From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADC38C433DB for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:04:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 860F064DA5 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:04:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230243AbhBOSEC (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:04:02 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:43292 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S230120AbhBOSDw (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:03:52 -0500 Received: from mail-ej1-x62d.google.com (mail-ej1-x62d.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::62d]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 19353C061574; Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:03:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-ej1-x62d.google.com with SMTP id g5so9166182ejt.2; Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:03:11 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=fJL/RsfeG/zLHNer8l8750jqxkvIthMoJ4fLpHP+s+Q=; b=V4roTA+i2D75balDfj3Nzy8DbVKcCc6m0C7rOJ+JrqacB/s+zQe75i2WBIm1VdqiuG uyNbM/uC55SxMcA7Lmi2HCyTZtu8o2MYDawOkUheTgGo31MmVB1MQ5VLWXW7tkzitlQj 58bBFyP+TAj4y7uoiZzqKSmB/4cGV1LywzWo8joMjzDW5YgC1uARRx3hNY1AX53zRmFB VDTmvOi/KPiyMeLbzIJkHMLhs3jIJADKEGpd4612Uom7/QbR23KiceJqfOHWdZKJyKBF YW2pxiH2B4+z3o3Ij8LgPWwin7x4AX3kfkYiO51AyfyHyWPzWCOTx7CKQAE5/3ebwY6M MSJA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=fJL/RsfeG/zLHNer8l8750jqxkvIthMoJ4fLpHP+s+Q=; b=OuCyI8FS5AQXRD1kNMe6jxCfFUqwwT9xfwPL+Q3EKLgt5xdGGnHvy5F9sQtakRerOH nA0dL71mPT6KWBo7AiGtP/y6sFLG8wWd4tmYKtEykYitIDHsiOZ1R1O+8K5UAWLdPhjl lLRGX9TZyEYUwzHp2Kvd+LcUyX9FKn47kWdYpfjri/mWW03Md2GL2UirbP9QXlN1xj/E ZCeOAGZqWotMtnEm/dJJzbdDu7m3q5HUkmqudDsG8O8pThR1uBWzoo8oO+ihIjrL/mTG MrXiOEA21ESRrdSpbg+0lTtUq1DTQ82RmDullqAb8De/bIVpfFfV/R16mYX7By5obptA zStQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530CHTOZHJlHsGADR1K7l1Oce2aWCBrQor4F77aHx1l8BdrCWHzM Zv1yfrjKG1/EVNUybDONfAudEvVnn+/WrjZ2LW/KRqPTiKs= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzoPEdf1j7n0BEtWFLtOViDHlf8SYNmkF8TguNuZRPNx6QFhL88w4kAje9ojgLGGUOOAnEfltepBpYX8aMwDYg= X-Received: by 2002:a17:907:2957:: with SMTP id et23mr1156885ejc.543.1613412190756; Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:03:10 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Peter Robinson Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:02:59 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: commit 0f0aefd733f7 to linux-firmware effectively broke all of the setups with old kernels To: Andy Shevchenko Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , "open list:TI WILINK WIRELES..." , netdev , Kalle Valo , Josh Boyer , Ferry Toth Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Seems the commit 0f0aefd733f7 to linux-firmware effectively broke all > of the setups with the old kernels. Firmware name is an ABI (!) and > replacing it like this will definitely break systems with older > kernels. Linux firmware package likely, but unfortunately, should > carry on both versions as long as it's needed. Alternative solution is > to provide the links during installation. It does provide the links using the copy-firmware.sh and the details in WHENCE. The alternative is to leave firmwares in place with CVEs.