[PATCH] ath11k: add read country code from SMBIOS for WCN6855/QCA6390

[Kalle Valo]

Wen Gong <quic_wgong at quicinc.com> writes:

> On 4/23/2022 5:53 PM, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Wen Gong <quic_wgong at quicinc.com> writes:
>>
>>
> ...
>>> +
>>>   struct ath11k_smbios_bdf {
>>>   	struct dmi_header hdr;
>>> -	u32 padding;
>>> +	u8 features_disabled;
>>> +	/* enum ath11k_smbios_cc_type */
>>> +	u8 country_code_flag;
>>> +	/* To set specific country, you need to set country code
>>> +	 * flag=ATH11K_SMBIOS_CC_ISO first, then if country is United States, then country
>>> +	 * code value = 0x5553 ("US",'U' = 0x55, 'S'= 0x53), To set country
>>> +	 * to INDONESIA, then country code value = 0x4944 ("IN", 'I'=0x49, 'D'=0x44).
>>> +	 * If country code flag = ATH11K_SMBIOS_CC_WW, then you can use
>>> +	 * worldwide regulatory setting.
>>> +	 */
>>> +	__le16 cc_code;
>>>   	u8 bdf_enabled;
>>>   	u8 bdf_ext[];
>>> -};
>>> +} __packed;
>> Is cc_code really in little endian? I would expect data in smbios to be
>> in native endian (ie. u16), bios using different endian than the host
>> sounds strange to me. And struct dmi_header also uses native endian:
>>
>> struct dmi_header {
>> 	u8 type;
>> 	u8 length;
>> 	u16 handle;
>> } __packed;
>
> Yes, Kalle,
>
> I agree with you.
>
> need I send new version to change the "__le16 cc_code" to "u16 cc_code"?

I fixed this in the pending branch, compile tested only. Please check:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kvalo/ath.git/commit/?h=pending&id=a6d583e310c70fb93ec7045f0ea38c12632098d8

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