[PATCH net-next v4 1/7] dt-bindings: net: airoha: npu: Add memory regions used for wlan offload
Lorenzo Bianconi
lorenzo at kernel.org
Fri Jul 18 02:39:47 PDT 2025
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 08:57:42AM +0200, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> > Document memory regions used by Airoha EN7581 NPU for wlan traffic
> > offloading. The brand new added memory regions do not introduce any
> > backward compatibility issues since they will be used just to offload
> > traffic to/from the MT76 wireless NIC and the MT76 probing will not fail
> > if these memory regions are not provide, it will just disable offloading
> > via the NPU module.
>
> That's not what I see entirely. I see the same problem I told you already.
> of_reserved_mem_region_to_resource_byname returns error ->
> airoha_npu_wlan_init_memory returns error -> your other patchset prints
> big fat warning in mt7996_pci_probe().
Is it ok to use dev_info() instead dev_warn() or do you prefer to completely
remove the log?
>
> So all correct DTS now gets a warning. Warning is a state of failure,
> even if probe proceeds.
>
> I don't understand why you can't make it fully optional, so also fully
> backwards compatible.
I am completely fine to make it fully optional, but can you please explain
what you mean here with 'optional'?
At the moment in mt76_npu_init() we first look for the "airoha,npu" property
in mt76 node to load the NPU pointer running airoha_npu_get():
wifi at 0,0 {
compatible = "mediatek,mt76";
...
airoha,npu = <&npu>;
...
};
If this property is defined in the wifi node I guess it is fine to assume
even the NPU memory regions are properly defined int the DTS.
Is it ok to use dev_info() instead of dev_warn() in mt7996_pci_probe() if
the mt76_npu_init() returns an error (e.g. if the "airoha,npu" is not defined)
or do you prefer to do something else to make this process optional?
Regards,
Lorenzo
>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>
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