apt, update-iinitramfs - amdgpu firmware warning messages

From	Gary Dale <gary@extremeground.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	apt, update-iinitramfs - amdgpu firmware warning messages
Date	2020-10-17 15:40 +0200
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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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apt, update-iinitramfs - amdgpu firmware warning messages Gary Dale <gary@extremeground.com> - 2020-10-17 15:40 +0200
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