Bug 13156

Summary:	linux-fimware recipe is an abomination
Product:	[Build System, Metadata & Runtime] OE-Core	Reporter:	Ross Burton <ross.burton>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Unassigned <unassigned>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Medium	CC:	jon.mason, randy.macleod, tom.zanussi
Version:	2.7
Target Milestone:	5.99
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Multiple
Whiteboard:
OS type for building Yocto:	---	Type of Regression:	---
Verified:		Documentation change:	No (bug/feature does not impact docs)

Description Ross Burton 2019-01-29 13:26:42 UTC

This recipe seriously needs refactoring before it reaches 1000 lines.

I suspect that expressing the content of the recipe in some Python data structures that generates the packaging rules would reduce the size and complexity of the recipe drastically.

Comment 1 Randy MacLeod 2021-03-25 15:29:19 UTC

Ross, too late:
$ wc -l `fd linux-firmware_`
1041 meta/recipes-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_20210208.bb

Comment 2 Ross Burton 2021-03-25 16:08:16 UTC

????

Comment 3 Ross Burton 2021-03-25 16:08:31 UTC

Huh, that was meant to be emoji. :)

Comment 4 Randy MacLeod 2023-03-30 15:26:17 UTC

We could reduce the boilerplate in the recipe ...

Comment 5 Randy MacLeod 2023-10-24 14:24:24 UTC

Bulk move from 4.99 or 0.00 to 5.99

Comment 6 Ross Burton 2025-10-02 10:59:45 UTC

For anyone who cares, I'm making progress towards machine-readable metadata in linux-firmware upstream so we can autogenerate the packaging.

eg https://gitlab.com/kernel-firmware/linux-firmware/-/merge_requests/591