linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] wcn36xx: Transition driver to SMD client

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Date:   Fri, 2 Sep 2016 09:38:11 -0700
From:   Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
To:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Eugene Krasnikov <k.eugene.e@...il.com>,
        wcn36xx@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] wcn36xx: Transition driver to SMD client

Hi Kalle,

>> The wcn36xx wifi driver follows the life cycle of the WLAN_CTRL SMD
>> channel, as such it should be a SMD client. This patch makes this
>> transition, now that we have the necessary frameworks available.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>
> 
> [...]
> 
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/Kconfig
>> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
>> config WCN36XX
>> 	tristate "Qualcomm Atheros WCN3660/3680 support"
>> -	depends on MAC80211 && HAS_DMA
>> +	depends on MAC80211 && HAS_DMA && QCOM_SMD
> 
> While I had this patch on my pending branch I noticed that I can't
> compile wcn36xx on x86 anymore. This is actually quite inconvenient, for
> example then it's easy to miss mac80211 API changes etc. Is there any
> way we could continue build testing wcn36xx on x86 (or all) platforms?

I would also like that for the btqcomsmd Bluetooth driver. Doing quick build tests on x86 would be great.

Regards

Marcel