linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 ath-current 2/2] dt-bindings: net: wireless: ath11k-pci: deprecate 'firmware-name' property

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Message-ID: <45a07659-4eed-418c-837f-b3a96d519768@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:00:47 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Miaoqing Pan <miaoqing.pan@....qualcomm.com>, jjohnson@...nel.org,
 johannes@...solutions.net, robh@...nel.org, krzk+dt@...nel.org,
 conor+dt@...nel.org
Cc: ath11k@...ts.infradead.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
 jonas.gorski@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 ath-current 2/2] dt-bindings: net: wireless:
 ath11k-pci: deprecate 'firmware-name' property

On 21/01/2026 10:50, Miaoqing Pan wrote:
> The firmware-name property was originally introduced to allow end-users
> and integrators to select use-case-specific firmware for the WCN6855.
> However, specifying firmware for an M.2 WLAN module in the Device Tree
> is not appropriate. Instead, this functionality will be handled within
> the ath11k driver. Therefore, the firmware-name property is now
> deprecated.
> 
> Acked-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Miaoqing Pan <miaoqing.pan@....qualcomm.com>
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath11k-pci.yaml        | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)


Acked-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@....qualcomm.com>

Best regards,
Krzysztof