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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 fi= rmware to use > > > > > > > > > > with it. > > > > > > > > > > * T234 vic firmware. The driver has supported the arch = for almost > > > > > > > > > > three years and freely licensed firmware still isn't av= ailable. > > > > > > > > > > * 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 supp= ort, but there > > > > > > > > > > has been some interest in working on it. Making the fir= mware > > > > > > > > > > available, even if it isn't merged to linux-firmware, w= ould 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 point= ed out to > > > > > > > > me that the gsp on ga10b doesn't do much and the setup is m= ore like > > > > > > > > prior tegra gpus. And that it wouldn't make sense to suppor= t ga10b on > > > > > > > > nova. So I would like to expand the request for gv11b nouve= au firmware > > > > > > > > to also include ga10b. Perhaps not directly pushed to linux= -firmware > > > > > > > > until they can be verified working, but made available so d= river > > > > > > > > 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 bee= n 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 a= ny > > > > > 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 Tegra1= 24 > > > and later are now in linux-firmware: > > > > > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-fi= rmware.git/commit/?id=3Dbdeb9f0f93f18d10b281217e66e81838527ce55a > > > > > > Thanks for your patience. I was about to lose mine a few times. >=20 > Awesome. Thank you very much for keeping at this and getting it done. >=20 > > > Mikko > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd like to add that I'm looking at GV11B and GA10B support and > > associated firmware as well. >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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=20 we are working to get mainline support as quickly as possible. Mikko >=20 > Aaron