Re: [REQUEST] Release Firmware to Match Current Driver Support

[Mikko Perttunen <mperttunen@nvidia.com>]

On Monday, May 11, 2026 12:05 PM Aaron Kling wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM Aaron Kling <webgeek1234@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 1, 2025 at 4:56 AM Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 04:22:32PM -0500, Aaron Kling wrote:
> > > > This was originally discussed on the freedesktop issue tracker [0],
> > > > but there hasn't been a response there in 6 months. So I'm reopening
> > > > the discussion here.
> > > >
> > > > * Nvdec firmware. The driver has been in the kernel for over three
> > > > years and there's still no available freely licensed firmware to use
> > > > with it.
> > > > * T234 vic firmware. The driver has supported the arch for almost
> > > > three years and freely licensed firmware still isn't available.
> > > > * Nvjpg firmware. The driver is awaiting final approval, probably
> > > > worth it to release the firmware with everything else.
> > > >
> > > > * T194 nouveau firmware. This does not have driver support, but there
> > > > has been some interest in working on it. Making the firmware
> > > > available, even if it isn't merged to linux-firmware, would be one
> > > > less blocker for someone that doesn't work at Nvidia to work on
> > > > support.
> > > >
> > > > Aaron Kling
> > > >
> > > > [0] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/tegra/-/issues/4
> > >
> > > I will continue to look into this, but it'll not be high priority. Too
> > > many other things going on.
> >
> > After some discussion with nouveau developers, it was pointed out to
> > me that the gsp on ga10b doesn't do much and the setup is more like
> > prior tegra gpus. And that it wouldn't make sense to support ga10b on
> > nova. So I would like to expand the request for gv11b nouveau firmware
> > to also include ga10b. Perhaps not directly pushed to linux-firmware
> > until they can be verified working, but made available so driver
> > development can happen.
> 
> It has been over eight months since the last response. Nvjpg driver
> support has been merged in the meantime. Has any progress been made on
> any of the firmware releases?
> 
> Aaron

I have the multimedia engine firmware files on my todo-list. I'm
planning to send these out after Tegra264 VIC support is ready to send.
Unfortunately there have been some delays in that.

Mikko