[PATCH v5 0/3] ath10k: Introduce a devicetree quirk to skip host cap QMI requests

[PATCH v5 0/3] ath10k: Introduce a devicetree quirk to skip host cap QMI requests

[David Heidelberg via B4 Relay]

This quirk is used so far used on:
 - LG G7 ThinQ
 - Xiaomi Poco F1

I'm resending it after ~ 4 years since initial send due to Snapdragon
845 being one of best supported platform for mobile phones running
Linux, so it would be shame to not have shiny support.

Original thread:
  https://lore.kernel.org/all/b796bfee-b753-479a-a8d6-ba1fe3ee6222@ixit.cz/

I tried the embedding the information inside the firmware, but the
information is required *before* loading the firmware itself.
Firmware quirk thread:
  https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20251111-xiaomi-beryllium-firmware-v1-0-836b9c51ad86@ixit.cz/

Until merged, available also at:
  https://codeberg.org/sdm845/linux/commits/branch/b4/skip-host-cam-qmi-req

Signed-off-by: David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>
---
Changes in v5:
- Implement device-tree mutual-exclusion between
  snoc-host-cap-8bit-quirk and snoc-host-cap-skip-quirk. (Krzysztof)
- Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260325-skip-host-cam-qmi-req-v4-0-bc08538487aa@ixit.cz

Changes in v4:
- Added my own missing SoB. (Dmitry)
- Improve the commit message. (Dmitry)
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260325-skip-host-cam-qmi-req-v3-0-b163cf7b3c81@ixit.cz

Changes in v3:
- Rebased on recent linux-next (next-20260325).
- Improved motivation and description. (Dmitry)
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251110-skip-host-cam-qmi-req-v2-0-0daf485a987a@ixit.cz

---
Amit Pundir (3):
      dt-bindings: wireless: ath10k: Add quirk to skip host cap QMI requests
      ath10k: Add device-tree quirk to skip host cap QMI requests
      arm64: dts: qcom: sdm845-xiaomi-beryllium: Enable ath10k host-cap skip quirk

 .../devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath10k.yaml       | 11 +++++++++++
 .../arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sdm845-xiaomi-beryllium-common.dtsi |  1 +
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c                       | 13 ++++++++++---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c                      |  3 +++
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h                      |  1 +
 5 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: 816f193dd0d95246f208590924dd962b192def78
change-id: 20251110-skip-host-cam-qmi-req-e155628ebc39

Best regards,
-- 
David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>

[PATCH v5 1/3] dt-bindings: wireless: ath10k: Add quirk to skip host cap QMI requests

[David Heidelberg via B4 Relay]

From: Amit Pundir <amit.pundir@linaro.org>

Some firmware versions do not support the host-capability QMI request.
Since this request occurs before firmware and board files are loaded,
the quirk cannot be expressed in the firmware itself and must be described
in the device tree.

Signed-off-by: Amit Pundir <amit.pundir@linaro.org>
Co-developed-by: David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>
Signed-off-by: David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>
---
 .../devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath10k.yaml         | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath10k.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath10k.yaml
index f2440d39b7ebc..c21d66c7cd558 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath10k.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath10k.yaml
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ properties:
       Quirk specifying that the firmware expects the 8bit version
       of the host capability QMI request
 
+  qcom,snoc-host-cap-skip-quirk:
+    type: boolean
+    description:
+      Quirk specifying that the firmware wants to skip the host
+      capability QMI request
+
   qcom,xo-cal-data:
     $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
     description:
@@ -292,6 +298,11 @@ allOf:
       required:
         - interrupts
 
+  - not:
+      required:
+        - qcom,snoc-host-cap-8bit-quirk
+        - qcom,snoc-host-cap-skip-quirk
+
 examples:
   # SNoC
   - |

-- 
2.53.0

[PATCH v5 2/3] ath10k: Add device-tree quirk to skip host cap QMI requests

[David Heidelberg via B4 Relay]

From: Amit Pundir <amit.pundir@linaro.org>

Some firmware versions do not support the host capability QMI request.
Since this request occurs before firmware-N.bin and board-M.bin are
loaded, the quirk cannot be expressed in the firmware itself.

The root cause is unclear, but there appears to be a generation of
firmware that lacks host capability support.

Without this quirk, ath10k_qmi_host_cap_send_sync() returns
QMI_ERR_MALFORMED_MSG_V01 before loading the firmware. This error is not
fatal - Wi-Fi services still come up successfully if the request is simply
skipped.

Add a device-tree quirk to skip the host capability QMI request on devices
whose firmware does not support it.

For example, firmware build
"QC_IMAGE_VERSION_STRING=WLAN.HL.2.0.c3-00257-QCAHLSWMTPLZ-1"
on Xiaomi Poco F1 phone requires this quirk.

Suggested-by: Bjorn Andersson <andersson@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Amit Pundir <amit.pundir@linaro.org>
Tested-by: Paul Sajna <sajattack@postmarketos.org>
Reviewed-by: Baochen Qiang <baochen.qiang@oss.qualcomm.com>
Reviewed-by: Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan <vasanthakumar.thiagarajan@oss.qualcomm.com>
Acked-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@oss.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c  | 13 ++++++++++---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c |  3 +++
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h |  1 +
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c
index eebd78e7ff6bc..e7f90fd9e9b83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ ath10k_qmi_ind_register_send_sync_msg(struct ath10k_qmi *qmi)
 static void ath10k_qmi_event_server_arrive(struct ath10k_qmi *qmi)
 {
 	struct ath10k *ar = qmi->ar;
+	struct ath10k_snoc *ar_snoc = ath10k_snoc_priv(ar);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = ath10k_qmi_ind_register_send_sync_msg(qmi);
@@ -819,9 +820,15 @@ static void ath10k_qmi_event_server_arrive(struct ath10k_qmi *qmi)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ret = ath10k_qmi_host_cap_send_sync(qmi);
-	if (ret)
-		return;
+	/*
+	 * Skip the host capability request for the firmware versions which
+	 * do not support this feature.
+	 */
+	if (!test_bit(ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_SKIP_HOST_CAP_QUIRK, &ar_snoc->flags)) {
+		ret = ath10k_qmi_host_cap_send_sync(qmi);
+		if (ret)
+			return;
+	}
 
 	ret = ath10k_qmi_msa_mem_info_send_sync_msg(qmi);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
index f72f236fb9eb3..3106502275781 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
@@ -1362,6 +1362,9 @@ static void ath10k_snoc_quirks_init(struct ath10k *ar)
 
 	if (of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "qcom,snoc-host-cap-8bit-quirk"))
 		set_bit(ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_8BIT_HOST_CAP_QUIRK, &ar_snoc->flags);
+
+	if (of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "qcom,snoc-host-cap-skip-quirk"))
+		set_bit(ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_SKIP_HOST_CAP_QUIRK, &ar_snoc->flags);
 }
 
 int ath10k_snoc_fw_indication(struct ath10k *ar, u64 type)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h
index 1ecae34687c21..46574fd8f84ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ enum ath10k_snoc_flags {
 	ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_MODEM_STOPPED,
 	ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_RECOVERY,
 	ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_8BIT_HOST_CAP_QUIRK,
+	ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_SKIP_HOST_CAP_QUIRK,
 };
 
 struct clk_bulk_data;

-- 
2.53.0

[PATCH v5 3/3] arm64: dts: qcom: sdm845-xiaomi-beryllium: Enable ath10k host-cap skip quirk

[David Heidelberg via B4 Relay]

From: Amit Pundir <amit.pundir@linaro.org>

The Wi-Fi firmware used on Xiaomi Poco F1 (beryllium) phone doesn't
support the host-capability QMI request, so add a quirk to skip it on
this device.

Signed-off-by: Amit Pundir <amit.pundir@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@oss.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>
---
 arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sdm845-xiaomi-beryllium-common.dtsi | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sdm845-xiaomi-beryllium-common.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sdm845-xiaomi-beryllium-common.dtsi
index 1298485c42142..950bbcc3bf91f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sdm845-xiaomi-beryllium-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sdm845-xiaomi-beryllium-common.dtsi
@@ -661,5 +661,6 @@ &wifi {
 	vdd-3.3-ch1-supply = <&vreg_l23a_3p3>;
 
 	qcom,calibration-variant = "xiaomi_beryllium";
+	qcom,snoc-host-cap-skip-quirk;
 };
 

-- 
2.53.0

Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] dt-bindings: wireless: ath10k: Add quirk to skip host cap QMI requests

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On Tue, Apr 07, 2026 at 08:43:54AM +0200, David Heidelberg wrote:
> From: Amit Pundir <amit.pundir@linaro.org>
> 
> Some firmware versions do not support the host-capability QMI request.
> Since this request occurs before firmware and board files are loaded,
> the quirk cannot be expressed in the firmware itself and must be described
> in the device tree.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Amit Pundir <amit.pundir@linaro.org>
> Co-developed-by: David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>
> Signed-off-by: David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath10k.yaml         | 11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@oss.qualcomm.com>

Best regards,
Krzysztof

Re: (subset) [PATCH v5 0/3] ath10k: Introduce a devicetree quirk to skip host cap QMI requests

[Jeff Johnson]

On Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:43:53 +0200, David Heidelberg wrote:
> This quirk is used so far used on:
>  - LG G7 ThinQ
>  - Xiaomi Poco F1
> 
> I'm resending it after ~ 4 years since initial send due to Snapdragon
> 845 being one of best supported platform for mobile phones running
> Linux, so it would be shame to not have shiny support.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/3] dt-bindings: wireless: ath10k: Add quirk to skip host cap QMI requests
      commit: 3d7640b6c371a1795e6d9580695d20caf16be9a4
[2/3] ath10k: Add device-tree quirk to skip host cap QMI requests
      commit: 6a7693873b20680a3c33bae0c9f9cb3185f64ade

Best regards,
-- 
Jeff Johnson <jeff.johnson@oss.qualcomm.com>