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    ath10k: allow setting coverage class · ebee76f7
    Benjamin Berg authored
    Unfortunately ath10k does not generally allow modifying the coverage class
    with the stock firmware and Qualcomm has so far refused to implement this
    feature so that it can be properly supported in ath10k. If we however know
    the registers that need to be modified for proper operation with a higher
    coverage class, then we can do these modifications from the driver.
    
    This is a hack and might cause subtle problems but as it's not enabled by
    default (only when user space changes the coverage class explicitly) it should
    not cause new problems for existing setups. But still this should be considered
    as an experimental feature and used with caution.
    
    This patch implements the support for first generation cards (QCA9880, QCA9887
    and so on) which are based on a core that is similar to ath9k. The registers
    are modified in place and need to be re-written every time the firmware sets
    them. To achieve this the register status is verified after certain WMI events
    from the firmware.
    
    The coverage class may not be modified temporarily right after the card
    re-initializes the registers. This is for example the case during scanning.
    
    Thanks to Sebastian Gottschall <s.gottschall@dd-wrt.com> for initially
    working on a userspace support for this. This patch wouldn't have been
    possible without this documentation.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarBenjamin Berg <benjamin@sipsolutions.net>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSimon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMathias Kretschmer <mathias.kretschmer@fit.fraunhofer.de>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarKalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com>
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