Re: [PATCH v6 04/16] dt-bindings: net: wireless: qcom,ath11k: describe the ath11k on QCA6390

[Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@bgdev.pl>]

On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 3:37 PM Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@bgdev.pl> writes:
>
> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 2:57 PM Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@bgdev.pl> writes:
> >>
> >> > From: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org>
> >> >
> >> > Add a PCI compatible for the ATH11K module on QCA6390 and describe the
> >> > power inputs from the PMU that it consumes.
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org>
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >> > +allOf:
> >> > +  - if:
> >> > +      properties:
> >> > +        compatible:
> >> > +          contains:
> >> > +            const: pci17cb,1101
> >> > +    then:
> >> > +      required:
> >> > +        - vddrfacmn-supply
> >> > +        - vddaon-supply
> >> > +        - vddwlcx-supply
> >> > +        - vddwlmx-supply
> >> > +        - vddrfa0p8-supply
> >> > +        - vddrfa1p2-supply
> >> > +        - vddrfa1p7-supply
> >> > +        - vddpcie0p9-supply
> >> > +        - vddpcie1p8-supply
> >>
> >> I don't know DT well enough to know what the "required:" above means,
> >> but does this take into account that there are normal "plug&play" type
> >> of QCA6390 boards as well which don't need any DT settings?
> >
> > Do they require a DT node though for some reason?
>
> You can attach the device to any PCI slot, connect the WLAN antenna and
> it just works without DT nodes. I'm trying to make sure here that basic
> setup still works.
>

Sure, definitely. I there's no DT node, then the binding doesn't apply
and the driver (the platform part of it) will not probe.

> Adding also Johan and ath11k list. For example, I don't know what's the
> plan with Lenovo X13s, will it use this framework? I guess in theory we
> could have devices which use qcom,ath11k-calibration-variant from DT but
> not any of these supply properties?
>

Good point. I will receive the X13s in a month from now. I do plan on
upstreaming correct support for WLAN and BT for it as well.

I guess we can always relax the requirements once a valid use-case appears?

Bart

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