> -----Original Message----- > From: Ping-Ke Shih [mailto:pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2021 2:46 PM > To: kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [PATCH 00/24] rtw89: add Realtek 802.11ax driver Sorry. I forget to add "v5" prefix, but I think it's confusing people if I send this patchset again. > > This driver named rtw89, which is the next generation of rtw88, supports > Realtek 8852AE 802.11ax 2x2 chip whose new features are OFDMA, DBCC, > Spatial reuse, TWT and BSS coloring; now some of them aren't implemented > though. > > The chip architecture is entirely different from the chips supported by > rtw88 like RTL8822CE 802.11ac chip. First of all, register address ranges > are totally redefined, so it's impossible to reuse register definition. To > communicate with firmware, new H2C/C2H format is proposed. In order to have > better utilization, TX DMA flow is changed to two stages DMA. To provide > rich RX status information, additional RX PPDU packets are added. > > Since there are so many differences mentioned above, we decide to propose > a new driver. It has many authors, they are listed in alphabetic order: > > Chin-Yen Lee <timlee@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Po Hao Huang <phhuang@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Tzu-En Huang <tehuang@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Vincent Fann <vincent_fann@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Yan-Hsuan Chuang <tony0620emma@xxxxxxxxx> > Zong-Zhe Yang <kevin_yang@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > v5: > - add OFDMA feature > - improve BT coexistence performance > - improve power save mode > - support SAR > - fine tune performance > - firmware: rtw89: 8852a: update fw to v0.13.24.0 > https://github.com/pkshih/linux-firmware.git > pick the commit a5b79c4790da3eb3690e23554225ef8db464f2c6 > v4: > - add basic BT coexistence features > - add power save mode, so an new patch (two files) is added > - fine tune performance > - add debugfs for debugging coex, bb, ... > v3: > - fix "networking block comments" reported by checkpatch > - Add MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() generated by Thomas Backlund <tmb@xxxxxxxxxx> > - Add missed BB settings > - error handle of RX BD and DESC length > - reduce debug level of C2H ACKs > - fix rekey failure due to wrong operator > v2: > - fix compiler warnings made by W=1 > Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> > - sort header file alphabetically > - fix "networking block comments" reported by checkpatch > Hi Kalle and wireless experts, I submitted first version of rtw89 at the end of 2020, and continue to add features and fine tune driver by following versions. After half year development, I think this driver has been stable, so I'd like to inquiry if experts have time to help review this driver. Not only reviewing but you want to verify this driver, a 8852AE demoboard is needed; please feel free to contact me privately. -- Ping-Ke
