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So I'm = reopening > > > > > > > > the discussion here. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Nvdec firmware. The driver has been in the kernel for ove= r three > > > > > > > > years and there's still no available freely licensed firmwa= re to use > > > > > > > > with it. > > > > > > > > * T234 vic firmware. The driver has supported the arch for = almost > > > > > > > > three years and freely licensed firmware still isn't availa= ble. > > > > > > > > * Nvjpg firmware. The driver is awaiting final approval, pr= obably > > > > > > > > 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 firmwar= e > > > > > > > > available, even if it isn't merged to linux-firmware, would= be one > > > > > > > > less blocker for someone that doesn't work at Nvidia to wor= k 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 prio= rity. Too > > > > > > > many other things going on. > > > > > > > > > > > > After some discussion with nouveau developers, it was pointed o= ut 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 ga= 10b on > > > > > > nova. So I would like to expand the request for gv11b nouveau f= irmware > > > > > > to also include ga10b. Perhaps not directly pushed to linux-fir= mware > > > > > > until they can be verified working, but made available so drive= r > > > > > > development can happen. > > > > > > > > > > It has been over eight months since the last response. Nvjpg driv= er > > > > > support has been merged in the meantime. Has any progress been ma= de 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 s= end. > > > > Unfortunately there have been some delays in that. > > > > > > > > Mikko > > >=20 > > > The Tegra264 VIC series has been picked up into -next. Is there any > > > update on the firmware release process? > >=20 > > We're still working on it, it's just taking a really long time. > >=20 > > Thierry >=20 > Firmware files for VIC, NVDEC, NVENC, NVJPG, OFA, and XUSB for Tegra124=20 > and later are now in linux-firmware: >=20 > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmwa= re.git/commit/?id=3Dbdeb9f0f93f18d10b281217e66e81838527ce55a >=20 > Thanks for your patience. I was about to lose mine a few times. >=20 > Mikko >=20 >=20 >=20 I'd like to add that I'm looking at GV11B and GA10B support and=20 associated firmware as well. Mikko