linux-kernel - [PATCH] ath10k: don't fail if IRAM write fails

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Message-Id: <20210722192937.4847-1-ojab@ojab.ru>
Date:   Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:29:37 +0000
From:   ojab <ojab@...b.ru>
To:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     ojab <ojab@...b.ru>, ath10k@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] ath10k: don't fail if IRAM write fails

After reboot with kernel & firmware updates I found `failed to copy
target iram contents:` in dmesg and missing wlan interfaces for both
of my QCA9984 compex cards. Rolling back kernel/firmware didn't fixed
it, so while I have no idea what's actually happening, I don't see why
we should fail in this case, looks like some optional firmware ability
that could be skipped.

Also with additional logging there is
```
[    6.839858] ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: No hardware memory
[    6.841205] ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: failed to copy target iram contents: -12
[    6.873578] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: No hardware memory
[    6.875052] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: failed to copy target iram contents: -12
```
so exact branch could be seen.
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index 2f9be182fbfb..d9fd5294e142 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -2691,8 +2691,10 @@ static int ath10k_core_copy_target_iram(struct ath10k *ar)
 	u32 len, remaining_len;
 
 	hw_mem = ath10k_coredump_get_mem_layout(ar);
-	if (!hw_mem)
+	if (!hw_mem) {
+		ath10k_warn(ar, "No hardware memory");
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hw_mem->region_table.size; i++) {
 		tmp = &hw_mem->region_table.regions[i];
@@ -2702,8 +2704,10 @@ static int ath10k_core_copy_target_iram(struct ath10k *ar)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!mem_region)
+	if (!mem_region) {
+		ath10k_warn(ar, "No memory region");
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ar->wmi.num_mem_chunks; i++) {
 		if (ar->wmi.mem_chunks[i].req_id ==
@@ -2917,7 +2921,6 @@ int ath10k_core_start(struct ath10k *ar, enum ath10k_firmware_mode mode,
 		if (status) {
 			ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to copy target iram contents: %d",
 				    status);
-			goto err_hif_stop;
 		}
 	}
 
-- 
2.32.0