linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: rtl8xxxu: retry firmware download on error

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Message-ID: <14b014e4aca94ccaa2ad38fc39c6b86c@realtek.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 05:45:19 +0000
From: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>
To: Soeren Moch <smoch@....de>, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
CC: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@...il.com>,
        "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org"
	<linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org"
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: rtl8xxxu: retry firmware download on error

Soeren Moch <smoch@....de> wrote:
> Occasionally there is an EPROTO error during firmware download.
> This error is converted to EAGAIN in the download function.
> But nobody tries again and so device probe fails.
> 
> Implement download retry to fix this.
> 
> This error was observed (and fix tested) on a tbs2910 board [1]
> with an embedded RTL8188EU (0bda:8179) device behind a USB hub.
> 
> [1] arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-tbs2910.dts
> 
> Signed-off-by: Soeren Moch <smoch@....de>

Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>