linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 0/2] ath10k: Fixes during subsystem recovery

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Date:   Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:10:48 +0530
From:   "Rakesh Pillai" <pillair@...eaurora.org>
To:     "'Kalle Valo'" <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     <ath10k@...ts.infradead.org>, <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "'Youghandhar Chintala'" <youghand@...eaurora.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 0/2] ath10k: Fixes during subsystem recovery



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rakesh Pillai <pillair@...eaurora.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 6:56 PM
> To: 'Kalle Valo' <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
> Cc: 'ath10k@...ts.infradead.org' <ath10k@...ts.infradead.org>; 'linux-
> wireless@...r.kernel.org' <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>; 'linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org' <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
> Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 0/2] ath10k: Fixes during subsystem recovery
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 12:07 AM
> > To: Rakesh Pillai <pillair@...eaurora.org>
> > Cc: ath10k@...ts.infradead.org; linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> > kernel@...r.kernel.org
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] ath10k: Fixes during subsystem recovery
> >
> > Rakesh Pillai <pillair@...eaurora.org> writes:
> >
> > > This patch series includes some fixes when the device
> > > is in recovery mode, i.e. when the firmware goes down.
> > >
> > > - Pausing TX queues when FW goes down
> > > - Removed unwanted/extra error logging in pkt TX path
> > > - Skipping wait for FW response for delete cmds
> > > - Handling the -ESHUTDOWN error code in case of SSR.
> > >
> > > Rakesh Pillai (2):
> > >   ath10k: Pause the tx queues when firmware is down
> > >   ath10k: Skip wait for delete response if firmware is down
> >
> > This has been tested only on WCN3990. How do I know that this doesn't
> > break other hardware families?
> 
> " ath10k: Pause the tx queues when firmware is down"
> This is done only for SNOC (wcn3990) target and does not affect other
> targets.
> 
> " ath10k: Skip wait for delete response if firmware is down"
> The skip for wmi responses is done based on the flag
> "ATH10K_FLAG_CRASH_FLUSH", which is generic for all targets.
> Since if the FW is down, there wont be any response from the FW for any
> target.
> 

Hi Kalle,
I see that these patches are in "deferred" state. Is there any info/change
needed in this patch ?

Thanks,
Rakesh Pillai.