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

[Mikko Perttunen <mperttunen@nvidia.com>]

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026 11:47 AM Aaron Kling wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM Mikko Perttunen <mperttunen@nvidia.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Tuesday, October 13, 2026 5:49 PM Mikko Perttunen wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, August 18, 2026 7:49 PM Thierry Reding wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 12:17:27PM -0500, Aaron Kling wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 3:02 AM Mikko Perttunen <mperttunen@nvidia.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 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
> > > > >
> > > > > The Tegra264 VIC series has been picked up into -next. Is there any
> > > > > update on the firmware release process?
> > > >
> > > > We're still working on it, it's just taking a really long time.
> > > >
> > > > Thierry
> > >
> > > Firmware files for VIC, NVDEC, NVENC, NVJPG, OFA, and XUSB for Tegra124
> > > and later are now in linux-firmware:
> > >
> > >     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/?id=bdeb9f0f93f18d10b281217e66e81838527ce55a
> > >
> > > Thanks for your patience. I was about to lose mine a few times.
> 
> Awesome. Thank you very much for keeping at this and getting it done.
> 
> > > Mikko
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I'd like to add that I'm looking at GV11B and GA10B support and
> > associated firmware as well.
> 
> Oh, nice. I've got t194 in fairly decent shape except for the gpu.
> Getting nouveau support would push that into a very viable state. T234
> is still giving me some trouble, but it's not too far off either.

If you have any issues I can help with please let me know.

> 
> A related question here, for future planning: The soc in the upcoming
> Jetson Orin Nano 2, does that have ga10b or something compatible with
> the firmware? And is the existing t234 media firmware compatible? Or
> will there need to be a new release for that with matching driver
> compatible additions? I would really like to get mainline support
> going on that as soon as it's available.

Unfortunately I cannot comment on any specifics of the Nano 2 yet, but 
we are working to get mainline support as quickly as possible.

Mikko

> 
> Aaron