[PATCH ath-next v5 6/6] wifi: ath12k: Enable IPQ5424 WiFi device support

[Rameshkumar Sundaram]

On 4/7/2026 10:56 AM, Raj Kumar Bhagat wrote:
> From: Sowmiya Sree Elavalagan <sowmiya.elavalagan at oss.qualcomm.com>
> 
> Currently, ath12k AHB (in IPQ5332) uses SCM calls to authenticate the
> firmware image to bring up userpd. From IPQ5424 onwards, Q6 firmware can
> directly communicate with the Trusted Management Engine - Lite (TME-L),
> eliminating the need for SCM calls for userpd bring-up.
> 
> Hence, to enable IPQ5424 device support, use qcom_mdt_load_no_init() and
> skip the SCM call as Q6 will directly authenticate the userpd firmware.
> 
> Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.6-01243-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
> Tested-on: IPQ5332 hw1.0 AHB WLAN.WBE.1.6-01275-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
> Tested-on: IPQ5424 hw1.0 AHB WLAN.WBE.1.6-01275-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sowmiya Sree Elavalagan <sowmiya.elavalagan at oss.qualcomm.com>
> Co-developed-by: Saravanakumar Duraisamy <quic_saradura at quicinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Saravanakumar Duraisamy <quic_saradura at quicinc.com>
> Co-developed-by: Raj Kumar Bhagat <raj.bhagat at oss.qualcomm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Raj Kumar Bhagat <raj.bhagat at oss.qualcomm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Baochen Qiang <baochen.qiang at oss.qualcomm.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.c       | 36 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.h       |  1 +
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/ahb.c |  8 +++++++
>   3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.c
> index 9a4d34e49104..2dcf0a52e4c1 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.c
> @@ -382,8 +382,12 @@ static int ath12k_ahb_power_up(struct ath12k_base *ab)
>   		ATH12K_AHB_UPD_SWID;
>   
>   	/* Load FW image to a reserved memory location */
> -	ret = qcom_mdt_load(dev, fw, fw_name, pasid, mem_region, mem_phys, mem_size,
> -			    &mem_phys);
> +	if (ab_ahb->scm_auth_enabled)
> +		ret = qcom_mdt_load(dev, fw, fw_name, pasid, mem_region,
> +				    mem_phys, mem_size, &mem_phys);
> +	else
> +		ret = qcom_mdt_load_no_init(dev, fw, fw_name, mem_region,
> +					    mem_phys, mem_size, &mem_phys);
>   	if (ret) {
>   		ath12k_err(ab, "Failed to load MDT segments: %d\n", ret);
>   		goto err_fw;
> @@ -414,11 +418,13 @@ static int ath12k_ahb_power_up(struct ath12k_base *ab)
>   		goto err_fw2;
>   	}
>   
> -	/* Authenticate FW image using peripheral ID */
> -	ret = qcom_scm_pas_auth_and_reset(pasid);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		ath12k_err(ab, "failed to boot the remote processor %d\n", ret);
> -		goto err_fw2;
> +	if (ab_ahb->scm_auth_enabled) {
> +		/* Authenticate FW image using peripheral ID */
> +		ret = qcom_scm_pas_auth_and_reset(pasid);
> +		if (ret) {
> +			ath12k_err(ab, "failed to boot the remote processor %d\n", ret);
> +			goto err_fw2;
> +		}
>   	}
>   
>   	/* Instruct Q6 to spawn userPD thread */
> @@ -475,13 +481,15 @@ static void ath12k_ahb_power_down(struct ath12k_base *ab, bool is_suspend)
>   
>   	qcom_smem_state_update_bits(ab_ahb->stop_state, BIT(ab_ahb->stop_bit), 0);
>   
> -	pasid = (u32_encode_bits(ab_ahb->userpd_id, ATH12K_USERPD_ID_MASK)) |
> -		ATH12K_AHB_UPD_SWID;
> -	/* Release the firmware */
> -	ret = qcom_scm_pas_shutdown(pasid);
> -	if (ret)
> -		ath12k_err(ab, "scm pas shutdown failed for userPD%d: %d\n",
> -			   ab_ahb->userpd_id, ret);
> +	if (ab_ahb->scm_auth_enabled) {
> +		pasid = (u32_encode_bits(ab_ahb->userpd_id, ATH12K_USERPD_ID_MASK)) |
> +			 ATH12K_AHB_UPD_SWID;
> +		/* Release the firmware */
> +		ret = qcom_scm_pas_shutdown(pasid);
> +		if (ret)
> +			ath12k_err(ab, "scm pas shutdown failed for userPD%d\n",
> +				   ab_ahb->userpd_id);
> +	}
>   }
>   
>   static void ath12k_ahb_init_qmi_ce_config(struct ath12k_base *ab)
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.h
> index be9e31b3682d..0fa15daaa3e6 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.h
> @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct ath12k_ahb {
>   	int userpd_irq_num[ATH12K_USERPD_MAX_IRQ];
>   	const struct ath12k_ahb_ops *ahb_ops;
>   	const struct ath12k_ahb_device_family_ops *device_family_ops;
> +	bool scm_auth_enabled;
>   };
>   
>   struct ath12k_ahb_driver {
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/ahb.c
> index a6c5f7689edd..6a8b8b2a56f9 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/ahb.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/ahb.c
> @@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ static const struct of_device_id ath12k_wifi7_ahb_of_match[] = {
>   	{ .compatible = "qcom,ipq5332-wifi",
>   	  .data = (void *)ATH12K_HW_IPQ5332_HW10,
>   	},
> +	{ .compatible = "qcom,ipq5424-wifi",
> +	  .data = (void *)ATH12K_HW_IPQ5424_HW10,
> +	},
>   	{ }
>   };
>   
> @@ -38,6 +41,11 @@ static int ath12k_wifi7_ahb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   	switch (hw_rev) {
>   	case ATH12K_HW_IPQ5332_HW10:
>   		ab_ahb->userpd_id = ATH12K_IPQ5332_USERPD_ID;
> +		ab_ahb->scm_auth_enabled = true;
> +		break;
> +	case ATH12K_HW_IPQ5424_HW10:
> +		ab_ahb->userpd_id = ATH12K_IPQ5332_USERPD_ID;
> +		ab_ahb->scm_auth_enabled = false;
>   		break;
>   	default:
>   		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> 

Reviewed-by: Rameshkumar Sundaram <rameshkumar.sundaram at oss.qualcomm.com>