Re: [PATCH 0/2] wifi: ath: Use static calibration variant table for devicetree platforms

On 11/25/2025 5:57 PM, Ernest Van Hoecke wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 12:23:20PM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
>>
>> ath12k doesn't seem to require a calibration variant. But even if the user
>> replaces ath11k chipset with ath10k one, the calibration variant should be the
>> same as it is platform specific except for WSI.
>>
>> - Mani
>>
>> -- 
>> மணிவண்ணன் சதாசிவம்
>>
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Jumping in on this thread to ask about how we should handle variants.
> 
> We are using the WCN7850 device with the ath12k driver and received three
> board files for this from Silex, signed by Qualcomm. All three support the
> same board (SX-PCEBE), where one is the board file to be used for the
> US/EU/JP and the other two are one for higher emissions in the UK/CA and
> one for lower emissions in the UK/CA.
> 
> Since these are needed for regulatory differences but support the same
> board, we were wondering about your views on how to handle that in
> mainline. I see that there is no support for the board file selection in
> the device tree for ath12k, and that there is some discussion on how to
> handle variants in general. We are using a device tree-based setup and no
> ACPI.

does your machine has different 'model' property for different BDFs ?
does the existing ath11k 'calibration' property based mechanism satisfy your requirement?

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Kind regards,
> Ernest