[PATCH 3/3] mt7915: mcu: re-init MCU before loading FW patch
David Bauer
mail at david-bauer.net
Tue Apr 1 17:45:27 PDT 2025
Restart the MCU and release the patch semaphore before loading the MCU
patch firmware from the host.
This fixes failures upon error recovery in case the semaphore was
previously taken and never released by the host.
This happens from time to time upon triggering a full-chip error
recovery. Under this circumstance, the hardware restart fails and the
radio is rendered inoperational.
Signed-off-by: David Bauer <mail at david-bauer.net>
---
.../net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c | 25 +++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
index d93a72d0a78a..41eba991acef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
@@ -2097,16 +2097,21 @@ static int mt7915_load_firmware(struct mt7915_dev *dev)
{
int ret;
- /* make sure fw is download state */
- if (mt7915_firmware_state(dev, false)) {
- /* restart firmware once */
- mt76_connac_mcu_restart(&dev->mt76);
- ret = mt7915_firmware_state(dev, false);
- if (ret) {
- dev_err(dev->mt76.dev,
- "Firmware is not ready for download\n");
- return ret;
- }
+ /* Release Semaphore if taken by previous failed attempt */
+ ret = mt76_connac_mcu_patch_sem_ctrl(&dev->mt76, false);
+ if (ret != PATCH_REL_SEM_SUCCESS) {
+ dev_err(dev->mt76.dev, "Could not release semaphore\n");
+ /* Continue anyways */
+ }
+
+ /* Always restart MCU firmware */
+ mt76_connac_mcu_restart(&dev->mt76);
+
+ /* Check if MCU is ready */
+ ret = mt7915_firmware_state(dev, false);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(dev->mt76.dev, "Firmware did not enter download state\n");
+ return ret;
}
ret = mt76_connac2_load_patch(&dev->mt76, fw_name_var(dev, ROM_PATCH));
--
2.47.2
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