Re: [PATCH v3 5/7] gpu: nova-core: transition gen_bootloader to TLV images

On 7/9/26 3:13 PM, Timur Tabi wrote:
> On Thu, 2026-07-09 at 14:49 -0700, John Hubbard wrote:
>>> I'm going to post a v4 today in the meantime.
>>
>> If you have a spec, then it's either a spec or it's just a waste of time.
> 
> That's a little harsh.  I was thinking that maybe we should change the spec instead, to specify
> that if the TLV references a version firmware image, then it should have a VERS tag.

oh sorry about sounding harsh. I'm trying to communicate that specs
are harsh. Because they are.

> 
>> Assuming that it's a spec, then if it says "shall have a VERS tag", then
>> by gosh we should fail out if that tag is missing.
>>
>> Otherwise, write the spec differently.
>>
>> This is not a fuzzy sort of thing.
> 
> I thought this was a forum for discussing things?

Yes, sorry again, the idea here is that specs are not fuzzy. I'm
not trying to quash discussion, just trying to say that if you have
a spec, then you either have to change the spec, or *follow it*.

thanks,
-- 
John Hubbard