From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
To: Prameela Rani Garnepudi <prameela.j04cs@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, johannes.berg@intel.com,
hofrat@osadl.org, xypron.glpk@gmx.de,
prameela.garnepudi@redpinesignals.com,
Prameela Rani Garnepudi <prameela.j04cs@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [1/2] rsi: New firware loading method for RSI 91X devices
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 01:15:53 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20161109011553.18EBC612E8@smtp.codeaurora.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1477044595-10348-1-git-send-email-prameela.j04cs@gmail.com>
Prameela Rani Garnepudi <prameela.j04cs@gmail.com> wrote:
> RSI deprecated the old firmware loading method and introduced
> new method using soft boot loader for 9113 chipsets.
> Current driver only supports 9113 device model hence firmware
> loading method has been changed.
>
> In the new method, complete RAM image and flash image are present
> in the flash. Two firmwares present in the device, Boot loader firmware
> and functional firmware. Boot loader firmware is fixed but functional
> firmware can be changed. Before loading the functional firmware, host
> issues commands to check whether existing firmware in the chip and the
> firmware file content to load are same or not. If not, host issues
> commands to load the RAM image and then boot loaded switches to the
> functioanl firmware.
>
> Signed-off-by: Prameela Rani Garnepudi <prameela.j04cs@gmail.com>
These two patches are quite big, difficult to review. Smaller changes
would help with that. Will review later.
2 patches set to Deferred.
9388629 [1/2] rsi: New firware loading method for RSI 91X devices
9388627 [2/2] rsi: Device initialization sequence is changed
--
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9388629/
Documentation about submitting wireless patches and checking status
from patchwork:
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-11-09 1:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-10-21 10:09 [PATCH 1/2] rsi: New firware loading method for RSI 91X devices Prameela Rani Garnepudi
2016-11-09 1:15 ` Kalle Valo [this message]
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[not found] ` <188f9293-f6a8-bd2b-8c2a-79b620fa0787@redpinesignals.com>
2016-11-24 11:50 ` [1/2] " Kalle Valo
2016-11-28 18:57 ` [PATCH 1/2] " Kalle Valo
2016-11-28 19:02 ` Kalle Valo
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