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From: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
To: "luka.gejak@linux.dev" <luka.gejak@linux.dev>
Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Michael Straube" <straube.linux@gmail.com>,
	Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@gmail.com>,
	Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 01/11] wifi: rtw88: add the RTL8723B chip type and SDIO helper
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:12:11 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <774407603bef4fd38290f6b5d4b4a26c@realtek.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260725150427.93887-2-luka.gejak@linux.dev>

luka.gejak@linux.dev <luka.gejak@linux.dev> wrote:
> From: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>
> 
> The RTL8723B is a 802.11n combo chip whose SDIO variant, RTL8723BS, runs
> a Realtek vendor firmware that differs from the firmware used by the
> other rtw88 8723 family devices. Supporting it needs a number of small
> adjustments spread across the shared core, all of which have to be
> restricted to this one chip and bus combination.
> 
> Add the chip type and a helper that tests for it, so the changes that
> follow can be gated without repeating the chip and bus comparison.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.h | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.h
> index c6e981ba7986..8f86f7c12de5 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.h
> @@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ enum rtw_chip_type {
>         RTW_CHIP_TYPE_8723D,
>         RTW_CHIP_TYPE_8821C,
>         RTW_CHIP_TYPE_8703B,
> +       RTW_CHIP_TYPE_8723B,
>         RTW_CHIP_TYPE_8821A,
>         RTW_CHIP_TYPE_8812A,
>         RTW_CHIP_TYPE_8814A,
> @@ -2194,6 +2195,12 @@ static inline bool rtw_chip_has_tx_stbc(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev)
>         return rtwdev->chip->tx_stbc;
>  }
> 
> +static inline bool rtw_is_8723bs(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev)

As RTL8723B generation is very different from other chips, you need to add
this to deliver different flow. I'd think if we need a set of ops to make
code clearer. 

> +{
> +       return rtwdev->chip->id == RTW_CHIP_TYPE_8723B &&
> +              rtwdev->hci.type == RTW_HCI_TYPE_SDIO;
> +}
> +
>  static inline u8 rtw_acquire_macid(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev)
>  {
>         unsigned long mac_id;
> --
> 2.55.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-07-27  7:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-25 15:04 [PATCH v2 00/11] wifi: rtw88: preparations for RTL8723B/RTL8723BS luka.gejak
2026-07-25 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 01/11] wifi: rtw88: add the RTL8723B chip type and SDIO helper luka.gejak
2026-07-27  7:12   ` Ping-Ke Shih [this message]
2026-07-27 13:25     ` Luka Gejak
2026-07-25 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 02/11] wifi: rtw88: rx: mark zero length packets on RTL8723BS luka.gejak
2026-07-27  7:14   ` Ping-Ke Shih
2026-07-25 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 03/11] wifi: rtw88: fw: add the GNT_BT firmware command luka.gejak
2026-07-25 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 04/11] wifi: rtw88: fw: fix the reserved page upload on RTL8723BS luka.gejak
2026-07-27  7:37   ` Ping-Ke Shih
2026-07-25 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 05/11] wifi: rtw88: coex: add the RTL8723BS scan antenna workaround luka.gejak
2026-07-27  7:58   ` Ping-Ke Shih
2026-07-25 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 06/11] wifi: rtw88: coex: reassert the antenna path when associating luka.gejak
2026-07-27  8:21   ` Ping-Ke Shih
2026-07-25 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 07/11] wifi: rtw88: sdio: track free TX pages and OQT credits for RTL8723BS luka.gejak
2026-07-27  8:52   ` Ping-Ke Shih
2026-07-25 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 08/11] wifi: rtw88: sdio: set up RX aggregation and interrupts " luka.gejak
2026-07-27  8:59   ` Ping-Ke Shih
2026-07-25 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 09/11] wifi: rtw88: sdio: add TX back-pressure and retry on page starvation luka.gejak
2026-07-27  9:21   ` Ping-Ke Shih
2026-07-25 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 10/11] wifi: rtw88: record beacons from the target BSSID before authenticating luka.gejak
2026-07-27  9:27   ` Ping-Ke Shih
2026-07-25 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 11/11] wifi: rtw88: run the RTL8723BS association register sequence luka.gejak
2026-07-27  9:33   ` Ping-Ke Shih

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