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 0A40DC433DB for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:27:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C349E64E08 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:27:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230353AbhBOS1H (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:27:07 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:48232 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S230031AbhBOS0z (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:26:55 -0500 Received: from mail-pf1-x42b.google.com (mail-pf1-x42b.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::42b]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D3FEFC061756; Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:26:14 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-pf1-x42b.google.com with SMTP id b145so4662897pfb.4; Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:26:14 -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=xOUAe/T2MGoHA6DdbGUuxRC8W/GLeCH9tH82IEaXibA=; b=NRfbNk4LtP/BhuVLIRF0AwcZBnfk6PgPCHFMkziFVQfi6W4mb3nGXKUqD0DU/o7JF3 edl8QzDQ/2ff0uaafpNQm/qq4YQ/fnZK2pPgEcnpw+VnJ7xz4jbtXF5/P5NU0mpcCUUf O5G3eBMqwqCYzxa9dIQ3xv3DzZqI1PY/VL24rjiNP2H2SphK+lf1oBhNhrTW39OA34yp Qymk/4sq7RXj1KTaz4zCbWWIUC7juJrHL+EEjMedNer4u2k3/jadkxI70JzMbR01M9n0 IpXm+DjbnPkTkATeEGVrKIFf5dXVDOQyhCeDyYk00dsWUIy6ELnZAKf6+qt2ocmBO9Ye gv5Q== 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=xOUAe/T2MGoHA6DdbGUuxRC8W/GLeCH9tH82IEaXibA=; b=bL6UPsWXLaB8YZXw3E4lV36CsifaMFDjITmsrbYFr+ncJm+yrgLeAPl8HUBN9v6+Il rdN6YDVlCQWPKQ8Tou1nKZRVxnDgrs6t93dOXO6uLQKJi8YLcJbyEB41KS89NC26HRVl PsuMTiMgvobj6QUp4+edl7QC7skubuVCgcSEZUlGCeHQanp6O+ArLDk1Wy07mkLoLTdK Vl05WRdxqObYZH/dTo5/tmxbNU8HoMIJ9E+E/Yqyo2WHSh4Vl6M9JTOfaciojyoF4Anb BCA5aiFeFOuB/JlgkYkLrf/YVE0H86Xj6570rw1VUhdqR3eRJFQ/LFrbbbpkZwsfestA +8Eg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533LP/cv6jk9HL+lro3sBmi3R6JQnAkdz2CZRyIRnCqiS5irW1Db zShYyBLUOjIxIdGD44E514Mxx6NBU9UtGoWSMYM= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyfvT5Scb5kBdmlrRTQ9J5ttgCmI5xFzvME98Q3rXiKvB9CeiDOcjVpRs51w99dDVX/D/822WjIWkHdg+DRQXo= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6a00:854:b029:1b7:6233:c5f with SMTP id q20-20020a056a000854b02901b762330c5fmr16623029pfk.73.1613413574363; Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:26:14 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Andy Shevchenko Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:25:58 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: commit 0f0aefd733f7 to linux-firmware effectively broke all of the setups with old kernels To: Peter Robinson 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 On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 8:03 PM Peter Robinson wrote: > > > 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. Good, thanks, I haven't looked into that script. -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko