Messages in this thread | | | From | Gary Bisson <> | Date | Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:18:01 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ARM: imx_v6_v7_defconfig: Add CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK |
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Hi Fabio,
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Fabio Estevam <festevam@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Gary, > > On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Gary Bisson > <gary.bisson@boundarydevices.com> wrote: >> Allows to load firmware files which aren't built inside the kernel. >> >> Especially useful for CODA firmware (vpu_fw_imx6q.bin) which is usually >> located in the rootfs. >> >> Signed-off-by: Gary Bisson <gary.bisson@boundarydevices.com> >> --- >> Hi Shawn, >> >> I'm not sure if this patch is acceptable since I've noticed that no >> configuration currently has that option enabled (why?). >> >> As mentioned in the commit, I had to enable that in order to have CODA >> load the VPU firmware properly. >> >> Another option would be to make the CODA driver a module... > > Yes, that's what we have currently: > > commit a5a56f07c2726cc801efccd23f8df29af04d6d19 > Author: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@nxp.com> > Date: Fri Jul 7 12:06:45 2017 -0300 > > ARM: imx_v6_v7_defconfig: Select the coda driver as module
Ok good, I tested on v4.13-rc5, that's why I had the problem.
I'll make sure to check Shawn's tree next time.
Regards, Gary
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