[PATCH v3 1/1] Bluetooth: btusb: add default nvm file

From: Shuai Zhang

Date: Tue Nov 04 2025 - 06:26:25 EST


If no NVM file matches the board_id, load the default NVM file.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Shuai Zhang <quic_shuaz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index dcbff7641..020dbb0ab 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -3482,15 +3482,14 @@ static int btusb_setup_qca_load_rampatch(struct hci_dev *hdev,
}

static void btusb_generate_qca_nvm_name(char *fwname, size_t max_size,
- const struct qca_version *ver)
+ const struct qca_version *ver,
+ u16 board_id)
{
u32 rom_version = le32_to_cpu(ver->rom_version);
const char *variant, *fw_subdir;
int len;
- u16 board_id;

fw_subdir = qca_get_fw_subdirectory(ver);
- board_id = qca_extract_board_id(ver);

switch (le32_to_cpu(ver->ram_version)) {
case WCN6855_2_0_RAM_VERSION_GF:
@@ -3517,14 +3516,14 @@ static void btusb_generate_qca_nvm_name(char *fwname, size_t max_size,

static int btusb_setup_qca_load_nvm(struct hci_dev *hdev,
struct qca_version *ver,
- const struct qca_device_info *info)
+ const struct qca_device_info *info,
+ u16 board_id)
{
const struct firmware *fw;
char fwname[80];
int err;

- btusb_generate_qca_nvm_name(fwname, sizeof(fwname), ver);
-
+ btusb_generate_qca_nvm_name(fwname, sizeof(fwname), ver, board_id);
err = request_firmware(&fw, fwname, &hdev->dev);
if (err) {
bt_dev_err(hdev, "failed to request NVM file: %s (%d)",
@@ -3606,10 +3605,19 @@ static int btusb_setup_qca(struct hci_dev *hdev)
btdata->qca_dump.controller_id = le32_to_cpu(ver.rom_version);

if (!(status & QCA_SYSCFG_UPDATED)) {
- err = btusb_setup_qca_load_nvm(hdev, &ver, info);
- if (err < 0)
- return err;
+ u16 board_id = qca_extract_board_id(&ver);

+ err = btusb_setup_qca_load_nvm(hdev, &ver, info, board_id);
+ if (err < 0) {
+ //if the board id is not 0, try to load the defalut nvm file
+ if (err == -ENOENT && board_id != 0) {
+ err = btusb_setup_qca_load_nvm(hdev, &ver, info, 0);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
+ } else {
+ return err;
+ }
+ }
/* WCN6855 2.1 and later will reset to apply firmware downloaded here, so
* wait ~100ms for reset Done then go ahead, otherwise, it maybe
* cause potential enable failure.
--
2.34.1