Re: [RFC PATCH v1 19/19] rtw88: Add support for the SDIO based RTL8821CS chipset

Bitterblue Smith
2023-01-05T15:39:05Z

On 05/01/2023 10:01, Sascha Hauer wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 04, 2023 at 09:59:35PM +0200, Bitterblue Smith wrote:
>> On 04/01/2023 01:01, Chris Morgan wrote:
>>> On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 12:30:20AM +0100, Martin Blumenstingl wrote:
>>>> Wire up RTL8821CS chipset support using the new rtw88 SDIO HCI code as
>>>> well as the existing RTL8821C chipset code.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, this doesn't work for me. I applied it on top of 6.2-rc2
>>> master and I get errors during probe (it appears the firmware never
>>> loads).
>>>
>>> Relevant dmesg logs are as follows:
>>>
>>> [ 0.989545] mmc2: new high speed SDIO card at address 0001
>>> [ 0.989993] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: Firmware version 24.8.0, H2C version 12
>>> [ 1.005684] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: sdio write32 failed (0x14): -110
>>> [ 1.005737] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: sdio read32 failed (0x1080): -110
>>> [ 1.005789] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: sdio write32 failed (0x11080): -110
>>> [ 1.005840] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: sdio read8 failed (0x3): -110
>>> [ 1.005920] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: sdio read8 failed (0x1103): -110
>>> [ 1.005998] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: sdio read32 failed (0x80): -110
>>> [ 1.006078] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: sdio read32 failed (0x1700): -110
>>>
>>> The error of "sdio read32 failed (0x1700): -110" then repeats several
>>> hundred times, then I get this:
>>>
>>> [ 1.066294] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: failed to download firmware
>>> [ 1.066367] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: sdio read16 failed (0x80): -110
>>> [ 1.066417] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: sdio read8 failed (0x100): -110
>>> [ 1.066697] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: failed to setup chip efuse info
>>> [ 1.066703] rtw_8821cs mmc2:0001:1: failed to setup chip information
>>> [ 1.066839] rtw_8821cs: probe of mmc2:0001:1 failed with error -16
>>>
>>> The hardware I am using is an rtl8821cs that I can confirm was working
>>> with a previous driver.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>> The USB-based RTL8811CU also doesn't work, with suspiciously similar
>> errors:
>>
>> Dec 25 21:43:37 home kernel: rtw_8821cu 1-2:1.0: Firmware version 24.11.0, H2C version 12
>> Dec 25 21:43:37 home kernel: rtw_8821cu 1-2:1.0 wlp0s20f0u2: renamed from wlan0
>> Dec 25 21:43:40 home kernel: rtw_8821cu 1-2:1.0: read register 0x5 failed with -110
>
> Is this the very first register access or are there other register
> accesses before that actually do work?
>
> Sascha
>
It's not the first register access. rtw_mac_power_switch() runs a few
times before things fail.