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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] qtnfmac: add support for Topaz chipsets

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Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Igor Mitsyanko <igor.mitsyanko.os@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> On 11/19/19 8:12 AM, Jonas Gorski wrote:
>>> Any update on this? The support now had its first anniversary, and
>>> still no firmware available for it.
>>> 
>>> Maybe you could put it up in a (temporary) download location at
>>> Quantenna until you get around to the second attempt?
>>
>> Hi Jonas, Quantenna was recently acquired by ON Semiconductor and this 
>> was put on hold during the integration. I have gone back to our legal / 
>> IT department to work on this again.
>
> Thanks, and please put priority on this. It's really bad that if there's
> an upstream driver but users can't use it because of lack of firmware.

And it's particularily meaningless since most of the firmware source is
available for download from e.g
https://kb.netgear.com/2649/NETGEAR-Open-Source-Code-for-Programmers-GPL
, or other vendors using these modules.

The "Netgear R7500" firmware archives include the GPL distribution of a
few Quantenna Topaz firmware versions:

  qtn sdk v36.6.0.23: 1.0.0.46,
  qtn sdk v36.6.0.28: 1.0.0.52,
  qtn sdk v36.6.0.30: 1.0.0.68, 1.0.0.70,
  qtn sdk v36.7.3.23: 1.0.0.76, 1.0.0.82,
  qtn sdk v37.3.1.25: 1.0.0.94, 1.0.0.108, 1.0.0.110 , 1.0.0.112, 1.0.0.116, 1.0.0.122,
  qtn sdk v37.3.2.44: 1.0.0.124

These are pretty complete and directly buildable/usable.  Now I only
have an RGMII connected Topaz module so I am unable to test these
firmwares with the PCIe driver, but I assume they will work with it.

Having some officially sanctioned image in linux-firmware would be nice.



Bjørn




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