From 7475b105d2ca70772c0b1500ec9ab0225765bb83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Jos=C3=A9=20Roberto=20de=20Souza?= Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 06:24:03 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs/anv: Add recommended GuC firmware version MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: José Roberto de Souza Reviewed-by: Sagar Ghuge Reviewed-by: Lionel Landwerlin Reviewed-by: Kenneth Graunke Part-of: --- docs/drivers/anv.rst | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/drivers/anv.rst b/docs/drivers/anv.rst index ec7f6110406..2045ab06030 100644 --- a/docs/drivers/anv.rst +++ b/docs/drivers/anv.rst @@ -388,3 +388,13 @@ executed : "main-command-buffer":f1 -> "ring-buffer":f1 [color="#0000ff"]; "main-command-buffer":f1 -> "ring-buffer":f2 [color="#0000ff"]; } + +Runtime dependencies +-------------------- + +Starting with Intel 12th generation/Alder Lake-P and Intel Arc Alchemist, the Intel 3D driver stack requires GuC firmware for proper operation. You have two options to install the firmware: + +- Distro package: Install the pre-packaged firmware included in your Linux distribution's repositories. +- Manual download: You can download the firmware from the official repository: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/i915. Place the downloaded files in the /lib/firmware/i915 directory. + +Important: For optimal performance, we recommend updating the GuC firmware to version 70.6.3 or later. \ No newline at end of file