[PATCH 1/6] b43: add d11 core revision 0x16 to id table
Alessio Ferri
alessio.ferri at mythread.it
Sun May 17 18:50:20 PDT 2026
Add d11 core revision 0x16 (= 22) to the b43 bcma device id table.
The b43 bcma id table covers d11 revisions 0x11, 0x15, 0x17, 0x18,
0x1C, 0x1D, 0x1E, 0x28 and 0x2A. Revision 0x16 belongs to the same
N-PHY family as revisions 0x17 and 0x18 (radio 2057) and needs no
new PHY or radio code beyond the radio_rev 8 dispatcher entries
added later in this series - only the device id entry is missing.
Without it bcma scan enumerates the 802.11 core but no driver binds.
The revision is used by the Broadcom BCM6362 single-die integrated
2.4 GHz wireless block found in xDSL SoCs.
Signed-off-by: Alessio Ferri <alessio.ferri at mythread.it>
---
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c
index b0e6aeb0b..673a56c30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(allhwsupport, "Enable support for all hardware (even it if over
static const struct bcma_device_id b43_bcma_tbl[] = {
BCMA_CORE(BCMA_MANUF_BCM, BCMA_CORE_80211, 0x11, BCMA_ANY_CLASS),
BCMA_CORE(BCMA_MANUF_BCM, BCMA_CORE_80211, 0x15, BCMA_ANY_CLASS),
+ BCMA_CORE(BCMA_MANUF_BCM, BCMA_CORE_80211, 0x16, BCMA_ANY_CLASS),
BCMA_CORE(BCMA_MANUF_BCM, BCMA_CORE_80211, 0x17, BCMA_ANY_CLASS),
BCMA_CORE(BCMA_MANUF_BCM, BCMA_CORE_80211, 0x18, BCMA_ANY_CLASS),
BCMA_CORE(BCMA_MANUF_BCM, BCMA_CORE_80211, 0x1C, BCMA_ANY_CLASS),
--
2.43.0
Il 18/05/2026 03:49, Alessio Ferri ha scritto:
> This series completes b43 support for the Broadcom N-PHY revision 8
> paired with radio 2057 revision 8. b43 already supports the surrounding
> PHY family - N-PHY rev 8 with radio 2057 rev 5 and rev 7 are handled,
> and rev 16 with radio 2057 rev 9 is handled - but the rev 8 + rev 8
> combination falls through four dispatcher gaps:
>
> - radio_2057.c, r2057_upload_inittabs(), case 8 lists radio_rev 5
> and 7 only;
> - radio_2057.c, r2057_get_chantabent_rev7(), case 8 lists radio_rev
> 5 only;
> - tables_nphy.c, b43_nphy_get_ipa_gain_table(), case 8 lists
> radio_rev 5 only;
> - radio_2057.c carries r2057_rev8_init[] as a 54-entry stub commented
> out with "TODO: Which devices should use it?".
>
> Two further pieces of plumbing are needed to reach those dispatchers
> in the first place: d11 core revision 0x16 is missing from the b43
> bcma id table, and the corerev 22 / radio 2057 combination needs the
> 24-bit indirect radio access path that brcmsmac uses for the same
> silicon generation (see brcmsmac/phy/phy_cmn.c read_radio_reg() /
> write_radio_reg()).
>
> The series:
>
> 1/6 b43: add d11 core revision 0x16 to id table
> 2/6 b43: route d11 corerev 22 to 24-bit indirect radio access
> 3/6 b43: support radio 2057 rev 8
> 4/6 b43: add IPA TX gain table for N-PHY r8 + radio 2057 r8
> 5/6 b43: add channel info table for N-PHY r8 + radio 2057 r8
> 6/6 b43: add RF power offset for N-PHY r8 + radio 2057 r8
>
> Patches are ordered so that each one fixes the next visible failure
> in bring-up: 1/6 makes b43 bind to the core, 2/6 lets phy versioning
> read coherent radio identifiers, 3/6 unblocks the boot-time radio
> calibration that otherwise stalls the PSM at microcode startup, and
> 4/6-6/6 fill the remaining 2.4 GHz dispatcher entries so
> b43_nphy_set_channel completes to the default channel and core_init
> proceeds past PHY init.
>
> Tested on a D-Link DSL-3580L (Broadcom BCM6362 SoC, single-die 2.4 GHz
> N-PHY rev 8 + radio 2057 rev 8 in 2.4 GHz IPA mode). The chip is in
> service worldwide in xDSL CPE devices.
>
> b43 is currently Orphan in MAINTAINERS. These patches do not add a
> new chip family or PHY infrastructure; they fill four explicit
> dispatcher gaps for a combination of an already-supported PHY and
> an already-supported radio.
>
> Alessio Ferri (6):
> b43: add d11 core revision 0x16 to id table
> b43: route d11 corerev 22 to 24-bit indirect radio access
> b43: support radio 2057 rev 8
> b43: add IPA TX gain table for N-PHY r8 + radio 2057 r8
> b43: add channel info table for N-PHY r8 + radio 2057 r8
> b43: add RF power offset for N-PHY r8 + radio 2057 r8
>
> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c | 10 +-
> .../net/wireless/broadcom/b43/radio_2057.c | 230 ++++++++++++++++--
> .../net/wireless/broadcom/b43/tables_nphy.c | 58 +++++
> 3 files changed, 280 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>
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