From: arnd@arndb.de (Arnd Bergmann)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/4] soc: ti: add firmware file name as part of the driver
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:32:43 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5984319.ffuyRPpBNk@wuerfel> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1444679211-823-3-git-send-email-m-karicheri2@ti.com>
On Monday 12 October 2015 15:46:49 Murali Karicheri wrote:
> Currently firmware file name is included in the DTS. This is not scalable
> as user has to change the DTS if they need upgrade to a new firmware.
> Instead, add the firmware file name in the driver itself. As long as there
> is no API change, new firmware upgrade is easy and require no driver
> change. User is expected to copy the firmware image to the file system
> and add a sym link to the new firmware for doing an upgrade. Driver add
> a array of firmware file names to search for the available firmware blobs.
> This scheme also prepare the driver for future changes to API if ever
> happens. In such case it is assumed that driver needs to change to
> accommodate the new firmware and new firmware file name will get added to
> the array.
>
> Also update the DT document to remove the firmware attribute and add
> description about firmware in the driver documentation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@ti.com>
>
Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Looks good.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-10-13 14:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-10-12 19:46 [PATCH v2 0/4] soc: ti: knav_qmss: enable accumulator queue support Murali Karicheri
2015-10-12 19:46 ` [PATCH 1/4] Documentation: dt: soc: move driver description to a separate document Murali Karicheri
2015-10-13 14:42 ` Rob Herring
2015-10-13 15:44 ` Murali Karicheri
2015-10-13 17:28 ` Murali Karicheri
2015-10-13 18:01 ` Rob Herring
2015-10-13 18:21 ` Murali Karicheri
2015-10-12 19:46 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] soc: ti: add firmware file name as part of the driver Murali Karicheri
2015-10-13 14:32 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2015-10-12 19:46 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] ARM: dts: keystone: enable accumulator channels Murali Karicheri
2015-10-12 19:46 ` [PATCH 4/4] soc: ti: qmss: make acc queue support optional in the driver Murali Karicheri
2015-10-12 19:54 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] soc: ti: knav_qmss: enable accumulator queue support Murali Karicheri
2015-10-13 13:56 ` Murali Karicheri
2015-10-13 16:01 ` santosh shilimkar
2015-10-13 16:14 ` Murali Karicheri
2015-10-13 16:21 ` santosh shilimkar
2015-10-13 16:42 ` Murali Karicheri
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