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Subject: Re: [9front] distproto: include the files in /lib/firmware/*
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> yeah, and with each firmware, the interface and message formats between t=
he
> driver and the firmware can completely change. linux solves this with a
> gigant message translation layer to the point where it becomes impossible
> to understand what exactly it sends to the firmware.
>
> and there is NO DOCUMENTATION for any of this.
>
> while the openbsd (and inspired 9front) driver sticks to a specific firmw=
are
> version.
>
> if you want to update the firmware, you also need to revisit the driver
> and reverse engineer what linux does with this exact firmware revision
> and card.

thank you for informing, i thought fw updates just fixed bugs and added
new interfaces, like a normal FUCKING fw i guess.