Re: ath11k vs ar_qrtr?

From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Cc: ath11k@lists.infradead.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ath11k vs ar_qrtr?
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:12:32 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k03c4mdb.fsf@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20221130125236.GA865@lst.de> (Christoph Hellwig's message of "Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:52:36 +0100")

+ linux-wireless

Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> writes:

> On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 02:42:41PM +0200, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Sorry, not following you here. Are you saying that "select QRTR" is not
>> enough and we should add something more?
>
> Yes, there is no runtime dependency right now. Something like using
> MODULE_SOFTDEP should solve this. Untested for now, but I can send a
> formal one after I make it past the initial installation:

Heh, I'm learning something new here. But I wonder why nobody else has
seen this?

If you submit a patch, please remember to CC linux-wireless so that our
patchwork sees it:

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath11k/submittingpatches

> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
> index b99180bc81723b..72d043fc6b7c2c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
> @@ -1945,3 +1945,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath11k_core_alloc);
>  
>  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Core module for Qualcomm Atheros 802.11ax wireless LAN cards.");
>  MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
> +MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: qrtr");
> +MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: qrtr-mhi");

Would it be better to have these in one line?

MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: qrtr qrtr-mhi");

At least the documentation seems to suggest that.

-- 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches

-- 
ath11k mailing list
ath11k@lists.infradead.org
http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/ath11k