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* [PATCH 0/2] Bluetooth: Add MediaTek MT7927 (MT6639) support
@ 2026-03-05 16:04 Javier Tia
  2026-03-05 16:05 ` [PATCH 1/2] Bluetooth: btmtk: Add MT6639 (MT7927) Bluetooth support Javier Tia
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From: Javier Tia @ 2026-03-05 16:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-bluetooth
  Cc: =?utf-8?q?linux-mediatek=40lists=2Einfradead=2Eorg=2C_Marcel_Holtmann_=3Cmarcel=40holtmann=2Eorg=3E=2C_Luiz_Augusto_von_Dentz_=3Cluiz=2Edentz=40gmail=2Ecom=3E=2C_Matthias_Brugger_=3Cmatthias=2Ebgg=40gmail=2Ecom=3E=2C_AngeloGioacchino_Del_Regno_=3Cangelogioacchino=2Edelregno=40collabora=2Ecom=3E=2C_Jean-Fran=C3=A7ois_Marli=C3=A8re_=3Cfreelance=40marliere=2Efr=3E=2C_Paul_Menzel_=3Cpmenzel=40molgen=2Empg=2Ede=3E?=

This series adds Bluetooth support for the MediaTek MT7927 (Filogic 380)
combo WiFi 7 + BT 5.4 module. The BT subsystem uses hardware variant
0x6639 and connects via USB.

The MT7927 is shipping in motherboards and PCIe add-in cards from ASUS,
Gigabyte, Lenovo, and TP-Link since mid-2024. Without these patches,
users see "Unsupported hardware variant (00006639)" or the BT subsystem
hangs during firmware download.

Jean-François Marlière independently identified the same three root
causes and posted an analysis to the list in February [1], though the
patch diff was not included in that message. This series provides the
complete, split patches addressing the same issues.

The series consists of two patches:

  [1/2] Bluetooth: btmtk: Add MT6639 (MT7927) Bluetooth support
  [2/2] Bluetooth: btusb: Add USB device IDs for MediaTek MT7927 (MT6639)

Three driver changes are needed for MT6639:

1. Firmware naming: MT6639 uses firmware version prefix "2_1" instead of
   "1_1" used by MT7925 and other variants. The firmware path is
   mediatek/mt6639/BT_RAM_CODE_MT6639_2_1_hdr.bin.

2. Section filtering: The firmware binary contains 9 sections, but only
   sections with (dlmodecrctype & 0xff) == 0x01 are Bluetooth-related.
   Sending WiFi/other sections causes an irreversible BT subsystem hang.
   The filter is gated on dev_id == 0x6639 to avoid affecting other chips.

3. Firmware persistence: Firmware persists across BT soft power cycles
   (WMT_FUNC_CTRL=0 does not clear it). Skip re-download on subsequent
   setups to avoid a ~2.6s delay.

The firmware blob (BT_RAM_CODE_MT6639_2_1_hdr.bin) is being submitted
separately to linux-firmware via GitLab MR.

Tested on:
- ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero (USB 0489:e13a)
- Arch Linux 6.19.6, BlueZ 5.82

The companion WiFi support for MT7927 (mt76/mt7925e driver) is being
submitted separately to linux-wireless.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-bluetooth/496b0f8505eb6ffb19fdbee6f963c62aa6790fba.camel@marliere.fr/

Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221096
Link: https://github.com/openwrt/mt76/issues/927

Javier Tia (2):
  Bluetooth: btmtk: Add MT6639 (MT7927) Bluetooth support
  Bluetooth: btusb: Add USB device IDs for MediaTek MT7927 (MT6639)

 drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.h |  1 +
 drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c | 10 ++++++++++
 3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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* Re: [PATCH 1/2] Bluetooth: btmtk: Add MT6639 (MT7927) Bluetooth support
@ 2026-03-05 17:18 Javier Tia
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 23+ messages in thread
From: Javier Tia @ 2026-03-05 17:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Luiz Augusto von Dentz
  Cc: Javier Tia, linux-bluetooth, deren.wu, mingyen.hsieh, sean.wang

Hi Luiz,

On Thu, Mar 5, 2026 Luiz Augusto von Dentz wrote:
> Ditto, we will probably some evidence this was actually tested on
> systems e.g. dmesg of the pre/post change, also in this case
> specifically we need a mediatek engineer to confim, with a
> Signed-off-by, that these changes works as intended.

Here is the dmesg evidence from my system (ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E
Hero, 0489:e13a, kernel 6.19.6).

Pre-patch (vanilla 6.19.6 btusb/btmtk, no MT6639 support):

  Bluetooth: hci0: Unsupported hardware variant (00006639)
  Bluetooth: hci0: Device setup failed (-22)

Post-patch (this series applied):

  Bluetooth: hci0: HW/SW Version: 0x00000000, Build Time: 20250606201235
  Bluetooth: hci0: Device setup in 8287370 usecs
  Bluetooth: hci0: AOSP extensions version v1.00

bluetoothctl shows the controller is fully operational:

  Controller 78:46:5C:9B:C2:C2 (public)
    Manufacturer: 0x0046 (70)
    Name: jetm-rog-crosshair-hero-x870e
    Powered: yes

This has been tested on 6 different boards across multiple distros.
The DKMS package [1] has been the primary driver for all MT7927
Bluetooth users since January.

Deren, Mingyen, Sean - could you please review the btmtk changes in
this patch and provide a Signed-off-by or Reviewed-by if the
implementation looks correct? Luiz requires a MediaTek engineer to
confirm these changes work as intended before merging.

For context: the BT firmware (BT_RAM_CODE_MT6639_2_1_hdr.bin) was
extracted from MediaTek's mtkwlan.dat combo blob shipped in the ASUS
Windows driver package (V5603998). The extraction uses a Python script
that parses the container format and pulls out the BT firmware
section. The firmware has been submitted to linux-firmware as GitLab
MR !946 [2].

The driver changes (firmware naming, section filtering, persistence
skip, CONNV3 reset) were developed by studying the Windows driver USB
captures and the existing btmtk code paths for MT7925/MT7961.

[1] https://github.com/jetm/mediatek-mt7927-dkms
[2] https://gitlab.com/kernel-firmware/linux-firmware/-/merge_requests/946

Javier

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* Re: [PATCH 1/2] Bluetooth: btmtk: Add MT6639 (MT7927) Bluetooth support
@ 2026-03-19 23:18 Javier Tia
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 23+ messages in thread
From: Javier Tia @ 2026-03-19 23:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Sean Wang
  Cc: linux-bluetooth, moderated list:ARM/Mediatek SoC support,
	Luiz Augusto von Dentz

Hi Sean,

Thank you for the review. I have a few questions before
preparing v2.

On Fri, Mar 7, 2026 Sean Wang wrote:
> BT and WiFi use separate firmware.
> I'm not sure why those WiFi sections are included in the binary.
> Another concern is whether it is appropriate to upload the firmware
> used in Windows to the linux-firmware repository,
> The firmware files are probably intended for dedicated OEMs.

Understood. The BT firmware we have came from an ASUS Windows
driver package because no official Linux firmware exists yet
for MT6639.

Regarding the section filtering: the MT6639 is a combo chip,
and the firmware binary we have contains 9 sections - some BT,
some not. Without filtering on (dlmodecrctype & 0xff) == 0x01,
the chip hangs irreversibly during download. I'd argue the
driver should handle mixed-section firmware correctly regardless
of source, since combo chip firmware may inherently contain
sections for multiple subsystems. But if MediaTek provides a
clean BT-only binary, the filtering becomes a no-op and can
be dropped.

Three questions:

1. Is MediaTek planning to release official MT6639/MT7927 BT
   firmware for linux-firmware? A clean BT-only binary would
   simplify the driver code.

2. The WiFi side has the same firmware dependency. The WiFi
   series I sent to linux-wireless [1] uses
   WIFI_MT6639_PATCH_MCU_2_1_hdr.bin and
   WIFI_RAM_CODE_MT6639_2_1.bin under mediatek/mt6639/. Is
   there a plan for official WiFi firmware submission, and
   would the path be mediatek/mt6639/ or something else
   (e.g. mediatek/mt7927/)?

3. Luiz requires a MediaTek engineer Signed-off-by on the
   btmtk patch confirming the changes work as intended. Would
   you be able to review and sign off on v2, or point me to
   the right person at MediaTek for BT driver changes?

I plan to decouple the driver patches from firmware
availability - the btmtk/btusb changes are valid independent
of which firmware binary ends up in linux-firmware. The
linux-firmware MR !946 can track separately.

> This is common logic for the other mediatek chips. It only takes
> longer on the first power-on.

> If the firmware download is properly handled in
> btmtk_setup_firmware_79xx, we don't need the extra bit.

Got it. I'll drop the BTMTK_FIRMWARE_LOADED flag in v2 and
let btmtk_setup_firmware_79xx handle persistence the same way
it does for other chips.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20260319-mt7927-wifi-support-v2-v2-0-d627a7fad70d@jetm.me/

Best,
Javier

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* Re: [PATCH 1/2] Bluetooth: btmtk: Add MT6639 (MT7927) Bluetooth support
@ 2026-03-26  0:22 Javier Tia
  2026-03-26  4:48 ` Sean Wang
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 23+ messages in thread
From: Javier Tia @ 2026-03-26  0:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Sean Wang
  Cc: linux-bluetooth, moderated list:ARM/Mediatek SoC support,
	Luiz Augusto von Dentz

Hi Sean,

On Fri, Mar 7, 2026 Sean Wang wrote:
> BT and WiFi use separate firmware.
> I'm not sure why those WiFi sections are included in the binary.
> Another concern is whether it is appropriate to upload the firmware
> used in Windows to the linux-firmware repository,
> The firmware files are probably intended for dedicated OEMs.

The section filtering remains in v2 since the binary from the ASUS
driver package does contain mixed BT+WiFi sections. The firmware
upload question is being tracked separately in linux-firmware
MR !946.

On that topic - would it be possible for MediaTek to provide a
proper BT firmware binary for linux-firmware, or to sign off on
the one extracted from the ASUS driver package? That would resolve
the firmware provenance concern. If a formal submission from
MediaTek is required, could you help coordinate that?

> This is common logic for the other mediatek chips. It only takes
> longer on the first power-on.

[...]

> If the firmware download is properly handled in
> btmtk_setup_firmware_79xx, we don't need the extra bit.

Understood. The BTMTK_FIRMWARE_LOADED flag and skip logic are
removed in v2. Firmware persistence is handled by the existing
framework as you suggested.

v2 is sent with these changes addressed.

Best,
Javier

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2026-03-05 16:05 ` [PATCH 2/2] Bluetooth: btusb: Add USB device IDs for MediaTek MT7927 (MT6639) Javier Tia
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2026-03-26 22:13 ` [PATCH v3 0/8] Bluetooth: Add MediaTek MT7927 (MT6639) support Javier Tia
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2026-03-26 22:13   ` [PATCH v3 2/8] Bluetooth: btmtk: fix ISO interface setup for single alt setting Javier Tia
2026-03-26 22:13   ` [PATCH v3 3/8] Bluetooth: btusb: Add MT7927 ID for ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero Javier Tia
2026-03-26 22:13   ` [PATCH v3 4/8] Bluetooth: btusb: Add MT7927 ID for Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16ARX9 Javier Tia
2026-03-26 22:13   ` [PATCH v3 5/8] Bluetooth: btusb: Add MT7927 ID for Gigabyte Z790 AORUS MASTER X Javier Tia
2026-03-26 22:13   ` [PATCH v3 6/8] Bluetooth: btusb: Add MT7927 ID for MSI X870E Ace Max Javier Tia
2026-03-26 22:13   ` [PATCH v3 7/8] Bluetooth: btusb: Add MT7927 ID for TP-Link Archer TBE550E Javier Tia
2026-03-26 22:13   ` [PATCH v3 8/8] Bluetooth: btusb: Add MT7927 ID for ASUS X870E / ProArt X870E-Creator Javier Tia
2026-03-27 17:58   ` [PATCH v3 0/8] Bluetooth: Add MediaTek MT7927 (MT6639) support Luiz Augusto von Dentz
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