Re: [PATCH V2] linux-firmware: Add firmware for RTL8812AU device

[Nick Morrow <usbwifi2024@gmail.com>]

On 8/22/24 19:58, Ping-Ke Shih wrote:
> +linux-wireless
> 
> Hi Nick,
> 
> Please always Cc linux-wireless for rtw88 firmware.
> 
> And subject prefix would be "rtw88: ..."

Hi Ping-Ke, I am trying to resolve what you are asking for vs. the instructions at linux-firmware. Should the subject for V3 be:

  [PATCH V3] linux-firmware: rtw88: Add firmware for RTL8812AU device

> 
> Nick Morrow <usbwifi2024@gmail.com> wrote:
>> This firmware was extracted from the  20210708 - v5.13.6-23 release of
>> the vendor driver for this device and is believed to be the latest
>> release by Realtek. Testing of the new driver has been accomplished
>> using this firmware. Numerous testers have been involved.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Nick Morrow <USBWiFi2024@gmail.com>
>> ---
>> v2:
>>     - No change. Resubmitted now that the driver is in review.
>> ---
>>    WHENCE                |   1 +
>>    rtw88/README          |   3 +++
>>    rtw88/rtw8812a_fw.bin | Bin 0 -> 27030 bytes
>>    3 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
>>    create mode 100644 rtw88/rtw8812a_fw.bin
>>
>> diff --git a/WHENCE b/WHENCE
>> index 8aebe56b..d6bd4814 100644
>> --- a/WHENCE
>> +++ b/WHENCE
>> @@ -3270,6 +3270,7 @@ Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.rtlwifi_firmware.txt for details.
>>    Driver: rtw88 - Realtek 802.11ac WLAN driver for RTL8822BE and RTL8822CE
>>
>>    Info: Sent to Larry Finger by Realtek engineer Yan-Hsuan Chuang <yhchuang@realtek.com>
>> +File: rtw88/rtw8812a_fw.bin
>>    File: rtw88/rtw8821a_fw.bin
> 
> I failed to apply this patch, even this textual part.
> 
> Two leading spaces before "File: rtw88/rtw8821a_fw.bin", but actually this
> should be only one. Not sure what is wrong.

I am carefully going over this patch again... while preparing a new version of the patch. I do not recall editing the line that has two leading spaces.