Re: [PATCH] ath10k: support bus and device specific API 1 BDF selection

[Thibaut]

> Le 17 déc. 2021 à 13:06, Robert Marko <robimarko@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
> On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 at 15:07, Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Isn't the only user of this the non-upstreamable rb_hardconfig
>> mikrotik platform driver?

The driver could be upstreamed if desirable.
Yet I think it’s quite orthogonal to having the possibility to dynamically load a different BDF via API 1 for each available radio, which before this patch couldn’t be done and is necessary for this particular hardware.

>> So, in your case the devices in question
>> needs to setup a detour through the userspace firmware (helper+scripts)
>> to pull on the sysfs of that mikrotik platform driver? Wouldn't it
>> be possible to do this more directly?
> 
> Yes, its the sole current user as its the only vendor shipping the BDF
> as part of the
> factory data and not like a userspace blob.
> 
> I don't see how can it be more direct, its the same setup as when
> getting pre-cal
> data for most devices currently.

Indeed, not sure how it could be more direct than it already is. I’m open to suggestions though.

> I am adding Thibaut who is the author of the platform driver.

Best,
Thibaut