56)
&wmfw_firmware, &wmfw_filename,
&coeff_firmware, &coeff_filename);

- /*
- * If the BIOS didn't patch the firmware a bin file is mandatory to
- * enable the ASP·
- */
- if (!coeff_firmware && firmware_missing) {
- dev_err(cs35l56->base.dev, ".bin file required but not found\n");
- goto err_fw_release;
+ /* If the BIOS didn't patch the firmware a wmfw and bin file are mandatory */
+ if (firmware_missing) {
+ if (!wmfw_firmware) {
+ dev_err(cs35l56->base.dev, ".%s file required but not found\n", "wmfw");
+ goto err_fw_release;
+ } else if (!coeff_firmware) {
+ dev_err(cs35l56->base.dev, ".%s file required but not found\n", "bin");
+ goto err_fw_release;
+ }
}

mutex_lock(&cs35l56->base.irq_lock);
--
2.47.3