[PATCH v2 2/6] Bluetooth: btqca: Add IPQ5018 support

From: George Moussalem via B4 Relay

Date: Mon Jun 29 2026 - 09:09:28 EST


From: George Moussalem <george.moussalem@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Add the IPQ5018 SoC type and support for loading its firmware.

The firmware tested has been taken from GPL sources of various router
boards. Firmware files needed are:
- qca/bt_fw_patch.mbn
- qca/mpnv10.bin

Signed-off-by: George Moussalem <george.moussalem@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
drivers/bluetooth/btqca.h | 3 +++
2 files changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c
index 04ebe290bc78..e136e91976cf 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ static int qca_tlv_check_data(struct hci_dev *hdev,
break;

case TLV_TYPE_NVM:
+ if (soc_type == QCA_IPQ5018)
+ break;
+
if (fw_size < sizeof(struct tlv_type_hdr))
return -EINVAL;

@@ -794,6 +797,9 @@ int qca_uart_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev, uint8_t baudrate,
else
rom_ver = ((soc_ver & 0x00000f00) >> 0x04) | (soc_ver & 0x0000000f);

+ if (soc_type == QCA_IPQ5018)
+ goto download_nvm;
+
if (soc_type == QCA_WCN6750)
qca_send_patch_config_cmd(hdev);

@@ -881,6 +887,7 @@ int qca_uart_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev, uint8_t baudrate,
if (soc_type == QCA_QCA2066 || soc_type == QCA_WCN7850)
qca_read_fw_board_id(hdev, &boardid);

+download_nvm:
/* Download NVM configuration */
config.type = TLV_TYPE_NVM;
if (firmware_name) {
@@ -939,6 +946,10 @@ int qca_uart_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev, uint8_t baudrate,
qca_get_nvm_name_by_board(config.fwname, sizeof(config.fwname),
"hmtnv", soc_type, ver, rom_ver, boardid);
break;
+ case QCA_IPQ5018:
+ snprintf(config.fwname, sizeof(config.fwname),
+ "qca/mpnv%02x.bin", rom_ver);
+ break;
default:
snprintf(config.fwname, sizeof(config.fwname),
"qca/nvm_%08x.bin", soc_ver);
@@ -958,6 +969,9 @@ int qca_uart_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev, uint8_t baudrate,
return err;
}

+ if (soc_type == QCA_IPQ5018)
+ msleep(NVM_READY_DELAY_MS);
+
switch (soc_type) {
case QCA_QCA2066:
case QCA_QCA6390:
@@ -965,6 +979,7 @@ int qca_uart_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev, uint8_t baudrate,
case QCA_WCN6750:
case QCA_WCN6855:
case QCA_WCN7850:
+ case QCA_IPQ5018:
err = qca_disable_soc_logging(hdev);
if (err < 0)
return err;
@@ -1001,6 +1016,7 @@ int qca_uart_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev, uint8_t baudrate,
case QCA_WCN6750:
case QCA_WCN6855:
case QCA_WCN7850:
+ case QCA_IPQ5018:
/* get fw build info */
err = qca_read_fw_build_info(hdev);
if (err < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.h b/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.h
index 8f3c1b1c77b3..343cd62d1137 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.h
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
#define QCA_HSP_GF_SOC_ID 0x1200
#define QCA_HSP_GF_SOC_MASK 0x0000ff00

+#define NVM_READY_DELAY_MS 1500
+
enum qca_baudrate {
QCA_BAUDRATE_115200 = 0,
QCA_BAUDRATE_57600,
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ enum qca_btsoc_type {
QCA_WCN6750,
QCA_WCN6855,
QCA_WCN7850,
+ QCA_IPQ5018,
};

#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BT_QCA)

--
2.53.0