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[103.229.16.4]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 41be03b00d2f7-c0c26515d4bsm8486500a12.9.2025.12.13.18.08.39 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Sat, 13 Dec 2025 18:08:42 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <271b1c1e-1273-4900-a427-370a94c9688b@oss.qualcomm.com> Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:08:35 +0800 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH ath-current 2/2] dt-bindings: net: wireless: ath11k-pci: deprecate 'firmware-name' property To: Jeff Johnson , jjohnson@kernel.org, johannes@sipsolutions.net, robh@kernel.org, krzk+dt@kernel.org, conor+dt@kernel.org Cc: ath11k@lists.infradead.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org References: <20251204071100.970518-1-miaoqing.pan@oss.qualcomm.com> <20251204071100.970518-3-miaoqing.pan@oss.qualcomm.com> Content-Language: en-US From: Miaoqing Pan In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details-Enc: AW1haW4tMjUxMjE0MDAxNyBTYWx0ZWRfX7XRQDHQadPhK y+rqOMEZhQYrkTKHn7JxIgopowTdkBY0MfgKNNW7MEk54e/hLFBTVDCfqDTF/eNvwRBsmeOCZGQ RtG8pNHv4wRqODZwYwkVoOmWPtOO4QparPpMwz0mYPhShxXleA72R4f0GHGbYy0J2EllzqEsjz+ EGdRmE28sp7Ia1g/JDG1fIWP44DT6YN2zGrxx/em0CfW8gW9XWbPDixWE/EkJPqhRCr4B8oD3os CsOj56uPYcwH+GJu7orgge8DYHpCv9aJvbNv2pZNbBUDwPiEAadhCyF5XXemOaSH4Y5F2+M9a5W znYoHOva9xUMjLXpDFe8u0Uo31bB3/lE71A0q+v6XLRP4SifGiIxBV02MdA62OVnTO5mDE940+A /ObMT/4tm80s4hOI/QBV842j5ZORSw== X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: ybqFBGJJIGvDHi-d26Z5SlGGgD-7HSJ7 X-Proofpoint-GUID: ybqFBGJJIGvDHi-d26Z5SlGGgD-7HSJ7 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=aOf9aL9m c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=693e1c2c cx=c_pps a=RP+M6JBNLl+fLTcSJhASfg==:117 a=nuhDOHQX5FNHPW3J6Bj6AA==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=wP3pNCr1ah4A:10 a=s4-Qcg_JpJYA:10 a=VkNPw1HP01LnGYTKEx00:22 a=EUspDBNiAAAA:8 a=8gi6obPNpri618rnpZYA:9 a=3ZKOabzyN94A:10 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=iS9zxrgQBfv6-_F4QbHw:22 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.293,Aquarius:18.0.1121,Hydra:6.1.9,FMLib:17.12.100.49 definitions=2025-12-14_01,2025-12-11_01,2025-10-01_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 priorityscore=1501 malwarescore=0 impostorscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 clxscore=1015 phishscore=0 lowpriorityscore=0 suspectscore=0 spamscore=0 classifier=typeunknown authscore=0 authtc= authcc= route=outbound adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.22.0-2510240001 definitions=main-2512140017 On 12/12/2025 12:44 AM, Jeff Johnson wrote: > On 12/3/2025 11:11 PM, Miaoqing Pan wrote: >> The firmware-name property was introduced to allow end-users and >> integrators to select usecase specific firmware for the WCN6855. >> However, specifying firmware for an M.2 WLAN module in the Device >> Tree is not appropriate. Instead, this functionality will be handled >> within the ath11k driver. >> >> Signed-off-by: Miaoqing Pan >> --- >> .../devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath11k-pci.yaml | 1 + >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) >> >> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath11k-pci.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath11k-pci.yaml >> index e34d42a30192..0162e365798b 100644 >> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath11k-pci.yaml >> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath11k-pci.yaml >> @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ properties: >> >> firmware-name: >> maxItems: 1 >> + deprecated: true >> description: >> If present, a board or platform specific string used to lookup >> usecase-specific firmware files for the device. > > The driver patch completely removes support for this, so is this really > considered deprecated? Or should this actually be considered obsolete and > completely removed? > > Do any DTS files actually reference this? > > /jeff You are correct — since the driver has already removed all support for `firmware-name`, marking it as `deprecated` is misleading. The proper status should be `obsolete`, and the binding should reflect that this property is no longer supported. Regarding DTS usage: no upstream Device Tree files currently reference `firmware-name`.