----- Original Message ----- From: Balsam Chihi <balsam.chihi@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: Ameer Antar <ameerantar@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Baochen Qiang <baochen.qiang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> , linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ath11k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jjohnson@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k: pci: avoid unsafe register access during shutdown Date: 8/20/25 4:14:11 AM >On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM Ameer Antar <ameerantar@xxxxxxxxxxx> >wrote: >> >> Balsam, do you have a patch for this? I also have cards that require different >> bin files for each band. I haven't been able to figure out how to do this via >> configuration rather than rebuilding drivers. >> > >Hello Ameer, > >Yes, indeed we have to rebuild ath11k but once with the patched >core.c, not each time we add a card. >Then you can add text files named with the pci device address and the >path to your board-2.bin inside, >for each instance of the driver. >That way we avoid building the driver or the kernel each time we add a >wifi card. >I'm cleaning up the patch and I will send it to the mailing list if >you are interested. > >Best regards, >Balsam > Hi Balsam, yes that would be great to have as all of my cards use 0xFF for the board id and I have been unable to use any multi-band setup using the same driver. I'm sure there are others on the list with similar setups that would appreciate that as well. -Ameer
