[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] net/ice: factorize firmware loading

[Wang, Haiyue]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 5, 2021 18:00
> To: David Marchand <david.marchand at redhat.com>; Wang, Haiyue <haiyue.wang at intel.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Yang, Qiming <qiming.yang at intel.com>
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] net/ice: factorize firmware loading
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Marchand <david.marchand at redhat.com>
> > Sent: Monday, July 5, 2021 4:34 PM
> > To: Wang, Haiyue <haiyue.wang at intel.com>
> > Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Yang, Qiming <qiming.yang at intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z
> > <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>
> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] net/ice: factorize firmware loading
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 10:02 AM Wang, Haiyue <haiyue.wang at intel.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > I'm wondering what's full name for ice firmware in F34, has any
> > > > > *.xz postfix ? If so, the search method will also needs to be
> > > > > updated, since we will check each file can be accessed:
> > > > >
> > > > > #define ICE_PKG_FILE_DEFAULT "/lib/firmware/intel/ice/ddp/ice.pkg"
> > > > > #define ICE_PKG_FILE_UPDATES
> > "/lib/firmware/updates/intel/ice/ddp/ice.pkg"
> > > >
> > > > This first patch is a preparation to have a single helper to
> > > > select/open the firmware.
> > > > I don't get what you mean.
> > >
> > > Since the pkg file has the *.xz, now the search method doesn't work.
> > > You fix the read only. ;-)
> >
> > This patch fixes nothing wrt to F34.
> > It simply prepares for the next patch, because I did not want to fix in two places
> > with the same change.
> 
> I agree with this , the patch just do code refactory, it looks good to have , no matter if we need
> this for F34 or not.
> 
> Haiyue, did you see any problem on F34 with both patches be applied or just this one be applied?

Just install a VM to see the firmware name, not test yet. ;-)

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> > I can squash everything in a single patch if you prefer.
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> >
> > In the end, I end up with the same question, but for the whole series:
> > > > Is there a change in behavior with this patch?
> >
> >
> > --
> > David Marchand
>