linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add .set_antenna callback in ath6kl driver to remove wireless core warns

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Date:	Thu, 9 Jun 2016 10:05:45 +1000
From:	Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@...il.com>
To:	Prasun Maiti <prasunmaiti87@...il.com>
Cc:	"Valo, Kalle" <kvalo@....qualcomm.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"ath6kl@...ts.infradead.org" <ath6kl@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Linux Next <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add .set_antenna callback in ath6kl driver to remove
 wireless core warns

Hi Prasun,

On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 1:20 AM, Prasun Maiti <prasunmaiti87@...il.com> wrote:
> I am not sure it works fine. Like ath6kl driver send another cmd to
> firmare, I have just filled up the cmd buffer with "tx_ant", and
> "rx_ant" values, then use "ath6kl_wmi_cmd_send()" api to send the cmd
> buffer to firmware.
> I have resend the patch as there are some errors in the previous patch.
> Let me know if any modifications are needed?

Let me ask the question in another way: how do you know that the
command WMI_SET_ANTENNA_CMDID exists, has that number, takes arguments
in that format and works?

Thanks,

Julian Calaby


> On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 8:16 PM, Valo, Kalle <kvalo@....qualcomm.com> wrote:
>> Prasun Maiti <prasunmaiti87@...il.com> writes:
>>
>>> No. I did not any test for that case.
>>> This driver create a new wiphy for use with cfg80211 through
>>> "wiphy_new_nm" api, but in this api, I found that more warnings for
>>> inconsistent ops are added there. e.g; "WARN_ON(ops->set_antenna &&
>>> !ops->get_antenna);"
>>> So, warning comes during creation of a new wiphy. That's why It is needed.
>>
>> I'm confused. Are you really saying that you added a new firmware
>> command (WMI_SET_ANTENNA_CMDID) to ath6kl but you didn't test it in any
>> way? How do you know that it works then?
>>
>> --
>> Kalle Valo
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Prasun
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