[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 10/10] drm/i915/uc: Add params for specifying firmware

[Joonas Lahtinen]

On ke, 2017-03-08 at 11:02 +0100, Arkadiusz Hiler wrote:
>
> Having a mean to easily point to any binary you want to try out helps
> with testing and verification, without the need to do in-kernel changes.
> 
> This param was suggested by Chris, and I've seen couple of similar
> patches by different people in their trees - I've used one myself. Since
> it seem so common, why not have it in the mainline?

We definitely need this, there's no doubt at this point. We'll have to
be able to provide test versions of the GuC firmware so we can triage
problems during our own or customer debug sessions.

Regards, Joonas
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Joonas Lahtinen
Open Source Technology Center
Intel Corporation