netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] brcmfmac: of: introduce new property to allow disable PNO

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Date:   Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:04:56 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Hermes Zhang <chenhui.zhang@...s.com>
Cc:     Arend van Spriel <aspriel@...il.com>,
        Franky Lin <franky.lin@...adcom.com>,
        Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@...adcom.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, kernel@...s.com,
        Hermes Zhang <chenhuiz@...s.com>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com,
        SHA-cyfmac-dev-list@...ineon.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] brcmfmac: of: introduce new property to allow disable
 PNO

On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 10:22:24AM +0800, Hermes Zhang wrote:
> From: Hermes Zhang <chenhuiz@...s.com>
> 
> Some versions of the Broadcom firmware for this chip seem to hang
> if the PNO feature is enabled when connecting to a dummy or
> non-existent AP.
> Add a new property to allow the disabling of PNO for devices with
> this specific firmware.

If you know the specific version of the firmware which is broken, why
do you need a DT property? Why not just check the firmware version and
disable it automatically?

It does not seem like you are describing hardware here, which is what
DT is for.

	Andrew