[PATCH v3 0/2] ath11k: add handler for board-2.bin without variant and read SMBIOS

[PATCH v3 0/2] ath11k: add handler for board-2.bin without variant and read SMBIOS

[Wen Gong]

v3:
   1. add patch "ath11k: add fallback board name without variant while searching board-2.bin"
   2. reabsed to latest ath.git master ath-202111221436

v2: rebased to latest ath.git master ath-202111170737

When it does not have matched board name with variant in board-2.bin, 
ath11k will fallback to search without variant.

Also read the variant from SMBIOS.

Wen Gong (2):
  ath11k: add fallback board name without variant while searching
    board-2.bin
  ath11k: add read variant from SMBIOS for download board data

 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h | 11 +++
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c  |  4 ++
 3 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

-- 
2.31.1

[PATCH v3 1/2] ath11k: add fallback board name without variant while searching board-2.bin

[Wen Gong]

Sometimes it has a variant value which read from DT or SMBIOS by
ath11k, and meanwhile it does not have the matched board name in
board-2.bin, then it will failed at boot up phase.

Add fallback board name which removed variant value and search again
in board-2.bin when failed with variant and try to load the board
data again to increase boot up success rate.

dmesg log after this patch:
[169547.248472] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: boot using board name 'bus=pci,vendor=17cb,device=1103,subsystem-vendor=17cb,subsystem-device=3374,qmi-chip-id=2,qmi-board-id=262,variant=test'
[169547.248476] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: boot using board name 'bus=pci,vendor=17cb,device=1103,subsystem-vendor=17cb,subsystem-device=3374,qmi-chip-id=2,qmi-board-id=262'
[169547.248565] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: boot firmware request ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.0/board-2.bin size 180324
[169547.248568] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: board name
[169547.248570] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000000: 62 75 73 3d 70 63 69 2c 76 65 6e 64 6f 72 3d 31  bus=pci,vendor=1
[169547.248571] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000010: 37 63 62 2c 64 65 76 69 63 65 3d 31 31 30 33 2c  7cb,device=1103,
[169547.248572] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000020: 73 75 62 73 79 73 74 65 6d 2d 76 65 6e 64 6f 72  subsystem-vendor
[169547.248574] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000030: 3d 31 37 63 62 2c 73 75 62 73 79 73 74 65 6d 2d  =17cb,subsystem-
[169547.248575] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000040: 64 65 76 69 63 65 3d 33 33 37 34 2c 71 6d 69 2d  device=3374,qmi-
[169547.248576] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000050: 63 68 69 70 2d 69 64 3d 32 2c 71 6d 69 2d 62 6f  chip-id=2,qmi-bo
[169547.248577] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000060: 61 72 64 2d 69 64 3d 32 36 32                    ard-id=262
[169547.248578] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: board name
[169547.248579] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000000: 62 75 73 3d 70 63 69 2c 76 65 6e 64 6f 72 3d 31  bus=pci,vendor=1
[169547.248581] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000010: 37 63 62 2c 64 65 76 69 63 65 3d 31 31 30 33 2c  7cb,device=1103,
[169547.248582] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000020: 73 75 62 73 79 73 74 65 6d 2d 76 65 6e 64 6f 72  subsystem-vendor
[169547.248583] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000030: 3d 31 37 63 62 2c 73 75 62 73 79 73 74 65 6d 2d  =17cb,subsystem-
[169547.248584] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000040: 64 65 76 69 63 65 3d 33 33 37 34 2c 71 6d 69 2d  device=3374,qmi-
[169547.248585] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000050: 63 68 69 70 2d 69 64 3d 32 2c 71 6d 69 2d 62 6f  chip-id=2,qmi-bo
[169547.248587] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000060: 61 72 64 2d 69 64 3d 32 36 36                    ard-id=266
[169547.248588] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: board name
[169547.248589] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000000: 62 75 73 3d 70 63 69 2c 76 65 6e 64 6f 72 3d 31  bus=pci,vendor=1
[169547.248590] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000010: 37 63 62 2c 64 65 76 69 63 65 3d 31 31 30 33 2c  7cb,device=1103,
[169547.248591] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000020: 73 75 62 73 79 73 74 65 6d 2d 76 65 6e 64 6f 72  subsystem-vendor
[169547.248592] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000030: 3d 31 37 63 62 2c 73 75 62 73 79 73 74 65 6d 2d  =17cb,subsystem-
[169547.248594] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000040: 64 65 76 69 63 65 3d 33 33 37 34 2c 71 6d 69 2d  device=3374,qmi-
[169547.248595] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000050: 63 68 69 70 2d 69 64 3d 31 38 2c 71 6d 69 2d 62  chip-id=18,qmi-b
[169547.248596] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000060: 6f 61 72 64 2d 69 64 3d 32 36 36                 oard-id=266
[169547.248597] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: failed to fetch board data for bus=pci,vendor=17cb,device=1103,subsystem-vendor=17cb,subsystem-device=3374,qmi-chip-id=2,qmi-board-id=262,variant=test from ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.0/board-2.bin
[169547.248634] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: boot firmware request ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.0/board-2.bin size 180324
[169547.248636] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: board name
[169547.248637] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000000: 62 75 73 3d 70 63 69 2c 76 65 6e 64 6f 72 3d 31  bus=pci,vendor=1
[169547.248638] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000010: 37 63 62 2c 64 65 76 69 63 65 3d 31 31 30 33 2c  7cb,device=1103,
[169547.248639] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000020: 73 75 62 73 79 73 74 65 6d 2d 76 65 6e 64 6f 72  subsystem-vendor
[169547.248641] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000030: 3d 31 37 63 62 2c 73 75 62 73 79 73 74 65 6d 2d  =17cb,subsystem-
[169547.248642] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000040: 64 65 76 69 63 65 3d 33 33 37 34 2c 71 6d 69 2d  device=3374,qmi-
[169547.248643] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000050: 63 68 69 70 2d 69 64 3d 32 2c 71 6d 69 2d 62 6f  chip-id=2,qmi-bo
[169547.248645] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: 00000060: 61 72 64 2d 69 64 3d 32 36 32                    ard-id=262
[169547.248646] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: boot found match for name 'bus=pci,vendor=17cb,device=1103,subsystem-vendor=17cb,subsystem-device=3374,qmi-chip-id=2,qmi-board-id=262'
[169547.248647] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: boot found board data for 'bus=pci,vendor=17cb,device=1103,subsystem-vendor=17cb,subsystem-device=3374,qmi-chip-id=2,qmi-board-id=262'
[169547.248649] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: using board api 2

Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-01720.1-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-1

Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <quic_wgong@quicinc.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c | 19 +++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
index dd1a1bb078c3..7fcc0ef821c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
@@ -408,12 +408,12 @@ int ath11k_core_check_dt(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 }
 
 static int ath11k_core_create_board_name(struct ath11k_base *ab, char *name,
-					 size_t name_len)
+					 size_t name_len, bool with_variant)
 {
 	/* strlen(',variant=') + strlen(ab->qmi.target.bdf_ext) */
 	char variant[9 + ATH11K_QMI_BDF_EXT_STR_LENGTH] = { 0 };
 
-	if (ab->qmi.target.bdf_ext[0] != '\0')
+	if (with_variant && ab->qmi.target.bdf_ext[0] != '\0')
 		scnprintf(variant, sizeof(variant), ",variant=%s",
 			  ab->qmi.target.bdf_ext);
 
@@ -676,20 +676,31 @@ static int ath11k_core_fetch_board_data_api_1(struct ath11k_base *ab,
 #define BOARD_NAME_SIZE 200
 int ath11k_core_fetch_bdf(struct ath11k_base *ab, struct ath11k_board_data *bd)
 {
-	char boardname[BOARD_NAME_SIZE];
+	char boardname[BOARD_NAME_SIZE], fallback_boardname[BOARD_NAME_SIZE];
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ath11k_core_create_board_name(ab, boardname, BOARD_NAME_SIZE);
+	ret = ath11k_core_create_board_name(ab, boardname, BOARD_NAME_SIZE, true);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to create board name: %d", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	ret = ath11k_core_create_board_name(ab, fallback_boardname,
+					    BOARD_NAME_SIZE, false);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to create fallback board name: %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	ab->bd_api = 2;
 	ret = ath11k_core_fetch_board_data_api_n(ab, bd, boardname);
 	if (!ret)
 		goto success;
 
+	ret = ath11k_core_fetch_board_data_api_n(ab, bd, fallback_boardname);
+	if (!ret)
+		goto success;
+
 	ab->bd_api = 1;
 	ret = ath11k_core_fetch_board_data_api_1(ab, bd);
 	if (ret) {
-- 
2.31.1

[PATCH v3 2/2] ath11k: add read variant from SMBIOS for download board data

[Wen Gong]

This is to read variant from SMBIOS such as read from DT, the variant
string will be used to one part of string which used to search board
data from board-2.bin.

Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-01720.1-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-1

Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <quic_wgong@quicinc.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h | 11 ++++
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c  |  4 ++
 3 files changed, 89 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
index 7fcc0ef821c6..22111feda913 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include <linux/remoteproc.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+
 #include "core.h"
 #include "dp_tx.h"
 #include "dp_rx.h"
@@ -384,6 +387,77 @@ int ath11k_core_resume(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath11k_core_resume);
 
+static void ath11k_core_check_bdfext(const struct dmi_header *hdr, void *data)
+{
+	struct ath11k_base *ab = data;
+	const char *bdf_ext;
+	const char *magic = ATH11K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_MAGIC;
+	u8 bdf_enabled;
+	int i;
+	size_t len;
+
+	if (ab->qmi.target.bdf_ext[0] != '\0')
+		return;
+
+	if (hdr->type != ATH11K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_TYPE)
+		return;
+
+	if (hdr->length != ATH11K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_LENGTH) {
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT,
+			   "wrong smbios bdf ext type length (%d).\n",
+			   hdr->length);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	bdf_enabled = *((u8 *)hdr + ATH11K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_OFFSET);
+	if (!bdf_enabled) {
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT, "bdf variant name not found.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Only one string exists (per spec) */
+	bdf_ext = (char *)hdr + hdr->length;
+
+	if (memcmp(bdf_ext, magic, strlen(magic)) != 0) {
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT,
+			   "bdf variant magic does not match.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	len = strlen(bdf_ext);
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		if (!isascii(bdf_ext[i]) || !isprint(bdf_ext[i])) {
+			ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT,
+				   "bdf variant name contains non ascii chars.\n");
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Copy extension name without magic prefix */
+	if (strscpy(ab->qmi.target.bdf_ext, bdf_ext + strlen(magic),
+		    sizeof(ab->qmi.target.bdf_ext)) < 0) {
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT,
+			   "bdf variant string is longer than the buffer can accommodate (variant: %s)\n",
+			    bdf_ext);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT,
+		   "found and validated bdf variant smbios_type 0x%x bdf %s\n",
+		   ATH11K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_TYPE, bdf_ext);
+}
+
+int ath11k_core_check_smbios(struct ath11k_base *ab)
+{
+	ab->qmi.target.bdf_ext[0] = '\0';
+	dmi_walk(ath11k_core_check_bdfext, ab);
+
+	if (ab->qmi.target.bdf_ext[0] == '\0')
+		return -ENODATA;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int ath11k_core_check_dt(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 {
 	size_t max_len = sizeof(ab->qmi.target.bdf_ext);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
index 0103cfd0508d..8cfbf91a7909 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
@@ -959,7 +959,18 @@ int ath11k_core_fetch_bdf(struct ath11k_base *ath11k,
 			  struct ath11k_board_data *bd);
 void ath11k_core_free_bdf(struct ath11k_base *ab, struct ath11k_board_data *bd);
 int ath11k_core_check_dt(struct ath11k_base *ath11k);
+/* SMBIOS type containing Board Data File Name Extension */
+#define ATH11K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_TYPE 0xF8
 
+/* SMBIOS type structure length (excluding strings-set) */
+#define ATH11K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_LENGTH 0x9
+
+/* Offset pointing to Board Data File Name Extension */
+#define ATH11K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_OFFSET 0x8
+
+/* The magic used by QCA spec */
+#define ATH11K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_MAGIC "BDF_"
+int ath11k_core_check_smbios(struct ath11k_base *ab);
 void ath11k_core_halt(struct ath11k *ar);
 int ath11k_core_resume(struct ath11k_base *ab);
 int ath11k_core_suspend(struct ath11k_base *ab);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
index 25eb22cbeaeb..700a9c137018 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
@@ -1991,6 +1991,10 @@ static int ath11k_qmi_request_target_cap(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 		    ab->qmi.target.fw_build_timestamp,
 		    ab->qmi.target.fw_build_id);
 
+	r = ath11k_core_check_smbios(ab);
+	if (r)
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_QMI, "SMBIOS bdf variant name not set.\n");
+
 	r = ath11k_core_check_dt(ab);
 	if (r)
 		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_QMI, "DT bdf variant name not set.\n");
-- 
2.31.1

Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] ath11k: add handler for board-2.bin without variant and read SMBIOS

[Mark Herbert]

Tried on my Dell 9310. It works now.

Gives the warning that SMBIOS recommended firmware not found but 
succesfuly fallback to generic mode and starts.

[  118.422601] ath11k_pci 0000:72:00.0: chip_id 0x0 chip_family 0xb 
board_id 0xff soc_id 0xffffffff
[  118.422616] ath11k_pci 0000:72:00.0: fw_version 0x10110341 
fw_build_timestamp 2021-05-02 15:16 fw_build_id
[  118.422778] ath11k_pci 0000:72:00.0: failed to fetch board data for 
bus=pci,qmi-chip-id=0,qmi-board-id=255,variant=DE_1901 from 
ath11k/QCA6390/hw2.0/board-2.bin

On 25.11.2021 11:44, Wen Gong wrote:
> v3:
>     1. add patch "ath11k: add fallback board name without variant while searching board-2.bin"
>     2. reabsed to latest ath.git master ath-202111221436
>
> v2: rebased to latest ath.git master ath-202111170737
>
> When it does not have matched board name with variant in board-2.bin,
> ath11k will fallback to search without variant.
>
> Also read the variant from SMBIOS.
>
> Wen Gong (2):
>    ath11k: add fallback board name without variant while searching
>      board-2.bin
>    ath11k: add read variant from SMBIOS for download board data
>
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h | 11 +++
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c  |  4 ++
>   3 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>