[PATCH 1/3] wifi: wcn36xx: add support for WCN3610
From: Kerigan Creighton
Date: Wed Mar 04 2026 - 14:24:38 EST
The WCN3610 is a 2.4GHz-only WLAN/BLE combo chip used in some
cheaper Android and Windows phones such as the Lumia 550, and
IoT devices like the Anki Vector robot. It shares a lot in
common with the WCN3620.
Tested on an Anki Vector 1.0 and 2.0 robot. Support for other
WCN36xx chips has not been affected.
The WCN3610 requires specific BTC configuration values for
stable Wi-Fi. Without these values, there's some packet loss.
An extra CFG table was made so other chips are not affected.
STA_POWERSAVE causes firmware bugs (long hangs) with the
WCN3610, thus it has been disabled just for this chip.
Signed-off-by: Kerigan Creighton <kerigancreighton@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++-
drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
index c3f0860873..6c90c13251 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ static int wcn36xx_init_ieee80211(struct wcn36xx *wcn)
BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT);
wcn->hw->wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_2GHZ] = &wcn_band_2ghz;
- if (wcn->rf_id != RF_IRIS_WCN3620)
+ if (wcn->rf_id != RF_IRIS_WCN3620 && wcn->rf_id != RF_IRIS_WCN3610)
wcn->hw->wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_5GHZ] = &wcn_band_5ghz;
if (wcn->rf_id == RF_IRIS_WCN3680)
@@ -1535,6 +1535,8 @@ static int wcn36xx_platform_get_resources(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
/* External RF module */
iris_node = of_get_child_by_name(mmio_node, "iris");
if (iris_node) {
+ if (of_device_is_compatible(iris_node, "qcom,wcn3610"))
+ wcn->rf_id = RF_IRIS_WCN3610;
if (of_device_is_compatible(iris_node, "qcom,wcn3620"))
wcn->rf_id = RF_IRIS_WCN3620;
if (of_device_is_compatible(iris_node, "qcom,wcn3660") ||
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
index 813553edcb..7352c73f32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
@@ -83,6 +83,70 @@ static struct wcn36xx_cfg_val wcn36xx_cfg_vals[] = {
WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(LINK_FAIL_TX_CNT, 1000),
};
+static struct wcn36xx_cfg_val wcn3610_cfg_vals[] = {
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(CURRENT_TX_ANTENNA, 1),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(CURRENT_RX_ANTENNA, 1),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(LOW_GAIN_OVERRIDE, 0),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(POWER_STATE_PER_CHAIN, 785),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(CAL_PERIOD, 5),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(CAL_CONTROL, 1),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(PROXIMITY, 0),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(NETWORK_DENSITY, 3),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(MAX_MEDIUM_TIME, 6000),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(MAX_MPDUS_IN_AMPDU, 64),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(RTS_THRESHOLD, 2347),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(SHORT_RETRY_LIMIT, 15),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(LONG_RETRY_LIMIT, 15),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(FRAGMENTATION_THRESHOLD, 8000),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(DYNAMIC_THRESHOLD_ZERO, 5),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(DYNAMIC_THRESHOLD_ONE, 10),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(DYNAMIC_THRESHOLD_TWO, 15),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(FIXED_RATE, 0),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(RETRYRATE_POLICY, 4),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(RETRYRATE_SECONDARY, 131),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(RETRYRATE_TERTIARY, 129),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(FORCE_POLICY_PROTECTION, 5),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(FIXED_RATE_MULTICAST_24GHZ, 1),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(FIXED_RATE_MULTICAST_5GHZ, 5),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(DEFAULT_RATE_INDEX_5GHZ, 5),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(DEFAULT_RATE_INDEX_24GHZ, 6),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(MAX_BA_SESSIONS, 40),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(PS_DATA_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT, 200),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(PS_ENABLE_BCN_FILTER, 1),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(PS_ENABLE_RSSI_MONITOR, 1),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(NUM_BEACON_PER_RSSI_AVERAGE, 20),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(STATS_PERIOD, 10),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(CFP_MAX_DURATION, 30000),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(FRAME_TRANS_ENABLED, 0),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(BA_THRESHOLD_HIGH, 128),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(MAX_BA_BUFFERS, 2560),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(DYNAMIC_PS_POLL_VALUE, 0),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(TX_PWR_CTRL_ENABLE, 1),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(ENABLE_CLOSE_LOOP, 1),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(ENABLE_LPWR_IMG_TRANSITION, 0),
+ /*
+ * BTC_EXECUTION_MODE
+ * 0: SMART_COEX
+ * 1: WLAN_ONLY
+ * 2: PTA_ONLY
+ * 3: SMART_MAX_WLAN
+ * 4: SMART_MAX_BT
+ * 5: SMART_BT_A2DP
+ */
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(BTC_EXECUTION_MODE, 2),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(BTC_STATIC_OPP_WLAN_ACTIVE_WLAN_LEN, 90000),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(BTC_STATIC_OPP_WLAN_ACTIVE_BT_LEN, 60000),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(BTC_STATIC_OPP_WLAN_IDLE_WLAN_LEN, 30000),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(BTC_STATIC_OPP_WLAN_IDLE_BT_LEN, 120000),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(BTC_FAST_WLAN_CONN_PREF, 1),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(BTC_STATIC_LEN_LE_BT, 120000),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(BTC_STATIC_LEN_LE_WLAN, 30000),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(MAX_ASSOC_LIMIT, 10),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(ENABLE_MCC_ADAPTIVE_SCHEDULER, 0),
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(ENABLE_DYNAMIC_RA_START_RATE, 0), /* Let the firmware handle it */
+ WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(LINK_FAIL_TX_CNT, 1000),
+};
+
static struct wcn36xx_cfg_val wcn3680_cfg_vals[] = {
WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(CURRENT_TX_ANTENNA, 1),
WCN36XX_CFG_VAL(CURRENT_RX_ANTENNA, 1),
@@ -632,6 +696,9 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_start(struct wcn36xx *wcn)
if (wcn->rf_id == RF_IRIS_WCN3680) {
cfg_vals = wcn3680_cfg_vals;
cfg_elements = ARRAY_SIZE(wcn3680_cfg_vals);
+ } else if (wcn->rf_id == RF_IRIS_WCN3610) {
+ cfg_vals = wcn3610_cfg_vals;
+ cfg_elements = ARRAY_SIZE(wcn3610_cfg_vals);
} else {
cfg_vals = wcn36xx_cfg_vals;
cfg_elements = ARRAY_SIZE(wcn36xx_cfg_vals);
@@ -2380,7 +2447,8 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_feature_caps_exchange(struct wcn36xx *wcn)
mutex_lock(&wcn->hal_mutex);
INIT_HAL_MSG(msg_body, WCN36XX_HAL_FEATURE_CAPS_EXCHANGE_REQ);
- wcn36xx_firmware_set_feat_caps(msg_body.feat_caps, STA_POWERSAVE);
+ if (wcn->rf_id != RF_IRIS_WCN3610)
+ wcn36xx_firmware_set_feat_caps(msg_body.feat_caps, STA_POWERSAVE);
if (wcn->rf_id == RF_IRIS_WCN3680) {
wcn36xx_firmware_set_feat_caps(msg_body.feat_caps, DOT11AC);
wcn36xx_firmware_set_feat_caps(msg_body.feat_caps, WLAN_CH144);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h
index 7ee79593cd..cb409d48f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ enum wcn36xx_ampdu_state {
#define WCN36XX_MAX_POWER(__wcn) (__wcn->hw->conf.chandef.chan->max_power)
#define RF_UNKNOWN 0x0000
+#define RF_IRIS_WCN3610 0x3610
#define RF_IRIS_WCN3620 0x3620
#define RF_IRIS_WCN3660 0x3660
#define RF_IRIS_WCN3680 0x3680
--
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