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# Linux firmware
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This repository contains all these firmware images which have been
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extracted from older drivers, as well various new firmware images which
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we were never permitted to include in a GPL'd work, but which we _have_
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been permitted to redistribute under separate cover.
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The upstream repository is located at <https://gitlab.com/kernel-firmware/linux-firmware.git>.
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## Submitting firmware
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To submit firmware to this repository, please do one of the following:
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* open a MR [upstream](https://gitlab.com/kernel-firmware/linux-firmware)
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* send a git binary diff to `linux-firmware@kernel.org`
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* send a git pull request to: `linux-firmware@kernel.org`
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## Quality
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If your commit adds new firmware, it must update the `WHENCE` file to
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clearly state the license under which the firmware is available, and
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that it is redistributable. Being redistributable includes ensuring
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the firmware license provided includes an implicit or explicit
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patent grant to end users to ensure full functionality of device
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operation with the firmware. If the license is long and involved, it's
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permitted to include it in a separate file and refer to it from the
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`WHENCE` file (IE _'See `LICENSE.foo` for details.'_).
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And if it were possible, a changelog of the firmware itself.
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To maintain consistent quality on the repository, please run the following
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before submitting a patch:
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```shell
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make check
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```
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If you don't have pre-commit installed, you can install it with:
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```shell
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pip install pre-commit
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```
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Your commit **must** contain a `Signed-Off-By:` from someone authoritative on
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the licensing of the firmware in question (i.e. from within the company
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that owns the code).
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## Warnings
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1. Don't send any `CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT` in your e-mail, patch or
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request. Otherwise your firmware _will never be accepted_.
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2. Maintainers are really busy, so don't expect a prompt reply.
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