netdev - Re: [PATCH] ath11k: select QRTR for AHB as well

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Message-ID: <CAOX2RU4pCn8C-HhhuOzyikjk2Ax3VDcjMKh7N6X5HeMN4xLMEg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 2 Apr 2022 11:52:21 +0200
From:   Robert Marko <robimarko@...il.com>
To:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        ath11k@...ts.infradead.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k: select QRTR for AHB as well

On Fri, 1 Apr 2022 at 16:51, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> Robert Marko <robimarko@...il.com> writes:
>
> > Currently, ath11k only selects QRTR if ath11k PCI is selected, however
> > AHB support requires QRTR, more precisely QRTR_SMD because it is using
> > QMI as well which in turn uses QRTR.
> >
> > Without QRTR_SMD AHB does not work, so select QRTR in ATH11K and then
> > select QRTR_SMD for ATH11K_AHB and QRTR_MHI for ATH11K_PCI.
> >
> > Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.5.0.1-01208-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Kconfig | 3 ++-
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Kconfig
> > index ad5cc6cac05b..b45baad184f6 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Kconfig
> > @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config ATH11K
> >       depends on CRYPTO_MICHAEL_MIC
> >       select ATH_COMMON
> >       select QCOM_QMI_HELPERS
> > +     select QRTR
> >       help
> >         This module adds support for Qualcomm Technologies 802.11ax family of
> >         chipsets.
> > @@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ config ATH11K_AHB
> >       tristate "Atheros ath11k AHB support"
> >       depends on ATH11K
> >       depends on REMOTEPROC
> > +     select QRTR_SMD
> >       help
> >         This module adds support for AHB bus
> >
> > @@ -22,7 +24,6 @@ config ATH11K_PCI
> >       tristate "Atheros ath11k PCI support"
> >       depends on ATH11K && PCI
> >       select MHI_BUS
> > -     select QRTR
> >       select QRTR_MHI
> >       help
> >         This module adds support for PCIE bus
>
> I now see a new warning:
>
> WARNING: unmet direct dependencies detected for QRTR_SMD
>   Depends on [n]: NET [=y] && QRTR [=m] && (RPMSG [=n] || COMPILE_TEST [=n] && RPMSG [=n]=n)
>   Selected by [m]:
>   - ATH11K_AHB [=m] && NETDEVICES [=y] && WLAN [=y] && WLAN_VENDOR_ATH [=y] && ATH11K [=m] && REMOTEPROC [=y]

Ahh yeah, since it's SMD then it requires RPMGS which in turn requires
more stuff.
What do you think about making it depend on QRTR_SMD instead, because
without it AHB literally does not work?

Regards,
Robert
>
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