[PATCHv2 ath-next] wifi: ath10k: add nvmem support for mac address
From: Rosen Penev
Date: Mon Aug 11 2025 - 16:35:07 EST
device_get_mac_address is a generic way to get the MAC address which
lacks NVMEM support, which tends to be used on embedded platforms.
In case device_get_mac_address fails, try of_get_mac_address_nvmem and
handle EPROBE_DEFER to wait for the nvmem driver to initialize.
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2: keep device_get_mac_address and use of_get_mac_address_nvmem
added Miquel to CC. Maybe he has insight.
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index 6f78f1752cd6..8214b0c0ea80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/firmware.h>
#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_net.h>
#include <linux/property.h>
#include <linux/dmi.h>
#include <linux/ctype.h>
@@ -3456,7 +3457,11 @@ static int ath10k_core_probe_fw(struct ath10k *ar)
ath10k_debug_print_board_info(ar);
}
- device_get_mac_address(ar->dev, ar->mac_addr);
+ if (device_get_mac_address(ar->dev, ar->mac_addr)) {
+ ret = of_get_mac_address_nvmem(ar->dev->of_node, ar->mac_addr);
+ if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+ goto err_free_firmware_files;
+ }
ret = ath10k_core_init_firmware_features(ar);
if (ret) {
--
2.50.1