[PATCH ath-next v2 0/2] wifi: ath12k: refactor m3/aux_uc firmware memory handling

[Baochen Qiang]

On 11/4/2026 2:30 PM, Madhavan Ganesan wrote:
> ath12k_qmi_m3_free()/ath12k_qmi_m3_load() and
> ath12k_qmi_aux_uc_free()/ath12k_qmi_aux_uc_load() carry near-identical
> logic for freeing a DMA-coherent firmware memory region and loading
> firmware into it. Factor the shared logic into common helpers.
> 
> Patch 1 is a preparatory, no-functional-change rename of
> struct m3_mem_region to struct ath12k_fw_mem_region, since the type
> is also used for the aux_uc region and the old name no longer
> reflects its purpose.
> 
> Patch 2 refactors the shared free/load logic into
> ath12k_qmi_free_mem_region() and ath12k_qmi_fw_mem_load(), and
> rewires the m3 and aux_uc wrappers to use them.
> 
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Addressed the review comments.
>  
> ---
> Madhavan Ganesan (2):
>       wifi: ath12k: rename m3_mem_region to ath12k_fw_mem_region
>       wifi: ath12k: refactor m3 and aux_uc firmware memory handling
>  
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c | 168 ++++++++++++----------------------
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.h |   6 +-
>  2 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 114 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: a2da7677eb9a12e7860814b70a1f6f5b0e347d7d
> change-id: 20261103-m3_and_aux_ucode-8337b881155c
> 
> 

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