[PATCH 0/2][SRU][F:linux-firmware(?)] Add Intel IPU6 firmware

[Stefan Bader]

On 26.03.21 07:58, You-Sheng Yang wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1921345
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> There are new platforms with MIPI camera based on Intel IPU6(Imaging
> Processing Unit version 6) currently unsupported in Ubuntu.
> 
> [Fix]
> 
> Intel IPU6 can be enabled by integration of following kernel driver,
> firmware, userspace HAL libraries as well as a GStreamer source element:
> 
>    * https://github.com/intel/ipu6-drivers
>    * https://github.com/intel/ipu6-camera-bins
>    * https://github.com/intel/ipu6-camera-hal
>    * https://github.com/intel/icamerasrc
> 
> This patchset took firmware blobs from intel/ipu6-camera-bins.
> 
> [Test Case]
> 
> With kernel/firmware properly installed, the hardware should be ready for
> further development:
> 
>    $ dmesg | grep ipu
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: Device 0x9a19 (rev: 0x1)
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: physical base address 0x6054000000
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: mapped as: 0x0000000097793328
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: IPU in secure mode
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: IPC reset done
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: cpd file name: intel/ipu6_fw.bin
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: FW version: 20201222
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: Sending BOOT_LOAD to CSE
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: Sending AUTHENTICATE_RUN to CSE
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: CSE authenticate_run done
>    intel-ipu6 intel-ipu: IPU driver version 1.0
>    intel-ipu6-psys intel-ipu6-psys0: pkg_dir entry count:8
>    intel-ipu6-psys intel-ipu6-psys0: psys probe minor: 0
>    intel-ipu6-isys intel-ipu6-isys0: bind ov01a1s 20-0036 nlanes is 1
> port is 1
>    intel-ipu6-isys intel-ipu6-isys0: All sensor registration completed.
>    intel-ipu6-isys intel-ipu6-isys0: stream on ov01a1s 20-0036
> 
> There should be nearly 24 video4linux devices created under /dev.
> 
> [Where problems could occur]
> 
> MIPI camera through Intel IPU6 takes also firmware blobs loaded in
> runtime from user space, and addtional softwares are also required to
> fully enable it for oridinary use. The exposed video devices are hidden
> from general users and a relay daemon+v4l2loopback is used to enable
> use from existing applications.
> 
> This firmware blob is specific for IPU6 and is not used by any other
> party.
> 
> [Other Info]
> 
> So far Intel has no plan to commit this driver to upstream yet, so it's
> only nominated for focal. It will only be nominated to other series
> when the plan/requirements have changed.
> 
> You-Sheng Yang (2):
>    intel-ipu6: Add IPU6 firmware files
>    intel-ipu6: update IPU6 Release_20210121 WW04 firmware files
> 
>   LICENSE.ipu6_firmware |  38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   WHENCE.ubuntu         |  10 ++++++++++
>   intel/ipu6_fw.bin     | Bin 0 -> 466944 bytes
>   3 files changed, 48 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 LICENSE.ipu6_firmware
>   create mode 100644 intel/ipu6_fw.bin
> 
That looks like a patch for the firmware package. But the subject appears to 
want it in the kernel... Not sure you will get the attention you intended to get 
that way.

-Stefan

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