Driver support for QCA6174 chip using SDIO interface

[Akesh M Chacko]

hi Kalle,
any update on this SDIO firmware issue.

Thanks & Regards
Akesh M Chacko



On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 11:55 AM, Erik Stromdahl
<erik.stromdahl at gmail.com> wrote:
> Firmware and board files are normally distributed by the module vendor
> (MuRata, Silex, etc.).
>
> Firmware is depending on chipset, so this is something QCA should be able
> to provide.
>
> Board files are module dependent and contains calibration etc. and should
> definitely be obtained from the module vendor.
>
> If you have a discrete design you would most likely have to create your own
> board file (using ART etc.)
>
> Kalle:
> Perhaps you (or someone else at QCA) can initiate the work to make the sdio
> firmware publicly available?
>
> I have obtained QCA9377 sdio firmware from Silex, but I had to sign a
> License Agreement in order to obtain those files. They are not publicly
> available (so I can't redistribute them just like that).
>
>
> On 2017-03-01 06:52, Akesh M Chacko wrote:
>>
>> hi,
>> Could you please tell me from where can i get the sdio firmware for
>> QCA6174A-3 v3.2. Do i need to raise a request through qualcomm
>> createpoint for that?
>> Please let me know
>> Thanks & Regards
>> Akesh M Chacko
>> Cell : +91 9567084416| Skype: akesh.vvdn | mail : akesh.chacko at vvdntech.in
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 2:28 AM, Erik Stromdahl
>> <erik.stromdahl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2017-02-21 12:26, Akesh M Chacko wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> hi,
>>>> I'm following your patch for adding SDIO support for QCA6174. Is the
>>>> firmware image for PCIe and SDIO interface are same?
>>>> If they are different, from where can i find the firmware image for
>>>> SDIO interface support in QCA6174A-3 v3.2.
>>>>
>>> The firmware is not the same for sdio. You will need to obtain the
>>> firmware
>>> from the module vendor and convert it into ath10k format with
>>> ath10k-fwencoder.
>>>
>>> You need the tool qca-swiss-army-knife for this:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/qca/qca-swiss-army-knife.git
>>>
>>> Below is a script I have used when generating fw for my QCA9377 board:
>>>
>>> ### START ###
>>> #! /bin/bash
>>>
>>> ENCODER="./tools/scripts/ath10k/ath10k-fwencoder"
>>>
>>> API_VER=5
>>> HTT_OP_VERSION="tlv"
>>> WMI_OP_VERSION="tlv"
>>> FW="silex-SX-SDCAC-2830-SP/qwlan30.bin"
>>> OTP="silex-SX-SDCAC-2830-SP/otp30.bin"
>>> FEATURES="ignore-otp-result"
>>>
>>> $ENCODER --create --otp=$OTP --firmware=$FW \
>>> --set-wmi-op-version=$WMI_OP_VERSION \
>>> --set-htt-op-version=$HTT_OP_VERSION \
>>> --set-fw-api=$API_VER --features=$FEATURES
>>>
>>> mv firmware-5.bin silex-SX-SDCAC-2830-SP/firmware-sdio-5.bin
>>> ### END ###
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks & Regards
>>>> Akesh M Chacko
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 5:04 PM, Akesh M Chacko
>>>> <akesh.chacko at vvdntech.in> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for sharing the patches,
>>>>> Our custom board is under assembly stage, once we have the board, will
>>>>> test it and let u know
>>>>> Thanks & Regards
>>>>> Akesh M Chacko
>>>>> Cell : +91 9567084416| Skype: akesh.vvdn | mail :
>>>>> akesh.chacko at vvdntech.in
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 2:46 AM, Erik Stromdahl
>>>>> <erik.stromdahl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you are interested in trying the latest version of the sdio code
>>>>>> you can clone the below repo:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://github.com/erstrom/linux-ath.git
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have just pushed some updates for QCA9377 SDIO (that might work with
>>>>>> QCA6174 chipsets as well).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I will do some more testing of this code during the weeks to come.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you could try it out and give me feedback it would be great!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2017-01-27 16:36, Valo, Kalle wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Akesh M Chacko <akesh.chacko at vvdntech.in> writes:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We are using QCA6174 chip on our embedded platform using SDIO
>>>>>>>> interface. could you please help us to get the SDIO support for
>>>>>>>> QCA6174 driver.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Erik Stromdahl is working on adding SDIO support to ath10k:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9516477/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But it's still WIP.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
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