[LEDE-DEV] [PATCH] ath10k-firmware: update QCA9888 and QCA4019 firmware

[Christian Lamparter]

On Saturday, October 14, 2017 11:24:24 AM CEST Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> This updates the firmware files for the QCA9888 and QCA4019
> chips to a more recent version which is also used in the linux-firmware
> repository.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke at hauke-m.de>
> ---
> 
> Could someone with a QCA4019 or QCA9888 device please test this.
> I do not have these deceives to test this myself.
> 
>  package/firmware/ath10k-firmware/Makefile | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/package/firmware/ath10k-firmware/Makefile b/package/firmware/ath10k-firmware/Makefile
> index 84889d9d29..5e0f41ea52 100644
> --- a/package/firmware/ath10k-firmware/Makefile
> +++ b/package/firmware/ath10k-firmware/Makefile
> @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ define Package/ath10k-firmware-qca4019/install
>  		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/QCA4019/hw1.0/board-2.bin \
>  		$(1)/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA4019/hw1.0/
>  	$(INSTALL_DATA) \
> -		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/QCA4019/hw1.0/3.2.1/firmware-5.bin_10.4-3.2.1-00053 \
> +		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/QCA4019/hw1.0/3.4/firmware-5.bin_10.4-3.4-00082 \
>  		$(1)/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA4019/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin
>  endef
The new IPQ4019 firmware isn't as stable as the old one. I do see hangs
from time to time (rx ring became corrupted). Whenever this is due to a
bug in the firmware or the firmware is pushing harder, I don't know.
<https://forum.lede-project.org/t/how-to-build-ipq4018-firmware/4513/16>