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Date:      Sat, 22 Apr 2023 20:07:46 +0200
From:      Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com>
To:        Rene Ladan <rene@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@freebsd.org>, ports-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-ports-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-ports-main@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: git: 3082cab3f868 - main - net/wifi-firmware-*: add framework and firmware for various WiFi chipsets
Message-ID:  <20230422200746.f5de9ba748783b3c49ad6ffb@bidouilliste.com>
In-Reply-To: <ZEQDgeF1eQ6mfg4v@freefall.freebsd.org>
References:  <202304221526.33MFQ8Ah006135@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <ZEQDgeF1eQ6mfg4v@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 15:55:45 +0000
Rene Ladan <rene@freebsd.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 03:26:08PM +0000, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:
> > The branch main has been updated by bz:
> >=20
> > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=3D3082cab3f868c1f7538d52=
21080703d891a2d0a6
> >=20
> > commit 3082cab3f868c1f7538d5221080703d891a2d0a6
> > Author:     Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org>
> > AuthorDate: 2023-04-09 01:29:48 +0000
> > Commit:     Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org>
> > CommitDate: 2023-04-22 15:21:22 +0000
> >=20
> >     net/wifi-firmware-*: add framework and firmware for various WiFi ch=
ipsets
> >    =20
> >     Add a "base port framework" to fetch (WiFi) firmware and license fi=
les
> >     from the linux-firmware.git repository and an accompanying FreeBSD
> >     build kmod framework tarball (for now; we might do without that in
> >     the future).
> >     Add child ports for Realtek rtw88 and rtw89, Mediatek mt76, and
> >     Atheros ath10k and ath11k firmware as a start.
> >    =20
> >     This is a beginning in order to stop bloating src.git and the
> >     installed kernels with lots of MB of firmware files whereas usually
> >     only one vebdor/chipset/flavor is needed.  Before fully switching
> >     more infrastructure needs to be in place but this is the first and
> >     most important step.
> >    =20
> >     PR:             270742
> >     Reviewed by:    lwhsu
> >     Approved by:    lwhsu (ports)
> >     Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39487
> > ---
> >  net/wifi-firmware-ath10k-kmod/Makefile  |  88 ++++++++++++++++++++++++=
++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-ath10k-kmod/distinfo  |  79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-ath10k-kmod/pkg-descr |   3 +
> >  net/wifi-firmware-ath11k-kmod/Makefile  | 105 ++++++++++++++++++++++++=
++++++++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-ath11k-kmod/distinfo  |  23 +++++++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-ath11k-kmod/pkg-descr |   3 +
> >  net/wifi-firmware-base/Makefile         |  80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-mt76-kmod/Makefile    |  31 ++++++++++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-mt76-kmod/distinfo    |  27 ++++++++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-mt76-kmod/pkg-descr   |   5 ++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-rtw88-kmod/Makefile   |  34 +++++++++++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-rtw88-kmod/distinfo   |  19 ++++++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-rtw88-kmod/pkg-descr  |   7 +++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-rtw89-kmod/Makefile   |  28 +++++++++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-rtw89-kmod/distinfo   |  13 ++++
> >  net/wifi-firmware-rtw89-kmod/pkg-descr  |   6 ++
> >  16 files changed, 551 insertions(+)
> >=20
> Shouldn't these ports be added to net/Makefile ?
>=20
> Regards,
> Ren=E9

 Yes it should, and I really wished this was using flavors like we do
for the gpu firmwares. Bjoern if you have questions on how to flavorise
those ports don't hesitate to ask.

--=20
Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> <manu@freebsd.org>



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