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QCA9377-3 SDIO Linux Driver
wolfram.wadepohl
Join Date: 8 Aug 19
Location: Metzingen
Posts: 7
Posted: Wed, 2020-03-18 06:52

Dear all,

 

we want to use a QCA9277-3 WiFi but need a Linux 4.14 driver. As fas as I know the qcacld-2.0 only supports 4.9 kernel and the ath10k driver does not support SDIO at all. Is there any chance to get QCA9377-3 working with kernel 4.14 and even newer ones?

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ddeepakk Moderator
Join Date: 27 Jun 17
Posts: 144
Posted: Wed, 2020-03-18 23:58

Hi Wolfram,

Can you download the code from here: https://source.codeaurora.org/external/wlan/qcacld-2.0/log/?h=CNSS.LEA.NRT_3.1
This branch has 4.14 support.

You can use this command for checking-out: 

#make a dir
#cd dir
#git init
#git clone git://source.codeaurora.org/external/wlan/qcacld-2.0.git -b CNSS.LEA.NRT_3.1

Thanks.

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silvia.ritsch
Join Date: 31 Mar 20
Posts: 3
Posted: Wed, 2020-04-01 09:01

Dear all,

I want  to use monitoring mode for QCA9377-3 on kernel 4.14. However, I am having multiple build errors (log at the bottom).

I have the following configuration:

 

I have successfully compiled a functioning driver using an older branch from our vendor's repository (https://github.com/8devices/qcacld-2.0/tree/caf-wlan/LNX.LEH.4.2.2.2), but it does not support monitoring mode.

Do you have any more instructions or guides on how to build?

Thanks


Log output:
make -j 4 all

...

  CC [M]  qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_p2p.o
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c: In function 'hdd_rx_packet_cbk':
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c:1475:10: error: implicit declaration of function 'cfg80211_is_gratuitous_arp_unsolicited_na' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
 1475 |          cfg80211_is_gratuitous_arp_unsolicited_na(skb)) ||
      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  CC [M]  qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_tdls.o
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c: In function '__is_driver_dfs_capable':
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c:1646:40: error: 'WIPHY_FLAG_DFS_OFFLOAD' undeclared (first use in this function)
 1646 |     dfs_capability = !!(wiphy->flags & WIPHY_FLAG_DFS_OFFLOAD);
      |                                        ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c:1646:40: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:326: qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c: In function 'wlan_hdd_cfg80211_init':
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c:16649:25: error: 'WIPHY_FLAG_DFS_OFFLOAD' undeclared (first use in this function)
16649 |         wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_DFS_OFFLOAD;
      |                         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c: In function 'wlan_hdd_cfg80211_lphb_ind_handler':
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c:30651:10: error: implicit declaration of function 'cfg80211_testmode_alloc_event_skb' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
30651 |    skb = cfg80211_testmode_alloc_event_skb(
      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c:30651:8: error: assignment to 'struct sk_buff *' from 'int' makes pointer from integer without a cast [-Werror=int-conversion]
30651 |    skb = cfg80211_testmode_alloc_event_skb(
      |        ^
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c:30681:4: error: implicit declaration of function 'cfg80211_testmode_event'; did you mean 'cfg80211_vendor_event'? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
30681 |    cfg80211_testmode_event(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
      |    ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      |    cfg80211_vendor_event
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c: In function 'wlan_hdd_testmode_rx_event':
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c:30853:9: error: assignment to 'struct sk_buff *' from 'int' makes pointer from integer without a cast [-Werror=int-conversion]
30853 |     skb = cfg80211_testmode_alloc_event_skb(hdd_ctx->wiphy,
      |         ^
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c: At top level:
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c:33362:7: error: 'struct cfg80211_ops' has no member named 'testmode_cmd'
33362 |      .testmode_cmd = wlan_hdd_cfg80211_testmode,
      |       ^~~~~~~~~~~~
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c:33362:22: error: initialization of 'int (*)(struct wiphy *, struct net_device *, struct cfg80211_chan_def *, u32)' {aka 'int (*)(struct wiphy *, struct net_device *, struct cfg80211_chan_def *, unsigned int)'} from incompatible pointer type 'int (*)(struct wiphy *, struct wireless_dev *, void *, int)' [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
33362 |      .testmode_cmd = wlan_hdd_cfg80211_testmode,
      |                      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
qcacld-2.0/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c:33362:22: note: (near initialization for 'wlan_hdd_cfg80211_ops.start_radar_detection')
cc1: all warnings being treated as errors

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ddeepakk Moderator
Join Date: 27 Jun 17
Posts: 144
Posted: Wed, 2020-04-01 11:24

Hi Silvia,

Please check https://www.qualcomm.com/products/qca9377.

The SDK available here has Monitor mode support. Check th ePorting Guide Section "8.5 Install the WLAN host driver alternate modes" for details.

Thanks.

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jshenry1963
Join Date: 17 Nov 20
Posts: 34
Posted: Fri, 2021-02-12 18:48

Hello Deepak,

First - Is this the latest still for the QCA9377-3?

https://source.codeaurora.org/external/wlan/qcacld-2.0/log/?h=CNSS.LEA.NRT_3.1

git clone git://source.codeaurora.org/external/wlan/qcacld-2.0.git -b CNSS.LEA.NRT_3.1

Second - does it support monitor mode?

Thank you so much for all your help,

John

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ddeepakk Moderator
Join Date: 27 Jun 17
Posts: 144
Posted: Mon, 2021-02-15 21:32

Hi John,

Yes, this is the latest code and is under active development. So all the updates go to this branch.
It has the code for Monitor Mode as well.

Thanks.

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jshenry1963
Join Date: 17 Nov 20
Posts: 34
Posted: Tue, 2021-02-16 04:07

Hello Deepak,

Thank you very much for your reply,

Best,

John

 

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appteamlover
Join Date: 27 Jun 21
Posts: 1
Posted: Sun, 2021-06-27 04:16

Hi,
We want to set the device to monitor mode but it seems like our FW version doesn't support it.
Can you tell me please what FW does support monitor mode?
Also what driver version maches it?

Current versions:
Driver - 4.5.21.011 (CNSS.LEH_TF.2.3.3 - head)
FW - 0.0.0.122

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ddeepakk Moderator
Join Date: 27 Jun 17
Posts: 144
Posted: Sun, 2021-06-27 05:28

Hi appteamlover,

Please check https://www.qualcomm.com/products/qca9377.

The SDK available here has Monitor mode support. Check the Porting Guide Section "8.5 Install the WLAN host driver alternate modes" for details.

Thanks.

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