netdev - Re: [PATCH] wifi: ath11k_pci: add a soft dependency on qrtr-mhi

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Date:   Tue, 7 Mar 2023 03:35:49 +0100
From:   Cyril Brulebois <kibi@...ian.org>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     kvalo@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
        kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, ath11k@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: ath11k_pci: add a soft dependency on qrtr-mhi

Hallo Christoph,

Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de> (2022-12-02):
> While ath11k_pci can load without qrtr-mhi, probing the actual hardware
> will fail when qrtr and qrtr-mhi aren't loaded with
> 
>    failed to initialize qmi handle: -517
> 
> Add a MODULE_SOFTDEP statement to bring the module in (and as a hint
> for kernel packaging) for those cases where it isn't autoloaded already
> for some reason.

That's indeed a very helpful hint, which helped us fix support for this
module in a Debian Installer context (where we don't ship each and every
module built in the linux-image package, but some limited selection).

  https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/667


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@...ian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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