ath11k: try to allocate big block of dma memory firstly

With this change, ath11k will try to allocate big block of dma
memory fistly. If the allocation fails, it will let firmware
request mulitple blocks of dma memory with small size.

This patch also changes the log outputted when allocation fails
and firmware sends response with error code.

Tested-on: QCA6390 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HST.1.0.1-01740-QCAHSTSWPLZ_V2_TO_X86-1

Signed-off-by: Carl Huang <cjhuang@codeaurora.org>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>

drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c

@@ -1652,6 +1652,7 @@ static int ath11k_qmi_respond_fw_mem_request(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	struct qmi_wlanfw_respond_mem_resp_msg_v01 resp;
 	struct qmi_txn txn = {};
 	int ret = 0, i;
+	bool delayed = false;
 
 	req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!req)
@@ -1664,7 +1665,8 @@ static int ath11k_qmi_respond_fw_mem_request(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	 * failure to FW and FW will then request mulitple blocks of small
 	 * chunk size memory.
 	 */
-	if (!ab->bus_params.fixed_mem_region && ab->qmi.mem_seg_count <= 2) {
+	if (!ab->bus_params.fixed_mem_region && ab->qmi.target_mem_delayed) {
+		delayed = true;
 		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_QMI, "qmi delays mem_request %d\n",
 			   ab->qmi.mem_seg_count);
 		memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
@@ -1700,10 +1702,15 @@ static int ath11k_qmi_respond_fw_mem_request(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	}
 
 	if (resp.resp.result != QMI_RESULT_SUCCESS_V01) {
+		/* the error response is expected when
+		 * target_mem_delayed is true.
+		 */
+		if (delayed && resp.resp.error == 0)
+			goto out;
+
 		ath11k_warn(ab, "Respond mem req failed, result: %d, err: %d\n",
 			    resp.resp.result, resp.resp.error);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
 	}
 out:
 	kfree(req);
@@ -1734,17 +1741,27 @@ static int ath11k_qmi_alloc_target_mem_chunk(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	int i;
 	struct target_mem_chunk *chunk;
 
+	ab->qmi.target_mem_delayed = false;
 	for (i = 0; i < ab->qmi.mem_seg_count; i++) {
 		chunk = &ab->qmi.target_mem[i];
 		chunk->vaddr = dma_alloc_coherent(ab->dev,
 						  chunk->size,
 						  &chunk->paddr,
 						  GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!chunk->vaddr) {
+			if (ab->qmi.mem_seg_count <= 2) {
+				ath11k_info(ab, "too big size: 0x%x, type:%u, will try later with small size.\n",
+					    chunk->size,
+					    chunk->type);
+				ath11k_qmi_free_target_mem_chunk(ab);
+				ab->qmi.target_mem_delayed = true;
+				return 0;
+			}
 			ath11k_err(ab, "failed to alloc memory, size: 0x%x, type: %u\n",
 				   chunk->size,
 				   chunk->type);
 			return -EINVAL;
+
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2465,7 +2482,7 @@ static void ath11k_qmi_msg_mem_request_cb(struct qmi_handle *qmi_hdl,
 				    ret);
 			return;
 		}
-	} else if (msg->mem_seg_len > 2) {
+	} else {
 		ret = ath11k_qmi_alloc_target_mem_chunk(ab);
 		if (ret) {
 			ath11k_warn(ab, "qmi failed to alloc target memory: %d\n",

drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.h

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ struct ath11k_qmi {
 	struct target_mem_chunk target_mem[ATH11K_QMI_WLANFW_MAX_NUM_MEM_SEG_V01];
 	u32 mem_seg_count;
 	u32 target_mem_mode;
+	bool target_mem_delayed;
 	u8 cal_done;
 	struct target_info target;
 	struct m3_mem_region m3_mem;