Prameela Rani Garnepudi <prameela.j04cs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > RSI deprecated the old firmware loading method and introduced > new method using soft boot loader for 9113 chipsets. > Current driver only supports 9113 device model hence firmware > loading method has been changed. > > In the new method, complete RAM image and flash image are present > in the flash. Two firmwares present in the device, Boot loader firmware > and functional firmware. Boot loader firmware is fixed but functional > firmware can be changed. Before loading the functional firmware, host > issues commands to check whether existing firmware in the chip and the > firmware file content to load are same or not. If not, host issues > commands to load the RAM image and then boot loaded switches to the > functioanl firmware. > > Signed-off-by: Prameela Rani Garnepudi <prameela.j04cs@xxxxxxxxx> These two patches are quite big, difficult to review. Smaller changes would help with that. Will review later. 2 patches set to Deferred. 9388629 [1/2] rsi: New firware loading method for RSI 91X devices 9388627 [2/2] rsi: Device initialization sequence is changed -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9388629/ Documentation about submitting wireless patches and checking status from patchwork: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
