linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] ath11k: support IPQ9574

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Message-ID: <f30be082-036b-4554-80b3-da1dd19d8caa@oss.qualcomm.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:47:45 +0530
From: Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan <vasanthakumar.thiagarajan@....qualcomm.com>
To: Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me@...il.com>, robh@...nel.org,
        krzk+dt@...nel.org, conor+dt@...nel.org, jjohnson@...nel.org,
        ath11k@...ts.infradead.org
Cc: johannes@...solutions.net, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] ath11k: support IPQ9574



On 1/9/2026 10:14 AM, Alexandru Gagniuc wrote:
> This is my attempt to make ath11k work on IPQ9574. IPQ9574 is intended
> for wifi-7 devices, so it seems the exception rather than the rule to
> pair it with a wifi-6 chip. That's exactly what my Archer BE550 does.
> 
> This consists of a wifi-6 (QCN5024) chip connected via PCIe to the
> SoC, but exposed to the OS via AHB.

Pls note that IPQ9574 has internal wifi-6 which is connected AHB
not PCIe. Also, host driver does not really need to worry about QCN5024
(that is not connected over PCIe either anyway). You may also want to change
the commit message of "[PATCH v2 2/2] wifi: ath11k: support ipq9574"
accordingly.

Vasanth