Control: forwarded -1 https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1927 Control: tags -1 + patch
Hi Justin, On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 12:58:46AM +0000, Justin Baker wrote: > Hi Salvatore - > > I have confirmed that this fixes the immediate error: > - I built a custom kernel based on 6.19.14-1~bpo13+1 with only > CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_LB=m added > - I tested on the same ASRock Arc Pro B60 (8086:e211, subsystem 1849:6023). > > With the option enabled, the mei_lb module loads successfully: > > ``` > $ lsmod | grep mei_lb > mei_lb 16384 0 > mei 196608 12 mei_gsc_proxy,mei_gsc,mei_wdt,mei_lb,… > ``` > > The "Can't init xe mei late bind missing mei component" error is gone from > dmesg. > > But… the driver now attempts to load a fan control firmware blob that doesn't > exist yet: > > ``` > xe 0000:04:00.0: firmware: failed to load > xe/fan_control_8086_e211_1849_6023.bin (-2) > ``` > > From what I can tell: > - The equivalent blob for the B580 (fan_control_8086_e20b_8086_1100.bin) was > added to linux-firmware upstream > - The B60 (e211) blob has not been submitted yet. I’ll file a separate issue > upstream for that. > > So AFAIK, CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_LB=m is necessary, but full fan control will also > require the firmware blob. > > Does this seem correct? (I’m not an expert) Perfect, thanks a lot for testing this. So as a first step, yes we can enable the configuration option, I just have done so in: https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1927 Regards, Salvatore
