[PATCH] ARM: dts: imx6q-cm-fx6: add sdio wifi/bt nodes
Shawn Guo
shawnguo at kernel.org
Mon Jun 5 07:51:43 PDT 2017
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 10:16:01PM +0200, christopher.spinrath at rwth-aachen.de wrote:
> From: Christopher Spinrath <christopher.spinrath at rwth-aachen.de>
>
> The cm-fx6 module has an on-board AW-NH387 WiFi/BT module which is
> based on Marvell's SD8787 chip and is connected to the usdhc1
> controller.
>
> Unfortunately, the chip gets unresponsive if the Bluetooth AMP
> (Alternate Mac/Phy) function gets probed but the loaded firmware
> doesn't support it. For instance, this is the case for the most
> recent firmware in linux-firmware (Version 14.66.35.p52).
>
> Thus, just add the required nodes but leave the usdhc1 node disabled
> explicitly. Users who disabled the Bluetooth (AMP) support of their
> OS can then conveniently enable WiFi (or even plain Bluetooth) support
> with a simple device tree overlay/bootloader configuration.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christopher Spinrath <christopher.spinrath at rwth-aachen.de>
> ---
>
> Hi all,
>
> some more information on the Bluetooth AMP dilemma: the vendor (CompuLab) just
> remove Bluetooth AMP support from the kernel. However, this is not an option
> here, since it would introduce a regression for its actual users.
>
> Neither is degrading the firmware a good option: recent firmare (without AMP
> support) provides WiFi that is more stable (in particular, for access points).
>
> I wrote a RFC to linux-bluetooth [1] two weeks ago about this problem and the
> only feedback I got was that Marvell has to provide information about how to
> detect whether the firmware supports AMP properly -- but this is unlikely given
> Marvell's information policy (in particular, since the sd8787 seems to be
> unsupported as of now).
>
> IMHO this patch is currently the best option, since it allows users in a
> convenient way to enable WiFi support (e.g. no pinctrl handling in overlays),
> even when they are using distribution kernels/device trees. Furthermore, the
> hardware description is entirely accurate -- we have a driver/firmware problem
> here.
Hi Valentin, Igor,
Are you guys fine with the patch?
Shawn
>
> Thanks,
> Christopher
>
> [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg70493.html
>
> arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-cm-fx6.dts | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-cm-fx6.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-cm-fx6.dts
> index a8af382..fe6ab0a 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-cm-fx6.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-cm-fx6.dts
> @@ -64,6 +64,14 @@
> };
> };
>
> + awnh387_pwrseq: pwrseq {
> + pinctrl-names = "default";
> + pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_pwrseq>;
> + compatible = "mmc-pwrseq-sd8787";
> + powerdown-gpios = <&gpio7 12 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
> + reset-gpios = <&gpio6 16 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
> + };
> +
> reg_pcie_power_on_gpio: regulator-pcie-power-on-gpio {
> compatible = "regulator-fixed";
> regulator-name = "regulator-pcie-power-on-gpio";
> @@ -304,6 +312,13 @@
> >;
> };
>
> + pinctrl_pwrseq: pwrseqgrp {
> + fsl,pins = <
> + MX6QDL_PAD_GPIO_17__GPIO7_IO12 0x1b0b0
> + MX6QDL_PAD_NANDF_CS3__GPIO6_IO16 0x1b0b0
> + >;
> + };
> +
> pinctrl_spdif: spdifgrp {
> fsl,pins = <
> MX6QDL_PAD_GPIO_16__SPDIF_IN 0x1b0b0
> @@ -330,6 +345,17 @@
> MX6QDL_PAD_EIM_D22__GPIO3_IO22 0x130b0
> >;
> };
> +
> + pinctrl_usdhc1: usdhc1grp {
> + fsl,pins = <
> + MX6QDL_PAD_SD1_CMD__SD1_CMD 0x17071
> + MX6QDL_PAD_SD1_CLK__SD1_CLK 0x10071
> + MX6QDL_PAD_SD1_DAT0__SD1_DATA0 0x17071
> + MX6QDL_PAD_SD1_DAT1__SD1_DATA1 0x17071
> + MX6QDL_PAD_SD1_DAT2__SD1_DATA2 0x17071
> + MX6QDL_PAD_SD1_DAT3__SD1_DATA3 0x17071
> + >;
> + };
> };
>
> &pcie {
> @@ -382,3 +408,18 @@
> dr_mode = "otg";
> status = "okay";
> };
> +
> +&usdhc1 {
> + pinctrl-names = "default";
> + pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_usdhc1>;
> + mmc-pwrseq = <&awnh387_pwrseq>;
> + non-removable;
> + /*
> + * If the OS probes the Bluetooth AMP function advertised on this bus
> + * but the firmware in place does not support it, the WiFi/BT module
> + * gets unresponsive.
> + * Users who configured their OS properly can enable this node to gain
> + * WiFi and/or plain Bluetooth support.
> + */
> + status = "disabled";
> +};
> --
> 2.10.2
>
>
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