Re: pinebookpro: kernel: update to 6.1.9, base: drop firmware dependency, use ALSA UCM

[atweiden <atweiden@users.noreply.github.com>]

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New comment by atweiden on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/41062#issuecomment-1432472956

Comment:
> The kernel is patched to all hell in that repo. I've recently taken a more conservative approach. Furthermore their kernel targets multiple devices and SoCs, whereas this kernel is only intended for the PBP (and perhaps some other rk3399 devices).

Yes, and a conservative strategy can be good. On that note, it looks like we already are shipping various Manjaro patches in the pinebookpro-kernel template. Are you sure they’re still relevant, or more relevant to have than the latest patches Manjaro is shipping at present — patches which Pine64 is shipping new pbps with?

Many of these patches for example are made for the pbp, e.g.

- [linux-manjaro/2001-staging-add-rtl8723cs-driver.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/2001-staging-add-rtl8723cs-driver.patch): possibly relevant to wifi/bluetooth ([see also](https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/2/8/687))
- [linux-manjaro/2002-brcmfmac-USB-probing-provides-no-board-type.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/2002-brcmfmac-USB-probing-provides-no-board-type.patch): possibly relevant to wifi
- [linux-manjaro/2003-arm64-dts-rockchip-Work-around-daughterboard-issues.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/2003-arm64-dts-rockchip-Work-around-daughterboard-issues.patch): relevant to sd card usage
- [linux-manjaro/2004-arm64-dts-allwinner-add-hdmi-sound-to-pine-devices.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/2004-arm64-dts-allwinner-add-hdmi-sound-to-pine-devices.patch): possibly relevant to hdmi audio
- [linux-manjaro/4001-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Fix-USB-PD-charging.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/4001-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Fix-USB-PD-charging.patch): relevant to usb-c charging
- [linux-manjaro/4002-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Improve-Type-C-support-on-Pinebook-Pro.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/4002-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Improve-Type-C-support-on-Pinebook-Pro.patch): relevant to usb-c usage
- [linux-manjaro/4003-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Remove-redundant-pinctrl-properties-from-edp.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/4003-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Remove-redundant-pinctrl-properties-from-edp.patch)
- [linux-manjaro/4004-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Remove-unused-features.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/4004-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Remove-unused-features.patch)
- [linux-manjaro/4005-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Dont-allow-usb2-phy-driver-to-update-USB-role.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/4005-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Dont-allow-usb2-phy-driver-to-update-USB-role.patch)
- [linux-manjaro/4006-arm64-dts-rockchip-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Support-both-Type-C-plug-orientations.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/4006-arm64-dts-rockchip-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Support-both-Type-C-plug-orientations.patch): relevant to usb-c usage
- [linux-manjaro/4007-ASoC-codec-es8316-DAC-Soft-Ramp-Rate-is-just-a-2-bit-control.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/4007-ASoC-codec-es8316-DAC-Soft-Ramp-Rate-is-just-a-2-bit-control.patch): possibly relevant to audio
- [linux-manjaro/4008-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Fix-codec-frequency-after-boot.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/4008-arm64-dts-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Fix-codec-frequency-after-boot.patch)
- [linux-manjaro/4009-arm64-dts-rockchip-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Fix-VDO-display-output.patch](https://github.com/SvenKiljan/archlinuxarm-pbp-packages/raw/main/linux-manjaro/4009-arm64-dts-rockchip-rk3399-pinebook-pro-Fix-VDO-display-output.patch)

None of the above are being applied to the pinebookpro-kernel template as is. I wouldn’t advocate tossing these pbp-specific patches into the trash bin on the grounds Manjaro targets multiple devices with one kernel. That line of reasoning would seem to make more sense wrt the kernel dotconfig — which I know little of.