linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/22] wifi: ath12k: add Ath12k AHB driver support for IPQ5332

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Message-ID: <ef4d978d-f530-4988-8da9-9b32a5f16c21@quicinc.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 19:15:32 +0530
From: Raj Kumar Bhagat <quic_rajkbhag@...cinc.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
CC: <ath12k@...ts.infradead.org>, <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kalle Valo
	<kvalo@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski
	<krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
        Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
        Jeff Johnson
	<jjohnson@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio
	<konradybcio@...nel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/22] wifi: ath12k: add Ath12k AHB driver support for
 IPQ5332

On 12/6/2024 6:25 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 06/12/2024 12:07, Raj Kumar Bhagat wrote:
>> On 10/16/2024 12:27 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 11:56:15PM +0530, Raj Kumar Bhagat wrote:
>>>> Currently, Ath12k driver only supports WiFi devices that are based on
>>>> PCI bus. New Ath12k device IPQ5332 is based on AHB bus. Hence, add
>>>> Ath12k AHB support for IPQ5332.
>>>>
>>>> IPQ5332 is IEEE802.11be 2 GHz 2x2 Wifi device. To bring-up IPQ5332
>>>> device:
>>>> - Add hardware parameters for IPQ5332.
>>>> - CE and CMEM register address space in IPQ5332 is separate from WCSS
>>>>   register space. Hence, add logic to remap CE and CMEM register
>>>>   address.
>>>> - Add support for fixed QMI firmware memory for IPQ5332.
>>>> - Support userPD handling for WCSS secure PIL driver to enable ath12k
>>>>   AHB support.
>>>>
>>>> Depends-On: [PATCH V7 0/5] remove unnecessary q6 clocks
>>>> Depends-On: [PATCH V2 0/4] Add new driver for WCSS secure PIL loading
>>>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240820055618.267554-1-quic_gokulsri@quicinc.com/
>>>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240829134021.1452711-1-quic_gokulsri@quicinc.com/
>>>
>>> These are series targetting other subsystems. I do not understand why
>>> you created such dependency. It does not look needed and for sure is not
>>> good: nothing here can be tested, nothing can be applied.
>>
>> To validate this series, the dependencies mentioned above were necessary, which
>> is why they were included.
> 
> What does it mean "validate"? You are supposed to describe how upstream
> can consume this.
> 

"validate" here means building an image, bring-up DUT in AP, STA or Mesh mode,
associate Station and run bi-directional data traffic.