Re: [PATCH wireless 1/5] wifi: b43: Correct OpenFW QoS capability warning conditional

From: Rahul Rameshbabu
Date: Sat Dec 30 2023 - 12:18:04 EST


On Sat, 30 Dec, 2023 14:34:55 +0100 Michael Büsch <m@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
> On Sat, 30 Dec 2023 04:51:29 +0000
> Rahul Rameshbabu <sergeantsagara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Trigger the warning message should be when the OpenFW capability for QoS
>> does not advertise QoS support. Previously, the warning would be
>> incorrectly triggered when OpenFW reported QoS capability is present.
>
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c
>> @@ -2713,7 +2713,7 @@ static int b43_upload_microcode(struct b43_wldev *dev)
>> dev->hwcrypto_enabled = false;
>> }
>> /* adding QoS support should use an offline discovery mechanism */
>> - WARN(fwcapa & B43_FWCAPA_QOS, "QoS in OpenFW not supported\n");
>> + WARN(!(fwcapa & B43_FWCAPA_QOS), "QoS in OpenFW not supported\n");
>> } else {
>> b43info(dev->wl, "Loading firmware version %u.%u "
>> "(20%.2i-%.2i-%.2i %.2i:%.2i:%.2i)\n",
>
> I don't think this patch is correct.
> It should warn, if the firmware advertises QoS, because that is not
> supported by b43 in case of OpenFW.

Thanks. I had a hard time understanding the intention of this warning. I
figured it could be the case where the warning is about the driver
disabling QoS when firmware has support but was not sure. Will drop this
patch going forward.

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Thanks,

Rahul Rameshbabu