The ath10k driver waits for an "MSA_READY" indicator
to complete initialization. If the indicator is not
received, then the device remains unusable.
cf. ath10k_qmi_driver_event_work()
Several msm8998-based devices are affected by this issue.
Oddly, it seems safe to NOT wait for the indicator, and
proceed immediately when QMI_EVENT_SERVER_ARRIVE.
Jeff Johnson wrote:
The feedback I received was "it might be ok to change all ath10k qmi
to skip waiting for msa_ready", and it was pointed out that ath11k
(and ath12k) do not wait for it.
However with so many deployed devices, "might be ok" isn't a strong
argument for changing the default behavior.
cf. also
https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Snapdragon_835_(MSM8998)#WLAN
Signed-off-by: Marc Gonzalez <mgonzalez@freebox.fr>
Acked-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@quicinc.com>
Reviewed-by: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@linaro.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/0914f96e-fcfd-4088-924a-fc1991bce75f@freebox.fr
Signed-off-by: Bjorn Andersson <andersson@kernel.org>
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