RE: [PATCH v3] PCI: rcar-gen4: Add a document about the firmware

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Hello Manivannan,

> From: Manivannan Sadhasivam, Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2025 2:00 PM
> 
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 09:05:25PM +0900, Yoshihiro Shimoda wrote:
> > Renesas R-Car V4H (r8a779g0) has PCIe controller, and it requires
> > specific firmware downloading. So, add a document about the firmware
> > how to get.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changes from v2:
> >
<snip URL>
> >  - Rebase on v6.12-rc1.
> >  - Move the document file on Documentation/PCI/.
> >  - Add SPDX-License-Identifier.
> >
> > Changes from v1:
> >
<snip URL>
> >  - Fix typos in both the commit description and the document.
> >
> >
> >  Documentation/PCI/rcar-pcie-firmware.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/PCI/rcar-pcie-firmware.rst
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/rcar-pcie-firmware.rst b/Documentation/PCI/rcar-pcie-firmware.rst
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..0d8a87ce9aa9
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/PCI/rcar-pcie-firmware.rst
> > @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
> > +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > +
> > +=================================================
> > +Firmware of PCIe controller for Renesas R-Car V4H
> > +=================================================
> > +
> > +Renesas R-Car V4H (r8a779g0) has PCIe controller, and it requires specific
> > +firmware downloading. The firmware file "104_PCIe_fw_addr_data_ver1.05.txt"
> > +is available in the datasheet as a text file. But, Renesas is not able to
> > +distribute the firmware freely. So, we require converting the text file to
> 
> s/we require converting/it is required to convert

Thank you for your review! I'll fix it.

> > +a binary before the driver runs by using the following script:
> > +
> 
> Please add the location info where the firmware has to be placed.

I got it.

> Also, add this file to the "PCI DRIVER FOR RENESAS R-CAR" MAINTAINERS entry.

I'll add it.

Best regards,
Yoshihiro Shimoda


> - Mani
> 
> --
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