Intel wireless firmware updates for Ubuntu LTS

[Grumbach, Emmanuel]

Hi Ubuntu kernel team,

I am reaching out to you about the way to update the firmware for Intel
wireless device in Ubuntu and more especially in Ubuntu LTS.

We maintain branches internally for the firmware in a way that is very
similar to how linux-stable works.
iwlwifi-cc-a0-77.ucode for example is getting bug fixes that are
backward compatible towards the kernel: any kernel that worked with the
old version can work with the new one.
This is why we'd be interested in Ubuntu LTS getting those updates.

Same is true for all the other files as well of course.
It makes total sense _not_ no include firmware files that cannot be
supported by the kernel being shipper in Ubuntu LTS, for example
iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-89.ucode is supported only starting from kernel
6.10. But we can still safely update -83.ucode which is supported by
kernel 6.6.

Is there a way we could make this happen?

Maybe it already happens and I missed something?

Any help I can provide?

Thank your for your time!