APPLIED/Cmt: [SRU][B/E][linux-firmware 0/1] missing sof-cfl.ri symbol link in the Bionic and Eoan

Seth Forshee seth.forshee at canonical.com
Fri Jun 5 20:43:09 UTC 2020


On Fri, Jun 05, 2020 at 03:14:53PM -0500, Seth Forshee wrote:
> On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 07:41:16AM -0500, Seth Forshee wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 09:47:37AM +0800, Hui Wang wrote:
> > > BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1875263
> > > 
> > > [Impact]
> > > some ubuntu eoan/bionic users reported that the audio driver failed
> > > to initialize, then the audio didn't work. I checked the dmesg, found
> > > the sof driver planed to load sof-cfl.ri, but there is no this
> > > firmware under eoan or bionic.
> > > 
> > > [Fix]
> > > I consulted with Intel audio team, they told me that the coffeelake
> > > platform could share the firmware with cnl/whl platoforms, so we could
> > > build a symbol link sof-cfl->sof-cnl.
> > > 
> > > [Test Case]
> > > A couple of ubuntu users already tested it on Dell and Asus coffeelake
> > > laptops, it worked well.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [Regression Risk]
> > > Low, users already tested it, and Intel audio team confirmed it is safe.
> > 
> > Sorry, I missed this patch before and only noticed it today. Applied for
> > bionic and eoan.
> > 
> > Shouldn't focal and groovy also have these symlinks added?
> 
> Ping, I haven't seen a reply to this question.

To clarify, they do have the sof-cfl.ri link since it is in
WHENCE.ubuntu. However there is no link there for sof-cfl.ldc, so really
I'm just asking about that one.



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