Fwd: Submission of firmware for driver RSI

Fwd: Submission of firmware for driver RSI

[Fariya]

Hi,

I would like to submit the RSI firmware to the linux-firmware git. Can
anyone point me to the procedure for f/w submission? Can I submit the
f/w onto this mailing list?

-- 
-Fariya Fatima

Re: Fwd: Submission of firmware for driver RSI

[Arend van Spriel]

On 04/04/14 09:20, Fariya wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to submit the RSI firmware to the linux-firmware git. Can
> anyone point me to the procedure for f/w submission? Can I submit the
> f/w onto this mailing list?
>

The patch can be submitted to this mailing list (in Cc: field) and you 
should send it to Ben Hutching as a binary patch, ie. use -B option with 
'git format-patch'. You also would need to update the WHENCE file and 
probably add a license file.

Regards,
Arend

Re: Fwd: Submission of firmware for driver RSI

[Xose Vazquez Perez]

Fariya wrote:

> I would like to submit the RSI firmware to the linux-firmware git. Can
> anyone point me to the procedure for f/w submission? Can I submit the
> f/w onto this mailing list?

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/README
is your friend:

--cut--

	Linux firmware
	==============

  <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git>

  git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git

This repository contains all these firmware images which have been
extracted from older drivers, as well various new firmware images which
we were never permitted to include in a GPL'd work, but which we _have_
been permitted to redistribute under separate cover.

To submit firmware to this repository, please send either a git binary
diff or preferably a git pull request to:
      David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
      Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
and also cc: to related mailing lists.

Your commit should include an update to the WHENCE file clearly
identifying the licence under which the firmware is available, and
that it is redistributable. If the licence is long and involved, it's
permitted to include it in a separate file and refer to it from the
WHENCE file.
And if it were possible, a changelog of the firmware itself.

Ideally, your commit should contain a Signed-Off-By: from someone
authoritative on the licensing of the firmware in question (i.e. from
within the company that owns the code).


WARNING:
=======

Don't send any "CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT" in your e-mail, patch or
request. Otherwise your firmware _will never be accepted_.

Maintainers are really busy, so don't expect a prompt reply.
--theend--

Re: Fwd: Submission of firmware for driver RSI

[Fariya]

Hi,

I submitted the RSI 91x firmware [around 2 weeks back] for inclusion
in the git linux-firmware repo to Ben Hutchings, as well as emailed it
to the linux-wireless mailing list. However, I have so far not got any
confirmation of it being included in the linux-firmware repo. Now that
the RSI 91x driver is part of the latest kernel, I would of course
want the firmware to be in, as well. Can someone suggest how do I go
about this/know the status of this?

Regards,
Fariya


On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 9:44 PM, Xose Vazquez Perez
<xose.vazquez@gmail.com> wrote:
> Fariya wrote:
>
>> I would like to submit the RSI firmware to the linux-firmware git. Can
>> anyone point me to the procedure for f/w submission? Can I submit the
>> f/w onto this mailing list?
>
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/README
> is your friend:
>
> --cut--
>
>         Linux firmware
>         ==============
>
>   <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git>
>
>   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
>
> This repository contains all these firmware images which have been
> extracted from older drivers, as well various new firmware images which
> we were never permitted to include in a GPL'd work, but which we _have_
> been permitted to redistribute under separate cover.
>
> To submit firmware to this repository, please send either a git binary
> diff or preferably a git pull request to:
>       David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
>       Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
> and also cc: to related mailing lists.
>
> Your commit should include an update to the WHENCE file clearly
> identifying the licence under which the firmware is available, and
> that it is redistributable. If the licence is long and involved, it's
> permitted to include it in a separate file and refer to it from the
> WHENCE file.
> And if it were possible, a changelog of the firmware itself.
>
> Ideally, your commit should contain a Signed-Off-By: from someone
> authoritative on the licensing of the firmware in question (i.e. from
> within the company that owns the code).
>
>
> WARNING:
> =======
>
> Don't send any "CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT" in your e-mail, patch or
> request. Otherwise your firmware _will never be accepted_.
>
> Maintainers are really busy, so don't expect a prompt reply.
> --theend--



-- 
-Fariya Fatima

Re: Fwd: Submission of firmware for driver RSI

[Xose Vazquez Perez]

On 04/16/2014 04:18 AM, Fariya wrote:

> I submitted the RSI 91x firmware [around 2 weeks back] for inclusion
> in the git linux-firmware repo to Ben Hutchings, as well as emailed it
> to the linux-wireless mailing list. However, I have so far not got any
> confirmation of it being included in the linux-firmware repo. Now that
> the RSI 91x driver is part of the latest kernel, I would of course
> want the firmware to be in, as well. Can someone suggest how do I go
> about this/know the status of this?

The README says:

>> Maintainers are really busy, so don't expect a prompt reply.

patience...