Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] package/brcmfmac_sdio-firmware: new package

[Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot <buildroot@buildroot.org>]

Hello Jean-Paul,

On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 10:42:45PM +0200, Jean-Paul Etienne wrote:
> Package containing Broadcom Bluetooth and Wifi
> firmware for various boards, like pine64, orange-pi,
> radxa boards, etc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jean-Paul Etienne <fractalclone@gmail.com>

Thanks a lot for this package. A question though: isn't this firmware
already in linux-firmware? I see in linux-firmware:

./brcm/brcmfmac43602-pcie.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.Insyde-VESPA2.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac4371-pcie.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43241b0-sdio.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac4373.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43241b5-sdio.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.cubietech,cubietruck.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43430a0-sdio.ONDA-V80 PLUS.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac4350-pcie.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.raspberrypi,3-model-b-plus.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43430a0-sdio.ilife-S806.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43430a0-sdio.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac4356-sdio.AP6356S.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.Intel Corp.-VALLEYVIEW C0 PLATFORM.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.WC121.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.pov-tab-p1006w-data.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac4329-sdio.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.MUR1DX.txt
./brcm/BCM-0bb4-0306.hcd
./brcm/brcmfmac4358-pcie.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.meegopad-t08.txt
./brcm/bcm4329-fullmac-4.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac4356-pcie.gpd-win-pocket.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.-ME176C.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43242a.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43143.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.AW-CM256SM.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43236b.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.MINIX-NEO Z83-4.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.predia-basic.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac4334-sdio.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac4366c-pcie.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.acepc-t8.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.Advantech-MICA-071.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43430a0-sdio.jumper-ezpad-mini3.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.ilife-S806.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac4356-pcie.Xiaomi Inc-Mipad2.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43602-pcie.ap.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac4335-sdio.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.Hampoo-D2D3_Vi8A1.txt
./brcm/bcm43xx-0.fw
./brcm/brcmfmac4350c2-pcie.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43143-sdio.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac4356-pcie.Intel Corporation-CHERRYVIEW D1 PLATFORM.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac4330-sdio.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43569.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.-TF103CE.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.raspberrypi,4-model-b.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac4366b-pcie.bin
./brcm/brcmfmac4330-sdio.Prowise-PT301.txt
./brcm/bcm43xx_hdr-0.fw
./brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.raspberrypi,3-model-b.txt
./brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.AP6212.txt

So what's missing? Is it "just" the .txt config file that matches with
the specific board?

> +define BRCMFMAC_SDIO_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
> +	$(INSTALL) -d $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/brcm
> +	cp --remove-destination --no-dereference $(@D)/*.hcd $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/brcm
> +	cp --remove-destination --no-dereference $(@D)/brcmfmac* $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/brcm

We normally use:

	cp -dpfr

for such copies.

Thomas
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