From: not-eexto <p17232763@gmail.com>
To: pkshih@realtek.com
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, not-eexto <p17232763@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] wifi: rtw88: 8821c: Add HP single-antenna quirk
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:56:25 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260911105625.63048-1-p17232763@gmail.com> (raw)
Certain HP laptop platforms with RTL8821CE (PCI ID 10ec:c821, subsystem
103c:831a) are manufactured with only a single physical antenna wire
connected to the Aux/S1 port (Port 2). As documented in the OEM Windows
INF file (netrtwlane.inf):
"single ant(connect to right one S1)"
However, the eFuse on these chipsets reports RFE Type 2 (Main antenna,
Port 1), causing the hardware SPDT RF switch to route to an unconnected
port under Linux. This leads to severe signal attenuation (~ -86 dBm)
and frequent beacon-loss disconnections.
Add an automatic quirk in rtw8821c_read_efuse() for HP subsystem
10ec:c821 [103c:831a] that overrides efuse->rfe_option and
efuse->rfe_option_full to 4 (Aux), routing the RF path to the physically
connected antenna.
Signed-off-by: not-eexto <p17232763@gmail.com>
---
rtw8821c.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw8821c.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw8821c.c
index 9f0964d..32c7de5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw8821c.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw8821c.c
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
#include "debug.h"
#include "bf.h"
#include "regd.h"
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PCI)
+#include <linux/pci.h>
+#endif
static const s8 lna_gain_table_0[8] = {22, 8, -6, -22, -31, -40, -46, -52};
static const s8 lna_gain_table_1[16] = {10, 6, 2, -2, -6, -10, -14, -17,
@@ -56,6 +59,21 @@ static int rtw8821c_read_efuse(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev, u8 *log_map)
efuse->rfe_option = map->rfe_option & 0x1f;
efuse->rfe_option_full = map->rfe_option;
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PCI)
+ if (rtw_hci_type(rtwdev) == RTW_HCI_TYPE_PCIE && dev_is_pci(rtwdev->dev)) {
+ struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(rtwdev->dev);
+
+ if (pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_REALTEK &&
+ pdev->device == 0xc821 &&
+ pdev->subsystem_vendor == 0x103c &&
+ pdev->subsystem_device == 0x831a) {
+ efuse->rfe_option = 4;
+ efuse->rfe_option_full = 4;
+ rtw_info(rtwdev, "HP quirk auto-detected (10ec:c821 [103c:831a]): forced RFE option 4 (Aux antenna S1)\n");
+ }
+ }
+#endif
efuse->rf_board_option = map->rf_board_option;
efuse->crystal_cap = map->xtal_k;
efuse->pa_type_2g = map->pa_type;
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-09-11 10:56 UTC|newest]
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2026-09-11 10:56 not-eexto [this message]
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2026-09-11 10:09 ` [PATCH] wifi: rtw88: 8821c: Add HP single-antenna quirk not-eexto
2026-09-13 2:15 ` Ping-Ke Shih
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