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From: Michael Buesch <mb@xxxxxxxxx>

> Subject: [PATCH, RFC] b44: Add fw capabilities
> 
>  Completely untested patch to implement firmware capabilities
>  and automagic QoS-disabling.
> 

Add automagic feature flags, so the firmware can tell the driver
about supported features and the driver can switch features on/off as needed.

Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <mb@xxxxxxxxx>

> Signed-off-by: Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@xxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@xxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h  |   14 +++++++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c  |    2 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c |   56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.h |    1 -
>  drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c  |    2 +-
>  5 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
> index 4e8ad84..61d2ec8 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
> @@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ enum {
>  #define B43_SHM_SH_WLCOREREV		0x0016	/* 802.11 core revision */
>  #define B43_SHM_SH_PCTLWDPOS		0x0008
>  #define B43_SHM_SH_RXPADOFF		0x0034	/* RX Padding data offset (PIO only) */
> +#define B43_SHM_SH_FWCAPA		0x0042	/* Firmware capabilities (Opensource firmware only) */
>  #define B43_SHM_SH_PHYVER		0x0050	/* PHY version */
>  #define B43_SHM_SH_PHYTYPE		0x0052	/* PHY type */
>  #define B43_SHM_SH_ANTSWAP		0x005C	/* Antenna swap threshold */
> @@ -297,6 +298,10 @@ enum {
>  #define B43_HF_MLADVW		0x001000000000ULL /* N PHY ML ADV workaround (rev >= 13 only) */
>  #define B43_HF_PR45960W		0x080000000000ULL /* PR 45960 workaround (rev >= 13 only) */
>  
> +/* Firmware capabilities field in SHM (Opensource firmware only) */
> +#define B43_FWCAPA_HWCRYPTO	0x0001
> +#define B43_FWCAPA_QOS		0x0002
> +
>  /* MacFilter offsets. */
>  #define B43_MACFILTER_SELF		0x0000
>  #define B43_MACFILTER_BSSID		0x0003
> @@ -596,6 +601,13 @@ struct b43_wl {
>  	/* Pointer to the ieee80211 hardware data structure */
>  	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
>  
> +	/* The number of queues that were registered with the mac80211 subsystem
> +	 * initially. This is a backup copy of hw->queues in case hw->queues has
> +	 * to be dynamically lowered at runtime (Firmware does not support QoS).
> +	 * hw->queues has to be restored to the original value before unregistering
> +	 * from the mac80211 subsystem. */
> +	u16 mac80211_initially_registered_queues;
> +
>  	struct mutex mutex;
>  	spinlock_t irq_lock;
>  	/* R/W lock for data transmission.
> @@ -752,6 +764,8 @@ struct b43_wldev {
>  	bool dfq_valid;		/* Directed frame queue valid (IBSS PS mode, ATIM) */
>  	bool radio_hw_enable;	/* saved state of radio hardware enabled state */
>  	bool suspend_in_progress;	/* TRUE, if we are in a suspend/resume cycle */
> +	bool qos_enabled;		/* TRUE, if QoS is used. */
> +	bool hwcrypto_enabled;		/* TRUE, if HW crypto acceleration is enabled. */
>  
>  	/* PHY/Radio device. */
>  	struct b43_phy phy;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
> index eae680b..7964cc3 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
> @@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ static struct b43_dmaring *select_ring_by_priority(struct b43_wldev *dev,
>  {
>  	struct b43_dmaring *ring;
>  
> -	if (b43_modparam_qos) {
> +	if (dev->qos_enabled) {
>  		/* 0 = highest priority */
>  		switch (queue_prio) {
>  		default:
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
> index 1d3e400..a7cadc6 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
> @@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ static int modparam_nohwcrypt;
>  module_param_named(nohwcrypt, modparam_nohwcrypt, int, 0444);
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption.");
>  
> -int b43_modparam_qos = 1;
> -module_param_named(qos, b43_modparam_qos, int, 0444);
> +static int modparam_qos = 1;
> +module_param_named(qos, modparam_qos, int, 0444);
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(qos, "Enable QOS support (default on)");
>  
>  static int modparam_btcoex = 1;
> @@ -538,6 +538,13 @@ void b43_hf_write(struct b43_wldev *dev, u64 value)
>  	b43_shm_write16(dev, B43_SHM_SHARED, B43_SHM_SH_HOSTFHI, hi);
>  }
>  
> +/* Read the firmware capabilities bitmask (Opensource firmware only) */
> +static u16 b43_fwcapa_read(struct b43_wldev *dev)
> +{
> +	B43_WARN_ON(!dev->fw.opensource);
> +	return b43_shm_read16(dev, B43_SHM_SHARED, B43_SHM_SH_FWCAPA);
> +}
> +
>  void b43_tsf_read(struct b43_wldev *dev, u64 *tsf)
>  {
>  	u32 low, high;
> @@ -2307,12 +2314,34 @@ static int b43_upload_microcode(struct b43_wldev *dev)
>  	dev->fw.patch = fwpatch;
>  	dev->fw.opensource = (fwdate == 0xFFFF);
>  
> +	/* Default to use-all-queues. */
> +	dev->wl->hw->queues = dev->wl->mac80211_initially_registered_queues;
> +	dev->qos_enabled = !!modparam_qos;
> +	/* Default to firmware/hardware crypto acceleration. */
> +	dev->hwcrypto_enabled = 1;
> +
>  	if (dev->fw.opensource) {
> +		u16 fwcapa;
> +
>  		/* Patchlevel info is encoded in the "time" field. */
>  		dev->fw.patch = fwtime;
> -		b43info(dev->wl, "Loading OpenSource firmware version %u.%u%s\n",
> -			dev->fw.rev, dev->fw.patch,
> -			dev->fw.pcm_request_failed ? " (Hardware crypto not supported)" : "");
> +		b43info(dev->wl, "Loading OpenSource firmware version %u.%u\n",
> +			dev->fw.rev, dev->fw.patch);
> +
> +		fwcapa = b43_fwcapa_read(dev);
> +		if (!(fwcapa & B43_FWCAPA_HWCRYPTO) || dev->fw.pcm_request_failed) {
> +			b43info(dev->wl, "Hardware crypto acceleration not supported by firmware\n");
> +			/* Disable hardware crypto and fall back to software crypto. */
> +			dev->hwcrypto_enabled = 0;
> +		}
> +		if (!(fwcapa & B43_FWCAPA_QOS)) {
> +			b43info(dev->wl, "QoS not supported by firmware\n");
> +			/* Disable QoS. Tweak hw->queues to 1. It will be restored before
> +			 * ieee80211_unregister to make sure the networking core can
> +			 * properly free possible resources. */
> +			dev->wl->hw->queues = 1;
> +			dev->qos_enabled = 0;
> +		}
>  	} else {
>  		b43info(dev->wl, "Loading firmware version %u.%u "
>  			"(20%.2i-%.2i-%.2i %.2i:%.2i:%.2i)\n",
> @@ -3627,7 +3656,7 @@ static int b43_op_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum set_key_cmd cmd,
>  	if (!dev || b43_status(dev) < B43_STAT_INITIALIZED)
>  		goto out_unlock;
>  
> -	if (dev->fw.pcm_request_failed) {
> +	if (dev->fw.pcm_request_failed || !dev->hwcrypto_enabled) {
>  		/* We don't have firmware for the crypto engine.
>  		 * Must use software-crypto. */
>  		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> @@ -4735,6 +4764,7 @@ static int b43_wireless_init(struct ssb_device *dev)
>  		b43err(NULL, "Could not allocate ieee80211 device\n");
>  		goto out;
>  	}
> +	wl = hw_to_b43_wl(hw);
>  
>  	/* fill hw info */
>  	hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
> @@ -4748,7 +4778,8 @@ static int b43_wireless_init(struct ssb_device *dev)
>  		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS) |
>  		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
>  
> -	hw->queues = b43_modparam_qos ? 4 : 1;
> +	hw->queues = modparam_qos ? 4 : 1;
> +	wl->mac80211_initially_registered_queues = hw->queues;
>  	hw->max_rates = 2;
>  	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, dev->dev);
>  	if (is_valid_ether_addr(sprom->et1mac))
> @@ -4756,9 +4787,7 @@ static int b43_wireless_init(struct ssb_device *dev)
>  	else
>  		SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(hw, sprom->il0mac);
>  
> -	/* Get and initialize struct b43_wl */
> -	wl = hw_to_b43_wl(hw);
> -	memset(wl, 0, sizeof(*wl));
> +	/* Initialize struct b43_wl */
>  	wl->hw = hw;
>  	spin_lock_init(&wl->irq_lock);
>  	rwlock_init(&wl->tx_lock);
> @@ -4824,8 +4853,13 @@ static void b43_remove(struct ssb_device *dev)
>  	cancel_work_sync(&wldev->restart_work);
>  
>  	B43_WARN_ON(!wl);
> -	if (wl->current_dev == wldev)
> +	if (wl->current_dev == wldev) {
> +		/* Restore the queues count before unregistering, because firmware detect
> +		 * might have modified it. Restoring is important, so the networking
> +		 * stack can properly free resources. */
> +		wl->hw->queues = wl->mac80211_initially_registered_queues;
>  		ieee80211_unregister_hw(wl->hw);
> +	}
>  
>  	b43_one_core_detach(dev);
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.h
> index 40abcf5..950fb1b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.h
> @@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
>  #define PAD_BYTES(nr_bytes)		P4D_BYTES( __LINE__ , (nr_bytes))
>  
>  
> -extern int b43_modparam_qos;
>  extern int b43_modparam_verbose;
>  
>  /* Logmessage verbosity levels. Update the b43_modparam_verbose helptext, if
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
> index 8cd9776..69138e8 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
> @@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ static struct b43_pio_txqueue *select_queue_by_priority(struct b43_wldev *dev,
>  {
>  	struct b43_pio_txqueue *q;
>  
> -	if (b43_modparam_qos) {
> +	if (dev->qos_enabled) {
>  		/* 0 = highest priority */
>  		switch (queue_prio) {
>  		default:



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