On 3/26/2026 1:57 AM, David Heidelberg via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Amit Pundir <[email protected]>
>
> Some firmware versions do not support the host capability QMI request.
> Since this request occurs before firmware-N.bin and board-M.bin are
> loaded, the quirk cannot be expressed in the firmware itself.
>
> The root cause is unclear, but there appears to be a generation of
> firmware that lacks host capability support.
>
> Without this quirk, ath10k_qmi_host_cap_send_sync() returns
> QMI_ERR_MALFORMED_MSG_V01 before loading the firmware. This error is not
> fatal - Wi-Fi services still come up successfully if the request is simply
> skipped.
>
> Add a device-tree quirk to skip the host capability QMI request on devices
> whose firmware does not support it.
>
> For example, firmware build
> "QC_IMAGE_VERSION_STRING=WLAN.HL.2.0.c3-00257-QCAHLSWMTPLZ-1"
> on Xiaomi Poco F1 phone requires this quirk.
>
> Suggested-by: Bjorn Andersson <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Amit Pundir <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: David Heidelberg <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c | 13 ++++++++++---
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c | 3 +++
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h | 1 +
> 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c
> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c
> index eebd78e7ff6bc..e7f90fd9e9b83 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c
> @@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ ath10k_qmi_ind_register_send_sync_msg(struct ath10k_qmi
> *qmi)
> static void ath10k_qmi_event_server_arrive(struct ath10k_qmi *qmi)
> {
> struct ath10k *ar = qmi->ar;
> + struct ath10k_snoc *ar_snoc = ath10k_snoc_priv(ar);
> int ret;
>
> ret = ath10k_qmi_ind_register_send_sync_msg(qmi);
> @@ -819,9 +820,15 @@ static void ath10k_qmi_event_server_arrive(struct
> ath10k_qmi *qmi)
> return;
> }
>
> - ret = ath10k_qmi_host_cap_send_sync(qmi);
> - if (ret)
> - return;
> + /*
> + * Skip the host capability request for the firmware versions which
> + * do not support this feature.
> + */
> + if (!test_bit(ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_SKIP_HOST_CAP_QUIRK, &ar_snoc->flags)) {
> + ret = ath10k_qmi_host_cap_send_sync(qmi);
> + if (ret)
> + return;
> + }
>
> ret = ath10k_qmi_msa_mem_info_send_sync_msg(qmi);
> if (ret)
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
> index f72f236fb9eb3..3106502275781 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
> @@ -1362,6 +1362,9 @@ static void ath10k_snoc_quirks_init(struct ath10k *ar)
>
> if (of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node,
> "qcom,snoc-host-cap-8bit-quirk"))
> set_bit(ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_8BIT_HOST_CAP_QUIRK, &ar_snoc->flags);
> +
> + if (of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node,
> "qcom,snoc-host-cap-skip-quirk"))
> + set_bit(ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_SKIP_HOST_CAP_QUIRK, &ar_snoc->flags);
> }
>
> int ath10k_snoc_fw_indication(struct ath10k *ar, u64 type)
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h
> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h
> index 1ecae34687c21..46574fd8f84ee 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h
> @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ enum ath10k_snoc_flags {
> ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_MODEM_STOPPED,
> ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_RECOVERY,
> ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_8BIT_HOST_CAP_QUIRK,
> + ATH10K_SNOC_FLAG_SKIP_HOST_CAP_QUIRK,
> };
>
> struct clk_bulk_data;
>
Reviewed-by: Baochen Qiang <[email protected]>
