This commit to the linux-firmware.git repository on Friday adds in the latest Cirrus Logic firmware for enabling speaker support on the new ASUS Zenbook UM3406GA (10431584) laptop.
Needing to load firmware at run-time is increasingly common among audio components for laptops and other devices. Unfortunately, this has presented yet another obstacle for Linux on different devices. Thankfully Cirrus Logic has been fairly punctual in recent years around ensuring the Linux support.
So just a quick call out for anyone that may have recently bought an ASUS Zenbook UM3406GA model -- or considering this particular laptop -- that there is now the Cirrus Logic firmware upstreamed to linux-firmware. I haven't tested this laptop so I don't know about any other Linux limitations but given that the AMD Ryzen AI 300/400 series overall is working out well on Linux, hopefully everything else is in good shape.