History log of /linux-master/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8188f.c
Revision Date Author Comments
# 1cd165ad 22-Dec-2023 Martin Kaistra <martin.kaistra@linutronix.de>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: declare concurrent mode support for 8188f

Everything is in place now for concurrent mode, we can tell the system
that we support it.
We will allow a maximum of 2 virtual interfaces, one of them can be in
AP mode.

Signed-off-by: Martin Kaistra <martin.kaistra@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://msgid.link/20231222101442.626837-22-martin.kaistra@linutronix.de


# b837f78f 22-Dec-2023 Martin Kaistra <martin.kaistra@linutronix.de>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: add hw crypto support for AP mode

Add a custom function for allocating entries in the sec cam. This allows
us to store multiple keys with the same keyidx.

The maximum number of sec cam entries for 8188f is 16 according to the
vendor driver. Add the number to rtl8xxxu_fileops, so that other chips
which might support more entries, can set a different number there.

Set the bssid as mac address for group keys instead of just using the
ethernet broadcast address and use BIT(6) in the sec cam ctrl entry
for differentiating them from pairwise keys like in the vendor driver.

Add the TXDESC_EN_DESC_ID bit and the hw_key_idx to tx
broadcast/multicast packets in AP mode.

Finally, allow the usage of rtl8xxxu_set_key() for AP mode.

Signed-off-by: Martin Kaistra <martin.kaistra@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://msgid.link/20231222101442.626837-20-martin.kaistra@linutronix.de


# 103d6e9d 13-May-2023 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Rename some registers

Give proper names:

RF6052_REG_UNKNOWN_56 -> RF6052_REG_PAD_TXG
RF6052_REG_UNKNOWN_DF -> RF6052_REG_GAIN_CCA

And fix typos:

REG_OFDM0_AGCR_SSI_TABLE -> REG_OFDM0_AGC_RSSI_TABLE
REG_BB_ACCEESS_CTRL -> REG_BB_ACCESS_CTRL

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/40157253-76bd-8b23-06e0-3365139b5395@gmail.com


# c98411dc 13-May-2023 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Support new chip RTL8192FU

This is a newer chip, similar to the RTL8710BU in that it uses the same
PHY status structs.

Features: 2.4 GHz, b/g/n mode, 2T2R, 300 Mbps.

It can allegedly have Bluetooth, but that's not implemented here.

This chip can have many RFE (RF front end) types, of which types 1
and 5 are the only ones tested. Many of the other types need different
initialisation tables. They can be added if someone wants them.

The vendor driver v5.8.6.2_35538.20191028_COEX20190910-0d02 from
https://github.com/BrightX/rtl8192fu was used as reference, with
additional device IDs taken from
https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8192fu-dkms.

The vendor driver also claims to support devices with ID 0bda:a725,
but that is found in some bluetooth-only devices, so it's not supported
here.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/7dcf9fb9-1c97-ac28-5286-2236e287a18c@gmail.com


# b9a07c44 28-Apr-2023 Martin Kaistra <martin.kaistra@linutronix.de>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Set maximum number of supported stations

Set maximum number of associated stations supported in AP mode. For
8188f, the maximum number of supported macids is 16, reserve one for
broadcast/multicast frames.

Signed-off-by: Martin Kaistra <martin.kaistra@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230428150833.218605-19-martin.kaistra@linutronix.de


# b468481c 28-Apr-2023 Martin Kaistra <martin.kaistra@linutronix.de>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Declare AP mode support for 8188f

Everything is in place now for AP mode, we can tell the system that we
support it. Put the feature behind a flag in priv->fops, because it is
not (yet) implemented for all chips.

Signed-off-by: Martin Kaistra <martin.kaistra@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230428150833.218605-18-martin.kaistra@linutronix.de


# af8678e6 17-Apr-2023 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Don't print the vendor/product/serial

Most devices have a vendor name, product name, and serial number in the
efuse, but it's pretty useless. It duplicates the information already
printed by the USB subsystem:

usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8178, bcdDevice= 2.00
usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-4: Product: 802.11n WLAN Adapter
usb 1-4: Manufacturer: Realtek
usb 1-4: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001
-> usb 1-4: Vendor: Realtek
-> usb 1-4: Product: 802.11n WLAN Adapter

usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=818b, bcdDevice= 2.00
usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-4: Product: 802.11n NIC
usb 1-4: Manufacturer: Realtek
usb 1-4: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001
-> usb 1-4: Vendor: Realtek
-> usb 1-4: Product: 802.11n NIC
-> usb 1-4: Serial not available.

usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=f179, bcdDevice= 0.00
usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-4: Product: 802.11n
usb 1-4: Manufacturer: Realtek
usb 1-4: SerialNumber: 002E2DC0041F
-> usb 1-4: Vendor: Realtek
-> usb 1-4: Product: 802.11n

usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8179, bcdDevice= 0.00
usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-4: Product: 802.11n NIC
usb 1-4: Manufacturer: Realtek
usb 1-4: SerialNumber: 00E04C0001
-> usb 1-4: Vendor: Realtek
-> usb 1-4: Product: 802.11n NIC
-> usb 1-4: Serial: 00E04C0001

Also, that data is not interpreted correctly in all cases:

usb 3-1.1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8179, bcdDevice= 0.00
usb 3-1.1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 3-1.1.2: Product: 802.11n NIC
usb 3-1.1.2: Manufacturer: Realtek
usb 3-1.1.2: Vendor: Realtek
usb 3-1.1.2: Product: \x03802.11n NI
usb 3-1.1.2: Serial: \xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff

Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217231
Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/a2a7d9df-0529-7890-3522-48dce613753f@gmail.com


# a5be45ea 10-Apr-2023 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Clean up some messy ifs

Add some new members to rtl8xxxu_fileops and use them instead of
checking priv->rtl_chip.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/e24a5534-6e33-cfb9-0634-0caf4646513f@gmail.com


# 70664495 13-Mar-2023 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Support new chip RTL8710BU aka RTL8188GU

This chip is found in cheap "free driver" USB adapters from Aliexpress.
Initially they pretend to be a CD-ROM containing the driver for Windows.
"Ejecting" switches the device to wifi mode.

Features: 2.4 GHz, b/g/n mode, 1T1R, 150 Mbps.

This chip is more unique than other Realtek chips:

* The registers at addresses 0x0-0xff, which all the other chips use,
can't be used here. New registers at 0x8000-0x80ff must be used
instead. And it's not a simple matter of adding 0x8000: 0x2
(REG_SYS_FUNC) became 0x8004, 0x80 (REG_MCU_FW_DL) became 0x8090,
etc.

* Also there are a few new registers which must be accessed indirectly
because their addresses don't fit in 16 bits. No other chips seem to
have these.

* The vendor driver compiles to 8188gu.ko, but the code calls the chip
RTL8710B(U) pretty much everywhere, including messages visible to the
user.

Another difference compared to the other chips supported by rtl8xxxu is
that it has a new PHY status struct, or three of them actually, from
which we extract the RSSI, among other things. This is not unique,
though, just new. The chips supported by rtw88 also use it.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Tested-by: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@gmail.com> # Edimax N150
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/4edbe29f-00b9-8eef-9789-20bed0b141e2@gmail.com


# 3922dc9f 08-Jan-2023 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Report the RSSI to the firmware

Or in the case of RTL8188EU, report the RSSI to the rate control code.

The rate control code for RTL8188EU is less likely to switch to a lower
rate when the RSSI is high. The firmware-based rate control in the other
chips probably works the same way.

This affects all the chips, but it was only tested with RTL8188EU,
RTL8188FU, and RTL8192EU.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/2aab4f3f-e914-4fe1-f29a-deac91774d05@gmail.com


# 3dfb8e84 17-Dec-2022 Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Support new chip RTL8188EU

This chip is found in cheap USB devices from TP-Link, D-Link, etc.

Features: 2.4 GHz, b/g/n mode, 1T1R, 150 Mbps.

Chip versions older than "I cut" need software rate control. That will
be in the next commit. Until then MCS7 is used for all data frames.

The "I cut" chips are not supported. They require different firmware
and initialisation tables. Support can be added if someone has the
hardware to test it.

Co-developed-by: Andrea Merello <andrea.merello@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrea Merello <andrea.merello@gmail.com>
Co-developed-by: Taehee Yoo <ap420073@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Taehee Yoo <ap420073@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@gmail.com>
Co-developed-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/3aad60f6-23f9-81e8-c741-4bd51e99f423@gmail.com


# b75289e8 17-Dec-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Define masks for cck_agc_rpt bits

Define the constants CCK_AGC_RPT_LNA_IDX_MASK and
CCK_AGC_RPT_VGA_IDX_MASK instead of using the same literals
in four places.

And get the bits from cck_agc_rpt using u8_get_bits().

It's a cosmetic change only.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/cfe79922-efdf-2ed0-7404-263915d19d82@gmail.com


# d7a3705c 17-Dec-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Make rtl8xxxu_load_firmware take const char*

And pass const char* to it.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/361ceac1-cc73-605b-4b63-736bfce80833@gmail.com


# 4f198e72 17-Dec-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Deduplicate the efuse dumping code

Every chip family except RTL8723AU has a copy of the efuse dumping
code. Remove this and dump the efuse from a single place using a new
function rtl8xxxu_dump_efuse().

Also, use print_hex_dump() to print the efuse instead of a loop and
dev_info(). It shows the ASCII interpretation of the bytes, which is
nice.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/2aa5200a-ee42-e064-16a1-672bed5708c6@gmail.com


# 9e32b4a7 08-Dec-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Fix assignment to bit field priv->pi_enabled

Just because priv->pi_enabled is only one bit doesn't mean it works
like a bool. The value assigned to it loses all bits except bit 0,
so only assign 0 or 1 to it.

This affects the RTL8188FU, but fixing the assignment didn't make
a difference for my device.

Fixes: c888183b21f3 ("wifi: rtl8xxxu: Support new chip RTL8188FU")
Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/4368d585-11ec-d3c7-ec12-7f0afdcedfda@gmail.com


# 60d18ddb 10-Nov-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Use u32_get_bits in *_identify_chip

It simplifies the code a bit.

Suggested-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/68f94284-3728-7b75-2b7b-64fae8af6bc5@gmail.com


# 9b00565a 10-Nov-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Use strscpy instead of sprintf

Fill priv->chip_name and priv->chip_vendor with strscpy instead of
sprintf. This is just to prevent future bugs in case the name of a
chip/vendor becomes longer than the size of chip_name/chip_vendor.

Suggested-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/5fc9cc0e-eecb-8428-aeb1-f745791c0f16@gmail.com


# e948023d 05-Nov-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Rename rtl8xxxu_8188f_channel_to_group

This name is an anomaly. Change it to rtl8188f_channel_to_group to
follow the same pattern as the other functions.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Acked-by: Jes Sorensen <jes@trained-monkey.org>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/ba8e3ea2-74f5-e1db-296e-4ae5f03084dc@gmail.com


# 14566bbf 05-Nov-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Split up rtl8xxxu_identify_chip

Move the reusable parts into separate functions and create one
identify_chip function for each chip type.

This is preparation for supporting the RTL8710BU chip, which would
need too many ugly changes to this function. Another reason to do this
is to get rid of the long and scary if..else if..else block in the
middle of the function.

Everything should still work the same as before.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/b268b5cf-071c-6292-0d90-0573e4fb2228@gmail.com


# bcfcb712 05-Nov-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Move burst init to a function

No changes to functionality, just moving code to make
rtl8xxxu_init_device look nicer.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/bef90bf8-716f-c92f-9403-12ef2bfefc15@gmail.com


# 2ad2a813 01-Nov-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Fix the CCK RSSI calculation

The CCK RSSI calculation is incorrect for the RTL8723BU, RTL8192EU,
and RTL8188FU. Add new functions for these chips with code copied from
their vendor drivers. Use the old code only for the RTL8723AU and
RTL8192CU.

I didn't notice any difference in the reported signal strength with my
RTL8188FU, but I didn't look very hard either.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/926c838f-4997-698b-4da9-44582e2af99a@gmail.com


# 57b328bc 01-Nov-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Add central frequency offset tracking

According to Realtek programmers, "to adjust oscillator to align
central frequency of connected AP. Then, it can yield better
performance." From commit fb8517f4fade ("rtw88: 8822c: add CFO
tracking").

The RTL8192CU and a version of RTL8723AU apparently don't have the
ability to adjust the oscillator, so this doesn't apply to them.

This also doesn't apply to the wifi + bluetooth combo chips (RTL8723AU
and RTL8723BU) because the CFO tracking should only be done when
bluetooth is disabled, and determining that looked complicated.

That leaves only the RTL8192EU and RTL8188FU chips. I tested this with
the latter.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/80aba428-0aff-f4b2-dea5-35d1425982b6@gmail.com


# 80e5acb6 20-Oct-2022 Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Fix reads of uninitialized variables hw_ctrl_s1, sw_ctrl_s1

Variables hw_ctrl_s1 and sw_ctrl_s1 are not being initialized and
potentially can contain any garbage value. Currently there is an if
statement that sets one or the other of these variables, followed
by an if statement that checks if any of these variables have been
set to a non-zero value. In the case where they may contain
uninitialized non-zero values, the latter if statement may be
taken as true when it was not expected to.

Fix this by ensuring hw_ctrl_s1 and sw_ctrl_s1 are initialized.

Cleans up clang warning:
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8188f.c:432:7: warning:
variable 'hw_ctrl_s1' is used uninitialized whenever 'if' condition is
false [-Wsometimes-uninitialized]
if (hw_ctrl) {
^~~~~~~
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8188f.c:440:7: note: uninitialized
use occurs here
if (hw_ctrl_s1 || sw_ctrl_s1) {
^~~~~~~~~~
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8188f.c:432:3: note: remove the 'if'
if its condition is always true
if (hw_ctrl) {
^~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fixes: c888183b21f3 ("wifi: rtl8xxxu: Support new chip RTL8188FU")
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221020135709.1549086-1-colin.i.king@gmail.com


# 79cac25e 08-Oct-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Make some arrays const

All the initialisation tables, plus rtl8xxxu_rfregs.

Most of them were already static.

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/9407f219-a7ba-676e-3d99-154d67b312d2@gmail.com


# c888183b 28-Sep-2022 Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

wifi: rtl8xxxu: Support new chip RTL8188FU

This chip is found in the cheapest USB adapters, e.g. 1.17 USD with
VAT and shipping from China included.

It's a gen 2 chip, similar to the RTL8723BU, but without Bluetooth.
Features: 2.4 GHz, b/g/n mode, 1T1R, 150 Mbps.

The vendor driver rtl8188fu version 4.3.23.6_20964.20170110 [0]
was used as reference. The CD shipped with the device includes a
newer driver, version 5.11.5-1-g12f7cde4b.20201102, but that one
couldn't complete the WPA2 key exchange thing for whatever reason.

[0] https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu

Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/b14f299d-3248-98fe-eee1-ba50d2e76c74@gmail.com