apt, update-iinitramfs - amdgpu firmware warning messages
I'm running Bullseye on an AMD64 system with an older AMD HD7850 video
card. I keep getting these messages from update-initramfs during my
daily apt update && apt full-upgrade:
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/arcturus_gpu_info.bin
for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/arcturus_ta.bin for
module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/arcturus_asd.bin for
module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/arcturus_sos.bin for
module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/arcturus_rlc.bin for
module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/arcturus_mec2.bin for
module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/arcturus_mec.bin for
module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/arcturus_sdma.bin for
module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi10_mes.bin for
module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/arcturus_vcn.bin for
module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/arcturus_smc.bin for
module amdgpu
Apparently this refers to a current or future AMD GPU and has nothing to
do with my 8 year old card. I can't actually find any mention of
Arcturus firmware in the Debian packages pages so it may be that the
firmware hasn't made it into a package yet. It also looks to me like
something recognizes that Arcturus GPUs exist but doesn't notice that my
system doesn't have one or that the firmware may not exist.
I gather that update-initramfs is trying to throw everything in that may
be needed should I change hardware, but am I expecting too much from it
to not throw up spurious warnings like this?
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