From: Ben Hutchings Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 01:14:03 +0000 (+0000) Subject: firmware_class: Refer to Debian wiki page when logging missing firmware X-Git-Tag: archive/raspbian/5.2.17-1+rpi1^2~104 X-Git-Url: https://dgit.raspbian.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3019c52333236718d30ba14f9acbeee29f49db69;p=linux.git firmware_class: Refer to Debian wiki page when logging missing firmware If firmware loading fails due to a missing file, log a second error message referring to our wiki page about firmware. This will explain why some firmware is in non-free, or can't be packaged at all. Only do this once per boot. Do something similar in the radeon and amdgpu drivers, where we have an early check to avoid failing at a point where we cannot display anything. Gbp-Pq: Topic debian Gbp-Pq: Name firmware_class-refer-to-debian-wiki-firmware-page.patch --- diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c index ad5a6f81317..41ae085729a 100644 --- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c +++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c @@ -340,9 +340,12 @@ fw_get_filesystem_firmware(struct device *device, struct fw_priv *fw_priv) } __putname(path); - if (rc) + if (rc) { dev_err(device, "firmware: failed to load %s (%d)\n", fw_priv->fw_name, rc); + if (rc == -ENOENT) + pr_err_once("See https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware for information about missing firmware\n"); + } return rc; } diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c index 5744014f28a..f836a5b8cf1 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c @@ -973,6 +973,7 @@ static int amdgpu_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, if (!amdgpu_firmware_installed()) { DRM_ERROR("amdgpu requires firmware installed\n"); + pr_err_once("See https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware for information about missing firmware\n"); return -ENODEV; } diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c index 1d54b3e5f48..f7c0c4ab84c 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c @@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ static int radeon_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, if ((ent->driver_data & RADEON_FAMILY_MASK) >= CHIP_R600 && !radeon_firmware_installed()) { DRM_ERROR("radeon kernel modesetting for R600 or later requires firmware installed\n"); + pr_err_once("See https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware for information about missing firmware\n"); return -ENODEV; }