linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: ath10k: Add WLAN firmware image version info into smem

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Date:   Tue,  8 Nov 2022 10:30:09 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     Youghandhar Chintala <quic_youghand@...cinc.com>
Cc:     <ath11k@...ts.infradead.org>, <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <quic_mpubbise@...cinc.com>,
        <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Youghandhar Chintala" <quic_youghand@...cinc.com>,
        kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: ath10k: Add WLAN firmware image version info
 into
 smem

Youghandhar Chintala <quic_youghand@...cinc.com> wrote:

> In a SoC based solution, it would be useful to know the versions of the
> various binary firmware blobs the system is running on. On a QCOM based
> SoC, this info can be obtained from socinfo debugfs infrastructure. For
> this to work, respective subsystem drivers have to export the firmware
> version information to an SMEM based version information table.
> 
> Having firmware version information at one place will help quickly
> figure out the firmware versions of various subsystems on the device
> instead of going through builds/logs in an event of a system crash.
> 
> Fill WLAN firmware version information in SMEM version table to be
> printed as part of socinfo debugfs infrastructure on a Qualcomm based
> SoC.
> 
> This change is applicable only for WCN399X targets.
> 
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> 
> Tested-on: WCN3990 hw1.0 SNOC WLAN.HL.3.2.2.c10-00754-QCAHLSWMTPL-1
> 
> Signed-off-by: Youghandhar Chintala <quic_youghand@...cinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@...cinc.com>

This doesn't compile unless QCOM_SMEM is enabled in Kconfig. So should we add
"select QCOM_SMEM" in Kconfig for ATH10K_SNOC?

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20221104082828.14386-1-quic_youghand@quicinc.com/

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