Re: [PATCH v6 0/2] media: qcom: iris: Add generic Gen2 firmware detection and loading

[Xilin Wu]

On 5/29/2026 10:36 PM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> This series enhances the Iris driver to support platforms that provide both
> Gen1 and Gen2 HFI firmware by adding generic runtime firmware generation
> detection and selection logic.
>
> Some Iris platforms are capable of running either Gen1 or Gen2 HFI‑based
> firmware, but the driver has historically assumed a single firmware
> generation selected at build or platform‑definition time. This series
> updates the firmware loading mechanism to dynamically determine the
> firmware generation at runtime and select the appropriate HFI
> implementation accordingly.
>
> When no Device Tree firmware override is present, the driver now prefers
> Gen2 firmware when available and falls back to Gen1 if loading Gen2
> fails. When a firmware name is explicitly provided via Device Tree and
> both Gen1 and Gen2 descriptors are available, the loaded firmware image
> is inspected prior to authentication to determine its generation. Based
> on this detection, the driver updates its firmware descriptor and
> platform data so that the correct HFI implementation is used.

[...]

FWIW, I am testing the Gen2 firmware on sc8280xp, although it is 
supposed to be used on sm8350 (lahaina). The original filename is 
vpu20_4v.mbn.

It actually works quite well on sc8280xp with some Device Tree changes 
[1]. So far, I have not observed any crashes or reboots. Could someone 
from Qualcomm clarify whether the Gen2 firmware is expected to work on 
targets such as sm8250, sm8350, and sc8280xp?

[1] 
https://github.com/strongtz/linux-radxa-qcom/commits/v7.0.11-qcom/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom

v4l2-compliance results on sc8280xp with Gen2 firmware:

$ v4l2-compliance -d /dev/video1 -s
v4l2-compliance 1.32.0, 64 bits, 64-bit time_t

Compliance test for iris_driver device /dev/video1:

Driver Info:
        Driver name      : iris_driver
        Card type        : Iris Encoder
        Bus info         : platform:aa00000.video-codec
        Driver version   : 7.0.11
        Capabilities     : 0x84204000
                Video Memory-to-Memory Multiplanar
                Streaming
                Extended Pix Format
                Device Capabilities
        Device Caps      : 0x04204000
                Video Memory-to-Memory Multiplanar
                Streaming
                Extended Pix Format
        Detected Stateful Encoder

Required ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: OK
        test invalid ioctls: OK

Allow for multiple opens:
        test second /dev/video1 open: OK
        test VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: OK
        test VIDIOC_G/S_PRIORITY: OK
        test for unlimited opens: OK

Debug ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_DBG_G/S_REGISTER: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS: OK (Not Supported)

Input ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_G/S_TUNER/ENUM_FREQ_BANDS: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S_FREQUENCY: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_S_HW_FREQ_SEEK: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S/ENUMINPUT: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S_AUDIO: OK (Not Supported)
        Inputs: 0 Audio Inputs: 0 Tuners: 0

Output ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_G/S_MODULATOR: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S_FREQUENCY: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S/ENUMOUTPUT: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S_AUDOUT: OK (Not Supported)
        Outputs: 0 Audio Outputs: 0 Modulators: 0

Input/Output configuration ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_ENUM/G/S/QUERY_STD: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_ENUM/G/S/QUERY_DV_TIMINGS: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_DV_TIMINGS_CAP: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S_EDID: OK (Not Supported)

Control ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_QUERY_EXT_CTRL/QUERYMENU: OK
        test VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL: OK
        test VIDIOC_G/S_CTRL: OK
        test VIDIOC_G/S/TRY_EXT_CTRLS: OK
        test VIDIOC_(UN)SUBSCRIBE_EVENT/DQEVENT: OK
        test VIDIOC_G/S_JPEGCOMP: OK (Not Supported)
        Standard Controls: 64 Private Controls: 0

Format ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT/FRAMESIZES/FRAMEINTERVALS: OK
        test VIDIOC_G/S_PARM: OK
        test VIDIOC_G_FBUF: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G_FMT: OK
        test VIDIOC_TRY_FMT: OK
        test VIDIOC_S_FMT: OK
        test VIDIOC_G_SLICED_VBI_CAP: OK (Not Supported)
        test Cropping: OK
        test Composing: OK (Not Supported)
        test Scaling: OK (Not Supported)

Codec ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_(TRY_)ENCODER_CMD: OK
        test VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_(TRY_)DECODER_CMD: OK (Not Supported)

Buffer ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_REQBUFS/CREATE_BUFS/QUERYBUF: OK
        test CREATE_BUFS maximum buffers: OK
        test VIDIOC_REMOVE_BUFS: OK
        test VIDIOC_EXPBUF: OK
        test Requests: OK (Not Supported)
        test blocking wait: OK

Test input 0:

Streaming ioctls:
        test read/write: OK (Not Supported)
        Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 63 buffers
                fail: v4l2-test-buffers.cpp(1750): 
node->streamon(q.g_type())
        test MMAP (select, REQBUFS): FAIL
        Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 63 buffers
                fail: v4l2-test-buffers.cpp(1750): 
node->streamon(q.g_type())
        test MMAP (epoll, REQBUFS): FAIL
        Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 63 buffers
                fail: v4l2-test-buffers.cpp(1750): 
node->streamon(q.g_type())
        test MMAP (select, CREATE_BUFS): FAIL
        Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 63 buffers
                fail: v4l2-test-buffers.cpp(1750): 
node->streamon(q.g_type())
        test MMAP (epoll, CREATE_BUFS): FAIL
        test USERPTR (select): OK (Not Supported)
        test DMABUF: Cannot test, specify --expbuf-device

Total for iris_driver device /dev/video1: 54, Succeeded: 50, Failed: 4, 
Warnings: 0

$ v4l2-compliance -d /dev/video0 -s5 --stream-from=FVDO_Freeway_720p.264
v4l2-compliance 1.32.0, 64 bits, 64-bit time_t

Compliance test for iris_driver device /dev/video0:

Driver Info:
        Driver name      : iris_driver
        Card type        : Iris Decoder
        Bus info         : platform:aa00000.video-codec
        Driver version   : 7.0.11
        Capabilities     : 0x84204000
                Video Memory-to-Memory Multiplanar
                Streaming
                Extended Pix Format
                Device Capabilities
        Device Caps      : 0x04204000
                Video Memory-to-Memory Multiplanar
                Streaming
                Extended Pix Format
        Detected Stateful Decoder

Required ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: OK
        test invalid ioctls: OK

Allow for multiple opens:
        test second /dev/video0 open: OK
        test VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: OK
        test VIDIOC_G/S_PRIORITY: OK
        test for unlimited opens: OK

Debug ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_DBG_G/S_REGISTER: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS: OK (Not Supported)

Input ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_G/S_TUNER/ENUM_FREQ_BANDS: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S_FREQUENCY: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_S_HW_FREQ_SEEK: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S/ENUMINPUT: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S_AUDIO: OK (Not Supported)
        Inputs: 0 Audio Inputs: 0 Tuners: 0

Output ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_G/S_MODULATOR: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S_FREQUENCY: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S/ENUMOUTPUT: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S_AUDOUT: OK (Not Supported)
        Outputs: 0 Audio Outputs: 0 Modulators: 0

Input/Output configuration ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_ENUM/G/S/QUERY_STD: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_ENUM/G/S/QUERY_DV_TIMINGS: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_DV_TIMINGS_CAP: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G/S_EDID: OK (Not Supported)

Control ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_QUERY_EXT_CTRL/QUERYMENU: OK
        test VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL: OK
        test VIDIOC_G/S_CTRL: OK
        test VIDIOC_G/S/TRY_EXT_CTRLS: OK
        test VIDIOC_(UN)SUBSCRIBE_EVENT/DQEVENT: OK
        test VIDIOC_G/S_JPEGCOMP: OK (Not Supported)
        Standard Controls: 12 Private Controls: 0

Format ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT/FRAMESIZES/FRAMEINTERVALS: OK
        test VIDIOC_G/S_PARM: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G_FBUF: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G_FMT: OK
        test VIDIOC_TRY_FMT: OK
        test VIDIOC_S_FMT: OK
        test VIDIOC_G_SLICED_VBI_CAP: OK (Not Supported)
        test Cropping: OK
        test Composing: OK
        test Scaling: OK (Not Supported)

Codec ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_(TRY_)ENCODER_CMD: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX: OK (Not Supported)
        test VIDIOC_(TRY_)DECODER_CMD: OK

Buffer ioctls:
        test VIDIOC_REQBUFS/CREATE_BUFS/QUERYBUF: OK
        test CREATE_BUFS maximum buffers: OK
        test VIDIOC_REMOVE_BUFS: OK
        test VIDIOC_EXPBUF: OK
        test Requests: OK (Not Supported)
        test blocking wait: OK

Test input 0:

Streaming ioctls:
        test read/write: OK (Not Supported)
the input file is smaller than 7077888 bytes
        Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 465 buffers
        test MMAP (select, REQBUFS): OK
the input file is smaller than 7077888 bytes
        Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 465 buffers
        test MMAP (epoll, REQBUFS): OK
the input file is smaller than 7077888 bytes
        Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 465 buffers
        test MMAP (select, CREATE_BUFS): OK
the input file is smaller than 7077888 bytes
        Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 465 buffers
        test MMAP (epoll, CREATE_BUFS): OK
        test USERPTR (select): OK (Not Supported)
        test DMABUF: Cannot test, specify --expbuf-device

Total for iris_driver device /dev/video0: 54, Succeeded: 54, Failed: 0, 
Warnings: 0

fluster results here:

https://gist.github.com/strongtz/fb755ef3f05dd16a4bf4ac0b00f83c03

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Best regards,
Xilin Wu <sophon@xxxxxxxxx>