[PATCH v3 0/5] misc: fs_loader: reorg and split to FS and FW loader + FIP loader

[Tom Rini]

On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 04:36:04PM +0100, Christian Marangi wrote:

> This series mainly rework the FS loader to permit reading firmware from
> container that are not exactly a readable filesystem.
> 
> One scenario is when a firmware is shipped in a FIP container as
> a generic blob with an UUID.
> 
> FIP are mostly used on ARM in the context of ATF.
> In such context U-Boot is loaded as BL31 and the PHY firmware
> can't be stored in the FIT image for the kernel as U-Boot should
> not depend on the presence of the kernel to correctly enable PHY
> for Ethernet port.
> 
> To handle such case the PHY firmware is stored in FIP with a
> predictable UUID.
> 
> One example is with Airoha 8811H firmware where the FIP can
> have a blob with UUID "d39d2cf2-9bd0-3ca7-93e9-e71b4f9250b2".
> (generated from command "uuidgen -n @dns --md5 --name en8811h.bin")
> 
> With these example DTS entry:
> 
> fs_loader0: fip-loader {
> 	bootph-all;
> 	compatible = "u-boot,fip-loader";
> 	phandlepart = <&mmc0 0>;
> 	partoffset = <0x100>;
> };
> 
> mdio {
>   en8811: ethernet-phy at f {
>     reg = <0xf>;
>     firmware-name = "d39d2cf2-9bd0-3ca7-93e9-e71b4f9250b2";
>     firmware-loader = <&fs_loader0>;
>   };
> };
> 
> And PHY driver using the get_fw_loader_from_node() and the
> common request_firmware_into_buf() it's possible to
> load the PHY firmware transparently by just declaring
> the required entry in the DTS.
> 
> get_fw_loader_from_node() is implemented to actual get the
> loader from DT. This was something that was already in mind
> from when the FS loader was implemented but then it was
> never implemented in favor of a single loader per device.
> 
> The first patch is a minor fixup for something that probably
> won't ever happen.
> 
> The second one is a good reworking of the FS and FW loader
> moving the internal struct to a dedicated header. (this is
> really to enforce what drivers should use and what
> driver should not mess with)
> 
> Then there is the request_firmware_size() new OP to get only
> the size of the firmware. Useful for case where the firmware
> size is not always the same and change across different version.
> (the patter might be get size -> alloc buffer -> get firmware).
> 
> Then the FIP loader as a basic parser of FIP. This only
> read the FIP header, loop all the entry and search for a
> matching UUID. If nothing is found then no firmware blob.
> Very simple implementation.
> 
> This is being CI tested on [0]

Both "git am" and "b4 shazam" fail to apply the second patch here, can
you please rebase on top of current next and repost? Thanks.

-- 
Tom
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