APPLIED/OEM: Re: [PATCH 0/2][SRU][linux-oem] add MSI support for ath9k

[Timo Aaltonen]

On 16.01.2018 09:08, AceLan Kao wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1727228
> 
> [Impact]
> iwlist scan can search the available wifi APs, but can't get connected.
> 
> On new Intel platforms like ApolloLake, legacy interrupt mechanism
> (INTx) is not supported, so WLAN modules are not working because
> interrupts are missing.
> 
> The affected and listed platforms are
> Dell Inspiron 24-3460
> Dell Inspiron 14-3473
> Dell Inspiron 3472
> Dell Inspiron 3576
> Dell Vostro 3262
> Dell Vostro 15-3572
> Dell Vostro 3578
> 
> [Fix]
> Qualcomm provided a MSI patch for ath9k, and it fixes the issue.
> 
> [Test Case]
> Tested on the machines mentioned above, and they all work well.
> 
> [Regression Potential]
> There shouldn't  be any regression potential. These are newly enabled machines and quirks are applied based on DMI_PRODUCT_NAME to only use MSI on such machines.
> 
> AceLan Kao (1):
>   ath9k: add a quirk to set use_msi automatically
> 
> Russell Hu (1):
>   ath9k: add MSI support
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c   | 33 +++++++++++++++-----
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h   |  3 ++
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c  | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c  | 21 ++++++++++++-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h  | 15 +++++++++
>  6 files changed, 168 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 

these were applied earlier, shipped with -1020


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