Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > 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> > > Tested-by: Brian Norris <briannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > v7: > - use consistent license of Kconfig > - remove #ifdef and dummy functions from coex.c > - C2H handler of coex uses meaningful naming insetad, and use le32_to_cpu() > to convert the value. > - add icmp packet notify to coex > - use function call instead of a work to notify coex about traffic changed > - fix dereference security CAM NULL pointer while disconnecting occasionally > - fill tx descriptor once a 32 bits word (Suggested by Arnd. Thanks!) > - use static pci PS, so remove pci link_ps > - make many mac tables constant > - add early_h2c debugfs entry to notify firmware early > - support new RA report format > - configure retry_lowest_rate by band > - avoid to use of whil(1) to parse power sequence > - notify rfk before/after scanning to reset status > - firmware: rtw89: 8852a: update fw to v0.13.30.0 > https://github.com/pkshih/linux-firmware.git > pick the commit 6595133a7cde82be932067afde834dcd036167f8 I have not reviewed this version yet, but I pushed it to the pending branch for build testing: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kvalo/wireless-drivers-next.git/commit/?h=pending&id=c321740f93af1a31d9e149ce5077e28bd4e859f7 For the final commit my plan is to squash all patches into one big patch. I will do that after reviewing v7, if everything is ok of course. Are there more Tested-by or Reviewed-by tags? -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
