netdev - Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: Add quirk resetting the PCI bridge on MS Surface devices

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Date:   Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:20:46 +0200
From:   Jonas Dreßler <verdre@...d.nl>
To:     Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>
Cc:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
        Amitkumar Karwar <amitkarwar@...il.com>,
        Ganapathi Bhat <ganapathi017@...il.com>,
        Xinming Hu <huxinming820@...il.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Tsuchiya Yuto <kitakar@...il.com>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>,
        David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>,
        Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: Add quirk resetting the PCI bridge on MS Surface
 devices

On 10/12/21 11:00, Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Tuesday 12 October 2021 10:48:49 Jonas Dreßler wrote:
>> 1) Revert the cards firmware in linux-firmware back to the second-latest
>> version. That firmware didn't report a fixed LTR value and also doesn't
>> have any other obvious issues I know of compared to the latest one.
> 
> FYI, there are new bugs with new firmware versions for 8997 sent by NXP
> to linux-firmware repository... and questions what to do with it. Seems
> that NXP again do not respond to any questions after new version was
> merged into linux-firmware repo.
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-firmware/edeb34bc-7c85-7f1d-79e4-e3e21df86334@gk2.net/
> 
> So firmware revert also for other ex-Marvell / NXP chips is not
> something which could not happen.
> 

Argh, nevermind, it seems like my memory is fooling me once again, sorry.
I just tried the older firmware and I was completely wrong, there's no
difference at all between the versions when it comes to LTR messages. So
there goes alternative 1).

Something interesting and reassuring I noticed though: After resuming from
suspend the firmware actually doesn't send a new LTR message, which means
now the LTR is 0 and we enter PC10/S0ix just fine. So basically the change
this patch does is already in effect, just after one suspend/resume cycle.
That gives me more confidence that we should maybe apply this patch for
all 8897 devices, not only Surface devices?