From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
To: GreyXor <greyxor@protonmail.com>
Cc: "ath12k@lists.infradead.org" <ath12k@lists.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: Difference between WCN7850 and WCN7851 ?
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:12:58 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <874jf9frn9.fsf@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <r_LAIMwF1YgGlpJWWQBKCsCqurisqY5ZzmPQ0QesUAXwqziwlbTWt8NLn0DA2fJAL9ukIX2T8kHs0pOABysXUcMDOh5RdRgBu4mAg6xCeuM=@protonmail.com> (greyxor@protonmail.com's message of "Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:36:48 +0000")
GreyXor <greyxor@protonmail.com> writes:
> Hi, I'm interested in acquiring a WiFi 7 card for my laptop, and I
> came across the Qualcomm QCNCM865, which is Qualcomm's WiFi 7 card.
> Upon checking Wi-Cat, I noticed that it features a WCN7851 chipset.
> However, when examining the ath12k/linux source, I couldn't find any
> mention of the WCN7851; only the WCN7850 was referenced. What
> implications does this have? Can I still obtain a WCN7851, or would it
> be advisable to opt for a card with a WCN7850 chipset, given its
> greater number of updates and references in the kernel?
I don't know what changes WCN7851 has compared to WCN7850 but in general
these changes are transparently handled by the firmware and the host
driver just sees it as WCN7850. But I hope someone who is familiar with
WCN7851 can confirm this.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-01-19 12:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-01-19 11:36 Difference between WCN7850 and WCN7851 ? GreyXor
2024-01-19 12:12 ` Kalle Valo [this message]
2024-01-19 14:55 ` Kalle Valo
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