[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 10/11] drm/i915/uc: Add params for specifying firmware

[Arkadiusz Hiler]

On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 04:17:17PM +0100, Michal Wajdeczko wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 03:28:14PM +0100, Arkadiusz Hiler wrote:
> > `guc_firmware_path` and `huc_firmware_path` module parameters are added.
> > 
> > Using the parameter disables version checks and loads desired firmware
> > instead of the default one.
> > 
> > v2: make params unsafe && notice about disabled fw check (J. Lahtinen)
> > 
> > Cc: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
> > Cc: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen at linux.intel.com>
> > Cc: Michal Winiarski <michal.winiarski at intel.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Arkadiusz Hiler <arkadiusz.hiler at intel.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen at linux.intel.com>
> > ---
> 
> snip
> 
> > @@ -356,8 +356,10 @@ void intel_uc_prepare_fw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
> >  		goto fail;
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	if (uc_fw->major_ver_found != uc_fw->major_ver_wanted ||
> > -	    uc_fw->minor_ver_found < uc_fw->minor_ver_wanted) {
> > +	if (uc_fw->major_ver_wanted == 0 && uc_fw->minor_ver_wanted == 0) {
> > +		DRM_NOTE("Skipping uC firmware version check\n");
> 
> Do we really need this explicit message?
> I would rather promote DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER that prints loaded fw version to
> DRM_NOTE to always trace what fw version driver will use (which is even more
> important as user may specify any version that may cause driver go crazy)

It's logged anyway, right below this if statement :-)

I think it's useful that we are explicit about frimware version
overriding in logs. Additional benefit is that the logical conditions
are split and more readable.


> -Michal
> 
> > +	} else if (uc_fw->major_ver_found != uc_fw->major_ver_wanted ||
> > +		   uc_fw->minor_ver_found < uc_fw->minor_ver_wanted) {
> >  		DRM_NOTE("uC firmware version %d.%d, required %d.%d\n",
> >  			uc_fw->major_ver_found, uc_fw->minor_ver_found,
> >  			uc_fw->major_ver_wanted, uc_fw->minor_ver_wanted);
> > -- 
> > 2.9.3
> > 
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-- 
Cheers,
Arek