[OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH v3 5/7] mac80211: make ath10k firmware v2 selectable

[John Crispin]

Hi,

dont know at10k very well so pardon my uneducated question...

how does at10k know/choose which of the 2 to use ?

	John

On 07/07/2015 14:58, Günther Kelleter wrote:
> Added option for old firmware version (10.1 API v2). It seems that recent
> firmware versions are constantly crashing (at least on a QCA9880-BR4A-R) and
> this provides the option to select an older version instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Günther Kelleter <guenther.kelleter at devolo.de>
> ---
>  package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
> index 7f698f0..cc98fb7 100644
> --- a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
> +++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
> @@ -620,6 +620,19 @@ Atheros IEEE 802.11ac family of chipsets. For now only
>  PCI is supported.
>  endef
>  
> +define KernelPackage/ath10k/config
> +  if PACKAGE_kmod-ath10k
> +
> +	config ATH10K_API2_FW
> +		bool "Firmware optimized for AP operation (v10.1 / API v2)"
> +		default n
> +		help
> +		  Use the ath10k firmware from the 10.1 SDK using API v2 optimized
> +		  for access point operation if the default firmware keeps crashing.
> +
> +  endif
> +endef
> +
>  define KernelPackage/carl9170
>    $(call KernelPackage/mac80211/Default)
>    TITLE:=Driver for Atheros AR9170 USB sticks
> @@ -1844,9 +1857,15 @@ define KernelPackage/ath10k/install
>  	$(INSTALL_DATA) \
>  		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_ATH10K_LINUX_FIRMWARE_SUBDIR)/ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/board.bin \
>  		$(1)/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/
> +ifeq ($(CONFIG_ATH10K_API2_FW),y)
> +	$(INSTALL_DATA) \
> +		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_ATH10K_LINUX_FIRMWARE_SUBDIR)/10.1/firmware-2.bin_10.1.467.2-1 \
> +		$(1)/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-2.bin
> +else
>  	$(INSTALL_DATA) \
>  		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_ATH10K_LINUX_FIRMWARE_SUBDIR)/10.2.4/untested/firmware-5.bin_10.2.4.70-2 \
>  		$(1)/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-5.bin
> +endif
>  endef
>  
>  define KernelPackage/mwl8k/install
> 
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