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[BUG] annoying kernel message from SOF loader #9674

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@Shawn-Huang724

Describe the bug
SOF loader of Linux kernel always prompt an error message of "unknown sof_ext_man header type 3 size 0x30" during firmware loading on all platforms.

To Reproduce
Boot SOF firmware and check the dmesg log of kernel.

Reproduction Rate
10/10, 100%.

Expected behavior
Saw "unknown sof_ext_man header type 3 size 0x30" message in dmesg log.

Impact
Annoyance.

Environment

  1. Branch name and commit hash of the 2 repositories: sof (firmware/topology) and linux (kernel driver).
    • Kernel: 8121de33460d0f1441e75b6e52dae9317efd0656 (and before)
    • SOF: ef51d72
  2. Name of the topology file
    • Topology: anyone.
  3. Name of the platform(s) on which the bug is observed.
    • Platform: all platforms.

Screenshots or console output
unknown sof_ext_man header type 3 size 0x30 in dmesg log.

Activity

  1. Shawn-Huang724 commented on Nov 22, 2024

    @Shawn-Huang724
    ContributorAuthor

    Found a recent commit which might be a solution from kernel in sof-dev branch:
    thesofproject/linux@1a4efb4

  2. lgirdwood commented on Nov 22, 2024

    @lgirdwood
    Member

    @ujfalusi pls confirm if your PR will fix and if so we can close. Thanks !

  3. wszypelt commented on Apr 25, 2025

    @wszypelt

    @ujfalusi can you confirm? Thanks!

  4. ujfalusi commented on Apr 25, 2025

    @ujfalusi
    Contributor

    The kernel no longer warns for this since 6.13

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