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[8/8] drm/i915/uc: Simplify firmware path handling

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Arkadiusz Hiler Feb. 22, 2017, 12:41 p.m. UTC
Currently fw->path values can represent one of three possible states:

 1) NULL - device without the uC
 2) '\0' - device with the uC but have no firmware
 3) else - device with the uC and we have firmware

Second case is used only to WARN at a later stage.

We can WARN right away and merge cases 1 and 2.

Code can be even further simplified and common (HuC/GuC logic) happening
right before the fetch can be offloaded to the common function.

v2: fewer temporary variables, more straightforward flow (M. Wajdeczko)
v3: DRM_ERROR instead of WARN (M. Wajdeczko)

Cc: Anusha Srivatsa <anusha.srivatsa@intel.com>
Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@intel.com>
Cc: Michal Winiarski <michal.winiarski@intel.com>
Cc: Michal Wajdeczko <michal.wajdeczko@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Arkadiusz Hiler <arkadiusz.hiler@intel.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c | 39 +++++++++++----------------------
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_huc.c        | 20 +++++------------
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c         |  5 +++--
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

Comments

Chris Wilson Feb. 22, 2017, 12:53 p.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 01:41:25PM +0100, Arkadiusz Hiler wrote:
> Currently fw->path values can represent one of three possible states:
> 
>  1) NULL - device without the uC
>  2) '\0' - device with the uC but have no firmware
>  3) else - device with the uC and we have firmware
> 
> Second case is used only to WARN at a later stage.
> 
> We can WARN right away and merge cases 1 and 2.
> 
> Code can be even further simplified and common (HuC/GuC logic) happening
> right before the fetch can be offloaded to the common function.
> 
> v2: fewer temporary variables, more straightforward flow (M. Wajdeczko)
> v3: DRM_ERROR instead of WARN (M. Wajdeczko)
> 
> Cc: Anusha Srivatsa <anusha.srivatsa@intel.com>
> Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@intel.com>
> Cc: Michal Winiarski <michal.winiarski@intel.com>
> Cc: Michal Wajdeczko <michal.wajdeczko@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Arkadiusz Hiler <arkadiusz.hiler@intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c | 39 +++++++++++----------------------
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_huc.c        | 20 +++++------------
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c         |  5 +++--
>  3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
> index 549a254..336e97d 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
> @@ -433,12 +433,8 @@ int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
>  		intel_uc_fw_status_repr(guc_fw->load_status));
>  
>  	if (fw_path == NULL) {
> -		/* Device is known to have no uCode (e.g. no GuC) */
> +		/* We do not have uCode for the device */
>  		return -ENXIO;
> -	} else if (*fw_path == '\0') {
> -		/* Device has a GuC but we don't know what f/w to load? */
> -		WARN(1, "No GuC firmware known for this platform!\n");
> -		return -ENODEV;
>  	}
>  
>  	/* Fetch failed, or already fetched but failed to load? */
> @@ -474,7 +470,6 @@ int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -
>  /**
>   * intel_guc_fetch_fw() - determine and fetch firmware
>   * @guc:	intel_guc struct
> @@ -487,39 +482,31 @@ int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
>  void intel_guc_fetch_fw(struct intel_guc *guc)
>  {
>  	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
> -	const char *fw_path;
>  
> -	if (!HAS_GUC_UCODE(dev_priv)) {
> -		fw_path = NULL;
> -	} else if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
> -		fw_path = I915_SKL_GUC_UCODE;
> +	guc->fw.path = NULL;
> +	guc->fw.fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
> +	guc->fw.load_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
> +	guc->fw.fw = INTEL_UC_FW_TYPE_GUC;
> +
> +	if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
> +		guc->fw.path = I915_SKL_GUC_UCODE;
>  		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MAJOR;
>  		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MINOR;
>  	} else if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv)) {
> -		fw_path = I915_BXT_GUC_UCODE;
> +		guc->fw.path = I915_BXT_GUC_UCODE;
>  		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MAJOR;
>  		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MINOR;
>  	} else if (IS_KABYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
> -		fw_path = I915_KBL_GUC_UCODE;
> +		guc->fw.path = I915_KBL_GUC_UCODE;
>  		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MAJOR;
>  		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MINOR;
>  	} else {
> -		fw_path = "";	/* unknown device */
> +		DRM_ERROR("No GuC firmware known for platform with GuC!\n");
> +		i915.enable_guc_loading = 0;
> +		return;

Now plan for having fw_path overriden by a i915_param.guc_firmware.

Perhaps something like
	if (i915_param.guc_firmware) {
		guc->fw.path = i915_param.guc_firmware; /* needs 0400! */
		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = -1;
		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = -1;
	} else if (IS_SKYLAKE....
works?
-Chris
Arkadiusz Hiler Feb. 22, 2017, 3:30 p.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 12:53:47PM +0000, Chris Wilson wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 01:41:25PM +0100, Arkadiusz Hiler wrote:
> > Currently fw->path values can represent one of three possible states:
> > 
> >  1) NULL - device without the uC
> >  2) '\0' - device with the uC but have no firmware
> >  3) else - device with the uC and we have firmware
> > 
> > Second case is used only to WARN at a later stage.
> > 
> > We can WARN right away and merge cases 1 and 2.
> > 
> > Code can be even further simplified and common (HuC/GuC logic) happening
> > right before the fetch can be offloaded to the common function.
> > 
> > v2: fewer temporary variables, more straightforward flow (M. Wajdeczko)
> > v3: DRM_ERROR instead of WARN (M. Wajdeczko)
> > 
> > Cc: Anusha Srivatsa <anusha.srivatsa@intel.com>
> > Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@intel.com>
> > Cc: Michal Winiarski <michal.winiarski@intel.com>
> > Cc: Michal Wajdeczko <michal.wajdeczko@intel.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Arkadiusz Hiler <arkadiusz.hiler@intel.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c | 39 +++++++++++----------------------
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_huc.c        | 20 +++++------------
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c         |  5 +++--
> >  3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
> > index 549a254..336e97d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
> > @@ -433,12 +433,8 @@ int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> >  		intel_uc_fw_status_repr(guc_fw->load_status));
> >  
> >  	if (fw_path == NULL) {
> > -		/* Device is known to have no uCode (e.g. no GuC) */
> > +		/* We do not have uCode for the device */
> >  		return -ENXIO;
> > -	} else if (*fw_path == '\0') {
> > -		/* Device has a GuC but we don't know what f/w to load? */
> > -		WARN(1, "No GuC firmware known for this platform!\n");
> > -		return -ENODEV;
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/* Fetch failed, or already fetched but failed to load? */
> > @@ -474,7 +470,6 @@ int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> >  	return 0;
> >  }
> >  
> > -
> >  /**
> >   * intel_guc_fetch_fw() - determine and fetch firmware
> >   * @guc:	intel_guc struct
> > @@ -487,39 +482,31 @@ int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> >  void intel_guc_fetch_fw(struct intel_guc *guc)
> >  {
> >  	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
> > -	const char *fw_path;
> >  
> > -	if (!HAS_GUC_UCODE(dev_priv)) {
> > -		fw_path = NULL;
> > -	} else if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
> > -		fw_path = I915_SKL_GUC_UCODE;
> > +	guc->fw.path = NULL;
> > +	guc->fw.fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
> > +	guc->fw.load_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
> > +	guc->fw.fw = INTEL_UC_FW_TYPE_GUC;
> > +
> > +	if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
> > +		guc->fw.path = I915_SKL_GUC_UCODE;
> >  		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MAJOR;
> >  		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MINOR;
> >  	} else if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv)) {
> > -		fw_path = I915_BXT_GUC_UCODE;
> > +		guc->fw.path = I915_BXT_GUC_UCODE;
> >  		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MAJOR;
> >  		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MINOR;
> >  	} else if (IS_KABYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
> > -		fw_path = I915_KBL_GUC_UCODE;
> > +		guc->fw.path = I915_KBL_GUC_UCODE;
> >  		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MAJOR;
> >  		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MINOR;
> >  	} else {
> > -		fw_path = "";	/* unknown device */
> > +		DRM_ERROR("No GuC firmware known for platform with GuC!\n");
> > +		i915.enable_guc_loading = 0;
> > +		return;
> 
> Now plan for having fw_path overriden by a i915_param.guc_firmware.
> 
> Perhaps something like
> 	if (i915_param.guc_firmware) {
> 		guc->fw.path = i915_param.guc_firmware; /* needs 0400! */
> 		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = -1;
> 		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = -1;
> 	} else if (IS_SKYLAKE....
> works?

Sorry, I do not quite understand the comment. Can you elaborate?
Arkadiusz Hiler Feb. 22, 2017, 3:52 p.m. UTC | #3
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 04:30:49PM +0100, Arkadiusz Hiler wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 12:53:47PM +0000, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 01:41:25PM +0100, Arkadiusz Hiler wrote:
> > > Currently fw->path values can represent one of three possible states:
> > > 
> > >  1) NULL - device without the uC
> > >  2) '\0' - device with the uC but have no firmware
> > >  3) else - device with the uC and we have firmware
> > > 
> > > Second case is used only to WARN at a later stage.
> > > 
> > > We can WARN right away and merge cases 1 and 2.
> > > 
> > > Code can be even further simplified and common (HuC/GuC logic) happening
> > > right before the fetch can be offloaded to the common function.
> > > 
> > > v2: fewer temporary variables, more straightforward flow (M. Wajdeczko)
> > > v3: DRM_ERROR instead of WARN (M. Wajdeczko)
> > > 
> > > Cc: Anusha Srivatsa <anusha.srivatsa@intel.com>
> > > Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@intel.com>
> > > Cc: Michal Winiarski <michal.winiarski@intel.com>
> > > Cc: Michal Wajdeczko <michal.wajdeczko@intel.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Arkadiusz Hiler <arkadiusz.hiler@intel.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c | 39 +++++++++++----------------------
> > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_huc.c        | 20 +++++------------
> > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c         |  5 +++--
> > >  3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
> > > index 549a254..336e97d 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
> > > @@ -433,12 +433,8 @@ int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> > >  		intel_uc_fw_status_repr(guc_fw->load_status));
> > >  
> > >  	if (fw_path == NULL) {
> > > -		/* Device is known to have no uCode (e.g. no GuC) */
> > > +		/* We do not have uCode for the device */
> > >  		return -ENXIO;
> > > -	} else if (*fw_path == '\0') {
> > > -		/* Device has a GuC but we don't know what f/w to load? */
> > > -		WARN(1, "No GuC firmware known for this platform!\n");
> > > -		return -ENODEV;
> > >  	}
> > >  
> > >  	/* Fetch failed, or already fetched but failed to load? */
> > > @@ -474,7 +470,6 @@ int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> > >  	return 0;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > -
> > >  /**
> > >   * intel_guc_fetch_fw() - determine and fetch firmware
> > >   * @guc:	intel_guc struct
> > > @@ -487,39 +482,31 @@ int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> > >  void intel_guc_fetch_fw(struct intel_guc *guc)
> > >  {
> > >  	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
> > > -	const char *fw_path;
> > >  
> > > -	if (!HAS_GUC_UCODE(dev_priv)) {
> > > -		fw_path = NULL;
> > > -	} else if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
> > > -		fw_path = I915_SKL_GUC_UCODE;
> > > +	guc->fw.path = NULL;
> > > +	guc->fw.fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
> > > +	guc->fw.load_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
> > > +	guc->fw.fw = INTEL_UC_FW_TYPE_GUC;
> > > +
> > > +	if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
> > > +		guc->fw.path = I915_SKL_GUC_UCODE;
> > >  		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MAJOR;
> > >  		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MINOR;
> > >  	} else if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv)) {
> > > -		fw_path = I915_BXT_GUC_UCODE;
> > > +		guc->fw.path = I915_BXT_GUC_UCODE;
> > >  		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MAJOR;
> > >  		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MINOR;
> > >  	} else if (IS_KABYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
> > > -		fw_path = I915_KBL_GUC_UCODE;
> > > +		guc->fw.path = I915_KBL_GUC_UCODE;
> > >  		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MAJOR;
> > >  		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MINOR;
> > >  	} else {
> > > -		fw_path = "";	/* unknown device */
> > > +		DRM_ERROR("No GuC firmware known for platform with GuC!\n");
> > > +		i915.enable_guc_loading = 0;
> > > +		return;
> > 
> > Now plan for having fw_path overriden by a i915_param.guc_firmware.
> > 
> > Perhaps something like
> > 	if (i915_param.guc_firmware) {
> > 		guc->fw.path = i915_param.guc_firmware; /* needs 0400! */
> > 		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = -1;
> > 		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = -1;
> > 	} else if (IS_SKYLAKE....
> > works?
> 
> Sorry, I do not quite understand the comment. Can you elaborate?

Nevermind, got it.

LGTM, but for it to fully work we need to make uc_fetch_fw (or however
it will end up being named) aware that -1 have special meaning.

Now the version cross-check looks like that:

if (uc_fw->major_ver_found != uc_fw->major_ver_wanted ||
    uc_fw->minor_ver_found < uc_fw->minor_ver_wanted) {
Joonas Lahtinen Feb. 23, 2017, 7:58 a.m. UTC | #4
On ke, 2017-02-22 at 16:52 +0100, Arkadiusz Hiler wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 04:30:49PM +0100, Arkadiusz Hiler wrote:
> > 
> > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 12:53:47PM +0000, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > > 
> > > Now plan for having fw_path overriden by a i915_param.guc_firmware.
> > > 
> > > Perhaps something like
> > > 	if (i915_param.guc_firmware) {
> > > 		guc->fw.path = i915_param.guc_firmware; /* needs 0400! */
> > > 		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = -1;
> > > 		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = -1;
> > > 	} else if (IS_SKYLAKE....
> > > works?
> > 
> > Sorry, I do not quite understand the comment. Can you elaborate?
> 
> Nevermind, got it.
> 
> LGTM, but for it to fully work we need to make uc_fetch_fw (or however
> it will end up being named) aware that -1 have special meaning.
> 
> Now the version cross-check looks like that:
> 
> if (uc_fw->major_ver_found != uc_fw->major_ver_wanted ||
>     uc_fw->minor_ver_found < uc_fw->minor_ver_wanted) {

What Chris proposed, together with tweaking the check sounds good.

Regards, Joonas
Joonas Lahtinen Feb. 23, 2017, 8:09 a.m. UTC | #5
On ke, 2017-02-22 at 13:41 +0100, Arkadiusz Hiler wrote:
> Currently fw->path values can represent one of three possible states:
> 
>  1) NULL - device without the uC
>  2) '\0' - device with the uC but have no firmware
>  3) else - device with the uC and we have firmware
> 
> Second case is used only to WARN at a later stage.
> 
> We can WARN right away and merge cases 1 and 2.
> 
> Code can be even further simplified and common (HuC/GuC logic) happening
> right before the fetch can be offloaded to the common function.
> 
> v2: fewer temporary variables, more straightforward flow (M. Wajdeczko)
> v3: DRM_ERROR instead of WARN (M. Wajdeczko)
> 
> Cc: Anusha Srivatsa <anusha.srivatsa@intel.com>
> Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@intel.com>
> Cc: Michal Winiarski <michal.winiarski@intel.com>
> Cc: Michal Wajdeczko <michal.wajdeczko@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Arkadiusz Hiler <arkadiusz.hiler@intel.com>

<SNIP>

> @@ -433,12 +433,8 @@ int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
>  		intel_uc_fw_status_repr(guc_fw->load_status));
>  

if (!guc_fw->path)
	return -ENXIO;

>  	if (fw_path == NULL) {
> -		/* Device is known to have no uCode (e.g. no GuC) */
> +		/* We do not have uCode for the device */
>  		return -ENXIO;
> -	} else if (*fw_path == '\0') {
> -		/* Device has a GuC but we don't know what f/w to load? */
> -		WARN(1, "No GuC firmware known for this platform!\n");
> -		return -ENODEV;
>  	}

<SNIP>

> -
> -	guc->fw.fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_PENDING;
> -	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("GuC firmware pending, path %s\n", fw_path);
>  	guc->fw.fetch(dev_priv, &guc->fw);

This was function pointer was discussed in other thread.

With above addressed;

Reviewed-by: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@linux.intel.com>

Regards, Joonas
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
index 549a254..336e97d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
@@ -433,12 +433,8 @@  int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		intel_uc_fw_status_repr(guc_fw->load_status));
 
 	if (fw_path == NULL) {
-		/* Device is known to have no uCode (e.g. no GuC) */
+		/* We do not have uCode for the device */
 		return -ENXIO;
-	} else if (*fw_path == '\0') {
-		/* Device has a GuC but we don't know what f/w to load? */
-		WARN(1, "No GuC firmware known for this platform!\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	/* Fetch failed, or already fetched but failed to load? */
@@ -474,7 +470,6 @@  int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * intel_guc_fetch_fw() - determine and fetch firmware
  * @guc:	intel_guc struct
@@ -487,39 +482,31 @@  int intel_guc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 void intel_guc_fetch_fw(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
-	const char *fw_path;
 
-	if (!HAS_GUC_UCODE(dev_priv)) {
-		fw_path = NULL;
-	} else if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
-		fw_path = I915_SKL_GUC_UCODE;
+	guc->fw.path = NULL;
+	guc->fw.fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
+	guc->fw.load_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
+	guc->fw.fw = INTEL_UC_FW_TYPE_GUC;
+
+	if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
+		guc->fw.path = I915_SKL_GUC_UCODE;
 		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MAJOR;
 		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = SKL_FW_MINOR;
 	} else if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv)) {
-		fw_path = I915_BXT_GUC_UCODE;
+		guc->fw.path = I915_BXT_GUC_UCODE;
 		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MAJOR;
 		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = BXT_FW_MINOR;
 	} else if (IS_KABYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
-		fw_path = I915_KBL_GUC_UCODE;
+		guc->fw.path = I915_KBL_GUC_UCODE;
 		guc->fw.major_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MAJOR;
 		guc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = KBL_FW_MINOR;
 	} else {
-		fw_path = "";	/* unknown device */
+		DRM_ERROR("No GuC firmware known for platform with GuC!\n");
+		i915.enable_guc_loading = 0;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	guc->fw.path = fw_path;
-	guc->fw.fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
-	guc->fw.load_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
-
-	if (fw_path == NULL)
-		return;
-	if (*fw_path == '\0')
-		return;
-
-	guc->fw.fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_PENDING;
-	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("GuC firmware pending, path %s\n", fw_path);
 	guc->fw.fetch(dev_priv, &guc->fw);
-	/* status must now be FAIL or SUCCESS */
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_huc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_huc.c
index 7527988..411595d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_huc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_huc.c
@@ -155,37 +155,29 @@  static int huc_ucode_xfer(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 void intel_huc_fetch_fw(struct intel_huc *huc)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = huc_to_i915(huc);
-	const char *fw_path = NULL;
 
 	huc->fw.path = NULL;
 	huc->fw.fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
 	huc->fw.load_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
 	huc->fw.fw = INTEL_UC_FW_TYPE_HUC;
 
-	if (!HAS_HUC_UCODE(dev_priv))
-		return;
-
 	if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
-		fw_path = I915_SKL_HUC_UCODE;
+		huc->fw.path = I915_SKL_HUC_UCODE;
 		huc->fw.major_ver_wanted = SKL_HUC_FW_MAJOR;
 		huc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = SKL_HUC_FW_MINOR;
 	} else if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv)) {
-		fw_path = I915_BXT_HUC_UCODE;
+		huc->fw.path = I915_BXT_HUC_UCODE;
 		huc->fw.major_ver_wanted = BXT_HUC_FW_MAJOR;
 		huc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = BXT_HUC_FW_MINOR;
 	} else if (IS_KABYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
-		fw_path = I915_KBL_HUC_UCODE;
+		huc->fw.path = I915_KBL_HUC_UCODE;
 		huc->fw.major_ver_wanted = KBL_HUC_FW_MAJOR;
 		huc->fw.minor_ver_wanted = KBL_HUC_FW_MINOR;
+	} else {
+		DRM_ERROR("No HuC firmware known for platform with HuC!\n");
+		return;
 	}
 
-	huc->fw.path = fw_path;
-	huc->fw.fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_PENDING;
-
-	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("HuC firmware pending, path %s\n", fw_path);
-
-	WARN(huc->fw.path == NULL, "HuC present but no fw path\n");
-
 	huc->fw.fetch(dev_priv, &huc->fw);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
index 3de5fba..4073549 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
@@ -269,8 +269,9 @@  static void uc_fetch_fw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	size_t size;
 	int err;
 
-	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("before requesting firmware: uC fw fetch status %s\n",
-		intel_uc_fw_status_repr(uc_fw->fetch_status));
+	uc_fw->fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_PENDING;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("uC firmware pending, path %s\n", uc_fw->path);
 
 	err = request_firmware(&fw, uc_fw->path, &pdev->dev);
 	if (err)