[PATCH ath12k-ng v4 0/6] wifi: ath12k: Modularization of objects for Next Generation Driver

[Baochen Qiang]

On 9/30/2025 9:09 PM, Ripan Deuri wrote:
> The primary purpose of the patches in this series is modularization of
> object structures along with their allocation and initialization APIs.
> 
> Patches in this series are made to achieve the following:
> 1. Modularization of device object to have a separate DP object in order
>    to support chipsets of different hardware architectures
> 2. Refactor hardware group and vif structures to optimize data
>    path operations for future extensions
> 3. Add framework to support architecture specific interrupt handling and
>    ieee80211_ops registration
> 
> These changes are intended to provide a base framework for the data path,
> allowing the data path to remain flexible for future extensions in Next
> Generation driver development.
> ---
> Changes in v4:
>      - Use ath12k_dp_vif_to_dp_link_vif() in patch 6/6
> Changes in v3:
>      - Use dp arch ops to invoke arch specific service srng handler
> Changes in v2:
>      - Invoke ext irq setup/cleanup from dp device alloc/free to fix
>      suspend and resume call trace for wcn7850 in patch 5/6
> ---
> Harsh Kumar Bijlani (1):
>   wifi: ath12k: Refactor ath12k_vif structure
> 
> Ripan Deuri (5):
>   wifi: ath12k: Convert ath12k_dp member in ath12k_base to pointer
>   wifi: ath12k: Support arch-specific DP device allocation
>   wifi: ath12k: Rearrange DP fields in ath12k_hw_group struct
>   wifi: ath12k: Add framework for hardware specific ieee80211_ops
>     registration
>   wifi: ath12k: Add framework for hardware specific DP interrupt handler
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.c         |  22 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.h         |   4 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/cmn_defs.h    |  19 +
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c        |  19 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h        |  39 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/debugfs.c     |   3 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/debugfs_sta.c |   3 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c          | 145 +++++---
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.h          |  32 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_cmn.h      |  50 +++
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_htt.c      |  22 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_mon.c      |  15 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c       |  20 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c         | 339 +++++++++---------
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.h         | 131 ++++++-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c         |  23 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.h         |   4 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/peer.c        |  10 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/testmode.c    |   3 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/ahb.c   |   4 +
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/core.c  |  24 ++
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/core.h  |  11 +
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/dp.c    |  40 ++-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/dp.h    |   9 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/dp_rx.c |  88 +++--
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/dp_tx.c |  29 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c    |  62 ++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/pci.c   |   4 +
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c         |   5 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.h         |   5 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wow.c         |   5 +-
>  31 files changed, 849 insertions(+), 340 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/cmn_defs.h
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_cmn.h
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/core.h
> 
> 
> base-commit: 972f34d54015a4a16aa9e6a081bafabb6f9bf95c

Reviewed-by: Baochen Qiang <baochen.qiang at oss.qualcomm.com>