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Re: [PATCH 06/13] wlcore: enable sleep during AP mode operation

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On 03/25/2015 01:58 PM, Eliad Peller wrote:
> hi Marc,
> 
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 12/29/2014 07:24 AM, Eliad Peller wrote:
>>> From: Kobi L <kobi.lev100@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Enable ELP authorization in AP mode and enable the use
>>> of the wakeup bit in the ELP register.
>>>
>>> Introduce AP role sleep configuration which is disabled
>>> by default. When configured, it allows the AP to sleep
>>> when ELP is authorized for it.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Kobi Leibovitch <kobi.lev100@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Arik Nemtsov <arik@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Eliad Peller <eliad@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>
>> This patch requires a new firmware, loading of "wl18xx-conf.bin" from
>> [1] fails with:
>>
>>> wlcore: ERROR configuration binary file size is wrong, expected 1226 got 1221
>>
> thanks. seems you're right.
> 
> anyway, note that this file is not actual fw, but only the default
> configuration params.
> you can just delete it, and the driver will load just fine.
> you can then recreate it with something like:
> cat /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy0/wlcore/wl18xx/conf >
> /lib/firmware/ti-connectivity/wl18xx-conf.bin
> 
> actually, i don't think it makes much sense to have this file in the
> linux-firmware git at all.
> i'll try handling it.

Thanks, there are more file with size of ~1k, are they optional, too?
What's the "error" message if these optional files are not present?

From working with $CUSTOMERS I gained the impression, messages like
"error failed to load...." for optional file don't shine the best light
on Linux, a neutral "using default values" is far better.

Marc

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