[PATCH v3] wifi: ath11k: move .max_tx_ring to struct ath11k_hw_hal_params

[Jeff Johnson]

On 1/12/2026 11:00 PM, Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan wrote:
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> On 12/28/2025 8:44 PM, Alexandru Gagniuc wrote:
>> ".max_tx_ring" is an upper bounds to indexing ".tcl2wbm_rbm_map". It
>> is initialized in, core.c, a different file than the array. This
>> spaghetti-like relation is fragile and not obvious. Accidentally
>> setting ".max_tx_ring" too high leads to a hard to track out-of-
>> bounds access and memory corruption.
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>> There is a small ambiguity on the meaning of "max_tx_ring":
>>   - The highest ring, max=3 implies there are 4 rings (0, 1, 2, 3)
>>   - The highest number to use for array indexing (there are 3 rings)
>>
>> Clarify this dependency by moving ".max_tx_ring" adjacent to the array
>> ".tcl2wbm_rbm_map", and name it "num_tx_rings". Use ARRAY_SIZE()
>> instead of #defines to initialize the length field.
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>> The ath11k_hw_hal_params_qca6390 uses fewer num_tx_rings than its map,
>> so use a constant to express the correct value. Add a static_assert()
>> to fail compilation if the constant is accidentally set too high.
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> Text related to static_assert to be removed accordingly.

I removed the last sentence in 'pending', please check:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ath/ath.git/commit/?h=pending&id=26bb149b5e011b0f73f7b74421589cbd38e3304b

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>> The intent is to make the code easier to understand rather than fix
>> an existing bug.
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>> Signed-off-by: Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me at gmail.com>
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> With the above minor comment addressed.
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> Reviewed-by: Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan <vasanthakumar.thiagarajan at oss.qualcomm.com>