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

On 7/9/26 3:39 PM, Timur Tabi wrote:
> On Thu, 2026-07-09 at 15:29 -0700, John Hubbard wrote:
>>> 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*.
> 
> Yes, I would like some opinions on whether the spec should be changed or the driver should
> reject TLVs without VERS tags.
> 
> I'm fine with either.  I'm just not 100% sure that we'll never have an unversioned TLV.

I'd suggest keeping it simple and clear: the spec requires VERS tags,
and the driver rejects TLVs that don't comply.

If someone creates TLVs without following the spec, then that's
just...well, I don't know what it is, but it's wrong and we don't
have to care about it.

thanks,
-- 
John Hubbard