From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from out-189.mta0.migadu.com (out-189.mta0.migadu.com [91.218.175.189]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A4E8D1A5B84 for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:06:44 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=91.218.175.189 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1771002406; cv=none; b=uFDYUrdFOBo2dey4XHu4VGQbQTeka9AVGHcz8TJjGVkZ8U7ae+vvlbX6X2Thrd+vZkNM+LD6+5j949WAzP5jcAX7Oe1NIC+sXfDZEhe+/EtyYu8kCioUVhOJA923M+dpiLZkDfQq6nskpaKxmAO6F4Ikq2YovUsGp+zvY9PVbas= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1771002406; c=relaxed/simple; bh=OXq0xSQyB7az4nabFzi2dTTn6764v4VJfM5O1wwvcYo=; h=Date:From:To:CC:Subject:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=n7EFhbhVFynLR4ppCV8vNv95/2p50/YEu9GJDf10KziIqCHrEf/nOop/RUQBILbWzxPia2Gp/H3eWX0ghe3flsO6ez2SG0AkAB9MxzOxwRhDQhrDbvtfn08H97OClY3Fv8bVlXEUGVyFB+qZlUa/nidmDREle/ze2N798JZaEMY= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=linux.dev; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=linux.dev; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linux.dev header.i=@linux.dev header.b=Z2S+5fEY; arc=none smtp.client-ip=91.218.175.189 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=linux.dev Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=linux.dev Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linux.dev header.i=@linux.dev header.b="Z2S+5fEY" Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:06:37 +0100 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linux.dev; s=key1; t=1771002401; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=OXq0xSQyB7az4nabFzi2dTTn6764v4VJfM5O1wwvcYo=; b=Z2S+5fEYAjneUfn4lEtJx93iiT5sbyqd45fKPMbG6zH0p80PWV2N1OU0a+iNvtkezVbinX DvhgIg5N0AWjYlrRK4HzYo42QvdmvctF/vVvrw6cgRFtKnVj2yPZ5K7N341Gmm7GLEUWUj 8cZGIj5Ozq+FaiM3BzhonzYl4PBaUoA= X-Report-Abuse: Please report any abuse attempt to abuse@migadu.com and include these headers. From: Luka Gejak To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org CC: kvalo@kernel.org, pkshih@realtek.com, lukagejak5@gmail.com Subject: Subject: [Call for Testers] Modern rtw88 port for RTL8723BS (SDIO) Message-ID: <92D9345A-34A1-4255-86A6-C31A5E0DE008@linux.dev> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_OUT Hi everyone, I have been working on a standalone, out-of-tree port of the rtw88 driver = specifically for the RTL8723BS (SDIO) chipset=2E As many of you know, the R= TL8723BS is still technically in the "staging" directory in the mainline ke= rnel (rtl8723bs)=2E My goal was to bring this hardware into the modern mac8= 0211 framework by backporting the rtw88 core and implementing the 8723B-spe= cific PHY logic=2E What=E2=80=99s implemented: Full integration with the rtw88 core framework=2E PHY/Calibration: Implemented IQK calibration and thermal-based TX power tr= acking=2E Build System: Clean, standalone Makefile that supports automated KDIR dete= ction=2E Validation: Code passes make C=3D1 (Sparse) and includes a basic validatio= n script=2E The Catch: I do not currently have the physical hardware (RTL8723BS) to perform a "li= ve" test=2E I am looking for volunteers who have devices using this chip (c= ommon in Intel Atom tablets/sticks) to see if the modules load and can succ= essfully scan/associate with APs=2E Repository: https://github=2Ecom/MocLG/rtw88-rtl8723bs How to help: Clone the repo and run make=2E Follow the loading order in the README=2E S= hare your dmesg | grep rtw88 output in the GitHub Issues=2E I'd appreciate any feedback on stability or range compared to the legacy s= taging driver! Signed-off-by: Luka Gejak luka=2Egejak@linux=2Edev