Merge tag 'i3c/for-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/i3c/linuxgrafted

Pull I3C updates from Alexandre Belloni:
 "A new driver this cycle, for the AMD AXI I3C controller.

  There are also new features such as IBI wakeup support, SETAASA device
  discovery and ACPI support for the the DAA methods, meaning we can now
  communicate with the SPD devices on DDR5 modules.

  New driver:
   - AMD AXI I3C master controller

  Subsystem:
   - I3C Common Command Code (CCC) handling improvements, especially
     around GET CCCs
   - SETAASA device discovery support
   - ACPI support for all existing DAA methods like SETDASA, SETNEWDA as
     well as I2C devices on I3C bus
   - IBI-based wakeup support

  Drivers:
   - dw: SETAASA support
   - mipi-i3c-hci: advertise IBI wakeup capability, AMD_PT I3C
     controller support, PIO queue management support for HCI v1.2
   - renesas: improve suspend to RAM support, add runtime PM support"

* tag 'i3c/for-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/i3c/linux: (70 commits)
  i3c: dw: reduce do_daa time if there's no client
  i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Add support for AMD_PT I3C controller
  i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Add PIO queue management support for HCI v1.2
  i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Fix missing STAT_IBI_STATUS_THLD in PIO mode
  i3c: dw: rename "pclk" to "apb" to match dt-binding
  i3c: dw: make struct dw_i3c_cmd smaller
  i3c: dw: use COMMAND_PORT_TRANSFER_ARG instead of hardcoding
  i3c: renesas: Don't register devices when ENTDAA times out
  i3c: master: dw-i3c-master: fix OD timing for first broadcast
  i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Advertise IBI wakeup capability
  i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Factor out i3c_hci_sysdev()
  i3c: mipi-i3c-hci-pci: Propagate I3C wakeup requirements to PCI
  i3c: master: Reject IBI requests from non-IBI-capable devices
  i3c: master: Add helper to query bus wakeup requirements
  i3c: master: Report wakeup events for IBIs
  i3c: master: Support IBI-based wakeup capability
  i3c: master: Fix potential UAF in i3c_device_match()
  i3c: master: Fix potential UAF in i3c_device_uevent()
  i3c: Make dev->desc locking assumptions explicit
  i3c: master: Fix use-after-free of master->this
  ...

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+===================
+Firmware Guidelines
+===================
+
+Users switching to a newer kernel should *not* have to install newer
+firmware files to keep their hardware working. At the same time updated
+firmware files must not cause any regressions for users of older kernel
+releases.
+
+Drivers that use firmware from linux-firmware should follow the rules in
+this guide. (Where there is limited control of the firmware,
+i.e. company doesn't support Linux, firmwares sourced from misc places,
+then of course these rules will not apply strictly.)
+
+* Firmware files shall be designed in a way that it allows checking for
+  firmware ABI version changes. It is recommended that firmware files be
+  versioned with at least a major/minor version. It is suggested that
+  the firmware files in linux-firmware be named with some device
+  specific name, and just the major version. The firmware version should
+  be stored in the firmware header, or as an exception, as part of the
+  firmware file name, in order to let the driver detact any non-ABI
+  fixes/changes. The firmware files in linux-firmware should be
+  overwritten with the newest compatible major version. Newer major
+  version firmware shall remain compatible with all kernels that load
+  that major number.
+
+* If the kernel support for the hardware is normally inactive, or the
+  hardware isn't available for public consumption, this can
+  be ignored, until the first kernel release that enables that hardware.
+  This means no major version bumps without the kernel retaining
+  backwards compatibility for the older major versions.  Minor version
+  bumps should not introduce new features that newer kernels depend on
+  non-optionally.
+
+* If a security fix needs lockstep firmware and kernel fixes in order to
+  be successful, then all supported major versions in the linux-firmware
+  repo that are required by currently supported stable/LTS kernels,
+  should be updated with the security fix. The kernel patches should
+  detect if the firmware is new enough to declare if the security issue
+  is fixed.  All communications around security fixes should point at
+  both the firmware and kernel fixes. If a security fix requires
+  deprecating old major versions, then this should only be done as a
+  last option, and be stated clearly in all communications.
+
+* Firmware files that affect the User API (UAPI) shall not introduce
+  changes that break existing userspace programs. Updates to such firmware
+  must ensure backward compatibility with existing userspace applications.
+  This includes maintaining consistent interfaces and behaviors that
+  userspace programs rely on.