Re: [PATCH] wifi: ath11k: Add quirk entry for Thinkpad T14s Gen3 AMD

[Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>]

On Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:13:05 +0100,
Mark Pearson wrote:
> 
> Thanks Takashi-san,
> 
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2025, at 8:47 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > The recent kernels showed a regression wrt suspend/resume on Lenovo
> > Thinkpad T14s Gen 3 AMD model; it fails to reconnect on resume after a
> > long time sleep.  The only workaround was to unload/reload the driver
> > (or reboot).
> >
> > It seems that this model also requires the similar quirk with
> > ATH11K_PM_WOW which has been done for other Thinkpad models.
> >
> > Link: https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254181
> > Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
> > ---
> >
> > I'm not sure whether this model has another DMI entry, so put Mark to
> > Cc.
> >
> > Also, I wonder which Thinkpad models are rather the ones that should
> > *not* take the quirk.  Since mine is Gen 3 and I already see Gen 2
> > entries, which else remaining...?
> >
> 
> It should only apply to models with the ath11k modem - but it looks like Gen 2 up to Gen 6....which is quite a lot. I don't know if all of those are impacted.
> I think we'll have to do more testing and get feedback from the FW team, which will take a bit I'm afraid. I'll look into it.

I see, thanks for confirmation!

> >
> >  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c | 7 +++++++
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c 
> > b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
> > index 812686173ac8..3aa78a39394b 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
> > @@ -924,6 +924,13 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id 
> > ath11k_pm_quirk_table[] = {
> >  			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "21J4"),
> >  		},
> >  	},
> > +	{
> > +		.driver_data = (void *)ATH11K_PM_WOW,
> > +		.matches = { /* T14s G3 AMD */
> > +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, "LENOVO"),
> > +			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "21CR"),
> > +		},
> > +	},
> >  	{
> >  		.driver_data = (void *)ATH11K_PM_WOW,
> >  		.matches = { /* T14 G4 AMD #1 */
> > -- 
> > 2.52.0
> 
> I think you need to add the "21CQ" Product Name for this platform too (every model has two IDs depending on where in the world it is deployed)
> 
> Unfortunately my T14s G3 AMD seems to be dead :( I can't test and confirm directly.

OK, I can resubmit with 21CQ entry later.

Also, maybe it'd be worth for adding a module option to specify /
override the quirk, so that one can test without recompiling the
kernel?


thanks,

Takashi