RE: [PATCH V2] wifi: rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: fix dealing empty EEPROM values

From: Ping-Ke Shih
Date: Tue Feb 14 2023 - 02:49:54 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lu jicong <jiconglu58@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 2:36 PM
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> Subject: [PATCH V2] wifi: rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: fix dealing empty EEPROM values
>
> On OpenWRT platform, RTL8192CE could be soldered on board, but not standard PCI
> module. In this case, some EEPROM values aren't programmed and left 0xff.
> Load default values when the EEPROM values are empty to avoid problems.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lu jicong <jiconglu58@xxxxxxxxx>

As discussion privately, RTL8192CE on OpenWRT could be left some EEPROM values
as 0xff, so I think it's worth to add a patch to support this kind of RTL8192CE.
Since regular RTL8192CE must be programmed EEPROM values properly, this patch
can be compatible them.

Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> v2: add more detailed commit message
> ---
> .../wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c | 31 +++++++++++++------
> 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
> b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
> index b9c62640d2cb..8ddf0017af4c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
> @@ -1428,7 +1428,9 @@ static void _rtl92ce_read_txpower_info_from_hwpg(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>
> for (rf_path = 0; rf_path < 2; rf_path++) {
> for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
> - if (!autoload_fail) {
> + if (!autoload_fail &&
> + hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPOWERCCK + rf_path * 3 + i] != 0xff &&
> + hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPOWERHT40_1S + rf_path * 3 + i] != 0xff) {
> rtlefuse->
> eeprom_chnlarea_txpwr_cck[rf_path][i] =
> hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPOWERCCK + rf_path * 3 + i];
> @@ -1448,7 +1450,8 @@ static void _rtl92ce_read_txpower_info_from_hwpg(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> }
>
> for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
> - if (!autoload_fail)
> + if (!autoload_fail &&
> + hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPOWERHT40_2SDIFF + i] != 0xff)
> tempval = hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPOWERHT40_2SDIFF + i];
> else
> tempval = EEPROM_DEFAULT_HT40_2SDIFF;
> @@ -1518,7 +1521,9 @@ static void _rtl92ce_read_txpower_info_from_hwpg(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> }
>
> for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
> - if (!autoload_fail) {
> + if (!autoload_fail &&
> + hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPWR_GROUP + i] != 0xff &&
> + hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPWR_GROUP + 3 + i] != 0xff) {
> rtlefuse->eeprom_pwrlimit_ht40[i] =
> hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPWR_GROUP + i];
> rtlefuse->eeprom_pwrlimit_ht20[i] =
> @@ -1563,7 +1568,8 @@ static void _rtl92ce_read_txpower_info_from_hwpg(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> for (i = 0; i < 14; i++) {
> index = rtl92c_get_chnl_group((u8)i);
>
> - if (!autoload_fail)
> + if (!autoload_fail &&
> + hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPOWERHT20DIFF + index] != 0xff)
> tempval = hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPOWERHT20DIFF + index];
> else
> tempval = EEPROM_DEFAULT_HT20_DIFF;
> @@ -1580,7 +1586,8 @@ static void _rtl92ce_read_txpower_info_from_hwpg(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>
> index = rtl92c_get_chnl_group((u8)i);
>
> - if (!autoload_fail)
> + if (!autoload_fail &&
> + hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPOWER_OFDMDIFF + index] != 0xff)
> tempval = hwinfo[EEPROM_TXPOWER_OFDMDIFF + index];
> else
> tempval = EEPROM_DEFAULT_LEGACYHTTXPOWERDIFF;
> @@ -1610,14 +1617,16 @@ static void _rtl92ce_read_txpower_info_from_hwpg(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> "RF-B Legacy to HT40 Diff[%d] = 0x%x\n",
> i, rtlefuse->txpwr_legacyhtdiff[RF90_PATH_B][i]);
>
> - if (!autoload_fail)
> + if (!autoload_fail && hwinfo[RF_OPTION1] != 0xff)
> rtlefuse->eeprom_regulatory = (hwinfo[RF_OPTION1] & 0x7);
> else
> rtlefuse->eeprom_regulatory = 0;
> RTPRINT(rtlpriv, FINIT, INIT_TXPOWER,
> "eeprom_regulatory = 0x%x\n", rtlefuse->eeprom_regulatory);
>
> - if (!autoload_fail) {
> + if (!autoload_fail &&
> + hwinfo[EEPROM_TSSI_A] != 0xff &&
> + hwinfo[EEPROM_TSSI_B] != 0xff) {
> rtlefuse->eeprom_tssi[RF90_PATH_A] = hwinfo[EEPROM_TSSI_A];
> rtlefuse->eeprom_tssi[RF90_PATH_B] = hwinfo[EEPROM_TSSI_B];
> } else {
> @@ -1628,7 +1637,7 @@ static void _rtl92ce_read_txpower_info_from_hwpg(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> rtlefuse->eeprom_tssi[RF90_PATH_A],
> rtlefuse->eeprom_tssi[RF90_PATH_B]);
>
> - if (!autoload_fail)
> + if (!autoload_fail && hwinfo[EEPROM_THERMAL_METER] != 0xff)
> tempval = hwinfo[EEPROM_THERMAL_METER];
> else
> tempval = EEPROM_DEFAULT_THERMALMETER;
> --
> 2.30.2