Merge tag 'pinctrl-v7.3-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linusw/linux-pinctrlgrafted

Pull pin control updates from Linus Walleij:
 "Core changes:

   - Use the non-blocking mux_state_try_select() in the generic MUX pin
     control back-end

   - Free pin maps on pinctrl_generic_to_map() failure in the core
     helpers

  New hardware pin control:

   - Qualcomm Maili TLMM SoC, PMG1110 PMIC, and Eliza LPASS LPI TLMM SoC
     (this is for the low power audio, LPASS = Low Power Audio SubSystem
     portions)

   - Upboard support on top of the Intel pin controller

   - Apple T6030 and T6031 support (just compatible strings)

   - Samsung Exynos 8855 SoC

   - Mediatek MT6858 SoC

   - Rockchip RK3308B and RV1106 SoCs

   - Airoha EN7523 and AN7563 SoCs

  Improvements:

   - Qualcomm TLMM GPIOs are unconditionally marked as wakeup capable

   - Qualcomm improvements on top of the Qualcomm PDC (power domain
     controller) irqchip improvements from tglx:s tree

   - Qualcomm IPQ806x and IPQ9650 non-urgent pin grop fixups

   - The NPCM8xx driver has been put into shape fixing many pin and
     group definitions

   - Some non-urgent Tegra 264 pin assignments are fixed up

   - Some non-urgent fixups to Airoha AN7581 and AN7583 registers and
     pin assignments, missing features etc"

* tag 'pinctrl-v7.3-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linusw/linux-pinctrl: (130 commits)
  dt-bindings: pinctrl: Convert TI DA850 pupd to DT schema
  pinctrl: meson: sync some modify from A4
  pinctrl: meson: a4: Add input enable pin configuration
  pinctrl: realtek: rtd1625: remove unused group name spdif_sel
  pinctrl: realtek: rtd1625: fix base_bit for VE4 GPIO 13
  dt-bindings: pinctrl: microchip,pic32mzda-pinctrl: Convert to DT schema
  Revert "Merge branch 'ib-rsk7204' into devel"
  pinctrl: rockchip: Add RV1106 pinctrl support
  dt-bindings: pinctrl: rockchip: Add RV1106 compatible
  pinctrl: rockchip: Decode drive strength in the get function
  pinctrl: fix PINCTRL_GENERIC_MUX not always being selectable
  pinctrl: airoha: add support of an7563 SoC
  dt-bindings: pinctrl: airoha: add support of an7563 pin controller
  pinctrl: airoha: try to find chip scu node by phandle first
  pinctrl: airoha: add support of en7523 SoC
  dt-bindings: pinctrl: airoha: add support of en7523 pin controller
  pinctrl: airoha: an7583: add support for olt pinmux
  pinctrl: airoha: an7583: add support for pon_alt pinmux
  pinctrl: airoha: an7583: add support for npu_uart pinmux
  dt-bindings: pinctrl: airoha: an7583: add missed features
  ...

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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.