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[v2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Firmware format v2 support

Message ID 20230202114614.53907-1-max.chou@realtek.com
State Superseded
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Series [v2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Firmware format v2 support | expand

Commit Message

Max Chou Feb. 2, 2023, 11:46 a.m. UTC
From: Max Chou <max.chou@realtek.com>

Realtek changes the format for the firmware file as v2. The driver
should implement the patch to extract the firmware data from the
firmware file.
It's compatible with the both previous format(v1) and v2.

Signed-off-by: Allen Chen <allen_chen@realsil.com.cn>
Signed-off-by: Alex Lu <alex_lu@realsil.com.cn>
Tested-by: Hilda Wu <hildawu@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Max Chou <max.chou@realtek.com>

---
Changes in v2:
- Use iovec pull data function as rtl_iov_pull_data() to parse data.

---

> From: Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 3:55 AM

> I rather use an skb for parsing the data instead of parsing via pointer directly,
> that way you can use the likes of skb_pull_data which makes the code a lot
> simpler to follow and less prone to mistakes accessing data outside the buffer
> area.

It’s more complex for data parsing to use an skb.
If so, it will add alloc skbs for the each sections, hence adding memcpy()
and the management for the each skbs are necessary.
In the v2 patch, use iovec pull data function to parse data.
It's referred by util_iov_pull() from Bluez.
---
 drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c | 353 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h |  51 ++++++
 2 files changed, 364 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)

Comments

Luiz Augusto von Dentz Feb. 2, 2023, 10:03 p.m. UTC | #1
Hi Max,

On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 4:44 AM <bluez.test.bot@gmail.com> wrote:
>
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>
> Dear submitter,
>
> Thank you for submitting the patches to the linux bluetooth mailing list.
> This is a CI test results with your patch series:
> PW Link:https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/bluetooth/list/?series=718117
>
> ---Test result---
>
> Test Summary:
> CheckPatch                    PASS      1.47 seconds
> GitLint                       FAIL      0.59 seconds
> SubjectPrefix                 PASS      0.12 seconds
> BuildKernel                   PASS      32.41 seconds
> CheckAllWarning               PASS      34.42 seconds
> CheckSparse                   WARNING   39.28 seconds
> CheckSmatch                   WARNING   107.00 seconds
> BuildKernel32                 PASS      30.51 seconds
> TestRunnerSetup               PASS      438.93 seconds
> TestRunner_l2cap-tester       PASS      16.68 seconds
> TestRunner_iso-tester         PASS      17.51 seconds
> TestRunner_bnep-tester        PASS      5.83 seconds
> TestRunner_mgmt-tester        PASS      113.14 seconds
> TestRunner_rfcomm-tester      PASS      9.24 seconds
> TestRunner_sco-tester         PASS      8.45 seconds
> TestRunner_ioctl-tester       PASS      9.90 seconds
> TestRunner_mesh-tester        PASS      7.34 seconds
> TestRunner_smp-tester         PASS      8.30 seconds
> TestRunner_userchan-tester    PASS      6.11 seconds
> IncrementalBuild              PASS      28.50 seconds
>
> Details
> ##############################
> Test: GitLint - FAIL
> Desc: Run gitlint
> Output:
> [v2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Firmware format v2 support
>
> WARNING: I3 - ignore-body-lines: gitlint will be switching from using Python regex 'match' (match beginning) to 'search' (match anywhere) semantics. Please review your ignore-body-lines.regex option accordingly. To remove this warning, set general.regex-style-search=True. More details: https://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint/configuration/#regex-style-search
> 24: B1 Line exceeds max length (83>80): "> I rather use an skb for parsing the data instead of parsing via pointer directly,"
> ##############################
> Test: CheckSparse - WARNING
> Desc: Run sparse tool with linux kernel
> Output:
> drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c:882:22: warning: cast to restricted __le16drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c:888:27: warning: cast to restricted __le16drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c: note: in included file:drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h:47:45: warning: array of flexible structures
> ##############################
> Test: CheckSmatch - WARNING
> Desc: Run smatch tool with source
> Output:
> drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c: note: in included file:drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h:47:45: warning: array of flexible structures
>
>
> ---
> Regards,
> Linux Bluetooth

Id give a look at:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth-next.git/tree/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fw_upload.rst

There are not so many drivers since it was introduced last year but
from the looks of it it has a nice abstraction for handling firmware
uploads.
Max Chou Feb. 6, 2023, 3:27 a.m. UTC | #2
Hi! Luiz,
Thanks for your info that the new API to implement firmware uploaded.
We will study it and try to implement it in the future.
In this patch, it's implemented for the firmware data parsing due to Realtek firmware format changed as V2.
Could you have the advice which can supports this patch be approved? Thanks.


BRs,
Max


-----Original Message-----
From: Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@gmail.com> 
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 6:03 AM
To: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Max Chou <max.chou@realtek.com>
Subject: Re: [v2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Firmware format v2 support

Hi Max,

On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 4:44 AM <bluez.test.bot@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This is automated email and please do not reply to this email!
>
> Dear submitter,
>
> Thank you for submitting the patches to the linux bluetooth mailing list.
> This is a CI test results with your patch series:
> PW 
> Link:https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/bluetooth/list/?series=71811
> 7
>
> ---Test result---
>
> Test Summary:
> CheckPatch                    PASS      1.47 seconds
> GitLint                       FAIL      0.59 seconds
> SubjectPrefix                 PASS      0.12 seconds
> BuildKernel                   PASS      32.41 seconds
> CheckAllWarning               PASS      34.42 seconds
> CheckSparse                   WARNING   39.28 seconds
> CheckSmatch                   WARNING   107.00 seconds
> BuildKernel32                 PASS      30.51 seconds
> TestRunnerSetup               PASS      438.93 seconds
> TestRunner_l2cap-tester       PASS      16.68 seconds
> TestRunner_iso-tester         PASS      17.51 seconds
> TestRunner_bnep-tester        PASS      5.83 seconds
> TestRunner_mgmt-tester        PASS      113.14 seconds
> TestRunner_rfcomm-tester      PASS      9.24 seconds
> TestRunner_sco-tester         PASS      8.45 seconds
> TestRunner_ioctl-tester       PASS      9.90 seconds
> TestRunner_mesh-tester        PASS      7.34 seconds
> TestRunner_smp-tester         PASS      8.30 seconds
> TestRunner_userchan-tester    PASS      6.11 seconds
> IncrementalBuild              PASS      28.50 seconds
>
> Details
> ##############################
> Test: GitLint - FAIL
> Desc: Run gitlint
> Output:
> [v2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Firmware format v2 support
>
> WARNING: I3 - ignore-body-lines: gitlint will be switching from using 
> Python regex 'match' (match beginning) to 'search' (match anywhere) 
> semantics. Please review your ignore-body-lines.regex option 
> accordingly. To remove this warning, set 
> general.regex-style-search=True. More details: 
> https://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint/configuration/#regex-style-sear
> ch
> 24: B1 Line exceeds max length (83>80): "> I rather use an skb for parsing the data instead of parsing via pointer directly,"
> ##############################
> Test: CheckSparse - WARNING
> Desc: Run sparse tool with linux kernel
> Output:
> drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c:882:22: warning: cast to restricted 
> __le16drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c:888:27: warning: cast to restricted 
> __le16drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c: note: in included 
> file:drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h:47:45: warning: array of flexible 
> structures ##############################
> Test: CheckSmatch - WARNING
> Desc: Run smatch tool with source
> Output:
> drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c: note: in included 
> file:drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h:47:45: warning: array of flexible 
> structures
>
>
> ---
> Regards,
> Linux Bluetooth

Id give a look at:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth-next.git/tree/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fw_upload.rst

There are not so many drivers since it was introduced last year but from the looks of it it has a nice abstraction for handling firmware uploads.


--
Luiz Augusto von Dentz

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diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
index 69c3fe649ca7..8adb1d115435 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ 
 #define VERSION "0.1"
 
 #define RTL_EPATCH_SIGNATURE	"Realtech"
+#define RTL_EPATCH_SIGNATURE_V2	"RTBTCore"
 #define RTL_ROM_LMP_8723A	0x1200
 #define RTL_ROM_LMP_8723B	0x8723
 #define RTL_ROM_LMP_8821A	0x8821
@@ -38,6 +39,14 @@ 
 	.hci_ver = (hciv), \
 	.hci_bus = (bus)
 
+#define	RTL_CHIP_SUBVER (&(struct rtl_vendor_cmd) {{0x10, 0x38, 0x04, 0x28, 0x80}})
+#define	RTL_CHIP_REV    (&(struct rtl_vendor_cmd) {{0x10, 0x3A, 0x04, 0x28, 0x80}})
+#define	RTL_SEC_PROJ    (&(struct rtl_vendor_cmd) {{0x10, 0xA4, 0x0D, 0x00, 0xb0}})
+
+#define RTL_PATCH_SNIPPETS		0x01
+#define RTL_PATCH_DUMMY_HEADER		0x02
+#define RTL_PATCH_SECURITY_HEADER	0x03
+
 enum btrtl_chip_id {
 	CHIP_ID_8723A,
 	CHIP_ID_8723B,
@@ -75,6 +84,9 @@  struct btrtl_device_info {
 	int cfg_len;
 	bool drop_fw;
 	int project_id;
+
+	u8 key_id;
+	struct list_head patch_subsecs;
 };
 
 static const struct id_table ic_id_table[] = {
@@ -284,6 +296,230 @@  static int rtl_read_rom_version(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 *version)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
+static int btrtl_vendor_read_reg16(struct hci_dev *hdev,
+				   struct rtl_vendor_cmd *cmd, u8 *rp)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	skb = __hci_cmd_sync(hdev, 0xfc61, sizeof(*cmd), cmd,
+			     HCI_INIT_TIMEOUT);
+	if (IS_ERR(skb)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(skb);
+		rtl_dev_err(hdev, "RTL: Read reg16 failed (%d)", err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	if (skb->len != 3 || skb->data[0]) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "RTL: Read reg16 length mismatch");
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	if (rp)
+		memcpy(rp, skb->data + 1, 2);
+
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void *rtl_iov_pull_data(struct rtl_iovec *iov, u32 len)
+{
+	void *data = iov->data;
+
+	if (iov->len < len)
+		return NULL;
+
+	iov->data += len;
+	iov->len  -= len;
+
+	return data;
+}
+
+static void btrtl_insert_ordered_subsec(struct rtl_subsection *node,
+					struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_dev)
+{
+	struct list_head *pos;
+	struct list_head *next;
+	struct rtl_subsection *subsec;
+
+	list_for_each_safe(pos, next, &btrtl_dev->patch_subsecs) {
+		subsec = list_entry(pos, struct rtl_subsection, list);
+		if (subsec->prio >= node->prio)
+			break;
+	}
+	__list_add(&node->list, pos->prev, pos);
+}
+
+static int btrtl_parse_section(struct hci_dev *hdev,
+			       struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_dev, u32 opcode,
+			       u8 *data, u32 len)
+{
+	struct rtl_section_hdr *hdr;
+	struct rtl_subsection *subsec;
+	struct rtl_common_subsec *common_subsec;
+	struct rtl_sec_hdr *sec_hdr;
+	int i;
+	u8 *ptr;
+	u16 num_subsecs;
+	u32 subsec_len;
+	int rc = 0;
+	struct rtl_iovec iov = {
+		.data = data,
+		.len  = len,
+	};
+
+	hdr = rtl_iov_pull_data(&iov, sizeof(*hdr));
+	if (!hdr)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	num_subsecs = le16_to_cpu(hdr->num);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_subsecs; i++) {
+		common_subsec = rtl_iov_pull_data(&iov, sizeof(*common_subsec));
+		if (!common_subsec)
+			break;
+		subsec_len = le32_to_cpu(common_subsec->len);
+
+		rtl_dev_dbg(hdev, "subsec, eco 0x%02x, len %08x",
+			    common_subsec->eco, subsec_len);
+
+		ptr = rtl_iov_pull_data(&iov, subsec_len);
+		if (!ptr)
+			break;
+
+		if (common_subsec->eco != btrtl_dev->rom_version + 1)
+			continue;
+
+		switch (opcode) {
+		case RTL_PATCH_SECURITY_HEADER:
+			sec_hdr = (void *)common_subsec;
+			if (sec_hdr->key_id != btrtl_dev->key_id)
+				continue;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		subsec = kzalloc(sizeof(*subsec), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!subsec)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		subsec->opcode = opcode;
+		subsec->prio = common_subsec->prio;
+		subsec->len  = subsec_len;
+		subsec->data = ptr;
+		btrtl_insert_ordered_subsec(subsec, btrtl_dev);
+		rc  += subsec_len;
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int rtlbt_parse_firmware_v2(struct hci_dev *hdev,
+				   struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_dev,
+				   unsigned char **_buf)
+{
+	struct rtl_epatch_header_v2 *hdr;
+	int rc;
+	u8 reg_val[2];
+	u8 key_id;
+	u32 num_sections;
+	struct rtl_section *section;
+	struct rtl_subsection *entry, *tmp;
+	u32 section_len;
+	u32 opcode;
+	int len = 0;
+	int i;
+	u8 *ptr;
+	struct rtl_iovec iov = {
+		.data = btrtl_dev->fw_data,
+		.len  = btrtl_dev->fw_len - 7, /* Cut the tail */
+	};
+
+	rc = btrtl_vendor_read_reg16(hdev, RTL_SEC_PROJ, reg_val);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return -EIO;
+	key_id = reg_val[0];
+
+	rtl_dev_dbg(hdev, "%s: key id %u", __func__, key_id);
+
+	btrtl_dev->key_id = key_id;
+
+	hdr = rtl_iov_pull_data(&iov, sizeof(*hdr));
+	if (!hdr)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	num_sections = le32_to_cpu(hdr->num_sections);
+
+	rtl_dev_dbg(hdev, "FW version %08x-%08x", *((u32 *)hdr->fw_version),
+		    *((u32 *)(hdr->fw_version + 4)));
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_sections; i++) {
+		section = rtl_iov_pull_data(&iov, sizeof(*section));
+		if (!section)
+			break;
+		section_len = le32_to_cpu(section->len);
+		opcode      = le32_to_cpu(section->opcode);
+
+		rtl_dev_dbg(hdev, "opcode 0x%04x", section->opcode);
+
+		ptr = rtl_iov_pull_data(&iov, section_len);
+		if (!ptr)
+			break;
+
+		switch (opcode) {
+		case RTL_PATCH_SNIPPETS:
+			rc = btrtl_parse_section(hdev, btrtl_dev, opcode,
+						 ptr, section_len);
+			break;
+		case RTL_PATCH_SECURITY_HEADER:
+			/* If key_id from chip is zero, ignore all security
+			 * headers.
+			 */
+			if (!key_id)
+				break;
+			rc = btrtl_parse_section(hdev, btrtl_dev, opcode,
+						 ptr, section_len);
+			break;
+		case RTL_PATCH_DUMMY_HEADER:
+			rc = btrtl_parse_section(hdev, btrtl_dev, opcode,
+						 ptr, section_len);
+			break;
+		default:
+			rc = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			rtl_dev_err(hdev, "RTL: Parse section (%u) err %d",
+				    opcode, rc);
+			return rc;
+		}
+		len += rc;
+	}
+
+	if (!len)
+		return -ENODATA;
+
+	/* Allocate mem and copy all found subsecs. */
+	ptr = kvmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ptr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	len = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &btrtl_dev->patch_subsecs, list) {
+		rtl_dev_dbg(hdev, "RTL: opcode %08x, addr %p, len 0x%x",
+			    entry->opcode, entry->data, entry->len);
+		memcpy(ptr + len, entry->data, entry->len);
+		len += entry->len;
+	}
+
+	bt_dev_info(hdev, "RTL: Patch (len %d) found", len);
+
+	if (!len)
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	*_buf = ptr;
+	return len;
+}
+
 static int rtlbt_parse_firmware(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 				struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_dev,
 				unsigned char **_buf)
@@ -317,7 +553,18 @@  static int rtlbt_parse_firmware(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		{ RTL_ROM_LMP_8852A, 25 },	/* 8852C */
 	};
 
-	min_size = sizeof(struct rtl_epatch_header) + sizeof(extension_sig) + 3;
+	if (btrtl_dev->fw_len <= 8)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!memcmp(btrtl_dev->fw_data, RTL_EPATCH_SIGNATURE, 8))
+		min_size = sizeof(struct rtl_epatch_header) +
+				sizeof(extension_sig) + 3;
+	else if (!memcmp(btrtl_dev->fw_data, RTL_EPATCH_SIGNATURE_V2, 8))
+		min_size = sizeof(struct rtl_epatch_header_v2) +
+				sizeof(extension_sig) + 3;
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (btrtl_dev->fw_len < min_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -382,12 +629,14 @@  static int rtlbt_parse_firmware(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	epatch_info = (struct rtl_epatch_header *)btrtl_dev->fw_data;
-	if (memcmp(epatch_info->signature, RTL_EPATCH_SIGNATURE, 8) != 0) {
+	if (memcmp(btrtl_dev->fw_data, RTL_EPATCH_SIGNATURE, 8) != 0) {
+		if (!memcmp(btrtl_dev->fw_data, RTL_EPATCH_SIGNATURE_V2, 8))
+			return rtlbt_parse_firmware_v2(hdev, btrtl_dev, _buf);
 		rtl_dev_err(hdev, "bad EPATCH signature");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	epatch_info = (struct rtl_epatch_header *)btrtl_dev->fw_data;
 	num_patches = le16_to_cpu(epatch_info->num_patches);
 	BT_DBG("fw_version=%x, num_patches=%d",
 	       le32_to_cpu(epatch_info->fw_version), num_patches);
@@ -451,6 +700,7 @@  static int rtl_download_firmware(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	int frag_len = RTL_FRAG_LEN;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int i;
+	int j = 0;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct hci_rp_read_local_version *rp;
 
@@ -461,17 +711,16 @@  static int rtl_download_firmware(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	for (i = 0; i < frag_num; i++) {
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-		BT_DBG("download fw (%d/%d)", i, frag_num);
-
-		if (i > 0x7f)
-			dl_cmd->index = (i & 0x7f) + 1;
-		else
-			dl_cmd->index = i;
+		dl_cmd->index = j++;
+		if (dl_cmd->index == 0x7f)
+			j = 1;
 
 		if (i == (frag_num - 1)) {
 			dl_cmd->index |= 0x80; /* data end */
 			frag_len = fw_len % RTL_FRAG_LEN;
 		}
+		rtl_dev_dbg(hdev, "download fw (%d/%d). index = %d", i,
+				frag_num, dl_cmd->index);
 		memcpy(dl_cmd->data, data, frag_len);
 
 		/* Send download command */
@@ -589,8 +838,16 @@  static int btrtl_setup_rtl8723b(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 void btrtl_free(struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_dev)
 {
+	struct rtl_subsection *entry, *tmp;
+
 	kvfree(btrtl_dev->fw_data);
 	kvfree(btrtl_dev->cfg_data);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &btrtl_dev->patch_subsecs, list) {
+		list_del(&entry->list);
+		kfree(entry);
+	}
+
 	kfree(btrtl_dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(btrtl_free);
@@ -604,9 +861,11 @@  struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_initialize(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	char cfg_name[40];
 	u16 hci_rev, lmp_subver;
 	u8 hci_ver;
+	u8 lmp_ver;
 	int ret;
 	u16 opcode;
 	u8 cmd[2];
+	u8 reg_val[2];
 
 	btrtl_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*btrtl_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!btrtl_dev) {
@@ -614,26 +873,56 @@  struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_initialize(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		goto err_alloc;
 	}
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&btrtl_dev->patch_subsecs);
+
+check_version:
+	ret = btrtl_vendor_read_reg16(hdev, RTL_CHIP_SUBVER, reg_val);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_free;
+	lmp_subver = le16_to_cpu(*((u16 *)reg_val));
+
+	if (lmp_subver == RTL_ROM_LMP_8822B) {
+		ret = btrtl_vendor_read_reg16(hdev, RTL_CHIP_REV, reg_val);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto err_free;
+		hci_rev = le16_to_cpu(*((u16 *)reg_val));
+
+		/* 8822E */
+		if (hci_rev == 0x000e) {
+			hci_ver = 0x0c;
+			lmp_ver = 0x0c;
+			btrtl_dev->ic_info = btrtl_match_ic(lmp_subver, hci_rev,
+							    hci_ver, hdev->bus);
+			goto next;
+		}
+	}
+
 	skb = btrtl_read_local_version(hdev);
 	if (IS_ERR(skb)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(skb);
 		goto err_free;
 	}
-
 	resp = (struct hci_rp_read_local_version *)skb->data;
-	rtl_dev_info(hdev, "examining hci_ver=%02x hci_rev=%04x lmp_ver=%02x lmp_subver=%04x",
-		     resp->hci_ver, resp->hci_rev,
-		     resp->lmp_ver, resp->lmp_subver);
 
-	hci_ver = resp->hci_ver;
-	hci_rev = le16_to_cpu(resp->hci_rev);
+	hci_ver    = resp->hci_ver;
+	hci_rev    = le16_to_cpu(resp->hci_rev);
+	lmp_ver    = resp->lmp_ver;
 	lmp_subver = le16_to_cpu(resp->lmp_subver);
 
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+
 	btrtl_dev->ic_info = btrtl_match_ic(lmp_subver, hci_rev, hci_ver,
 					    hdev->bus);
 
-	if (!btrtl_dev->ic_info)
+next:
+	rtl_dev_info(hdev, "examining hci_ver=%02x hci_rev=%04x lmp_ver=%02x lmp_subver=%04x",
+		     hci_ver, hci_rev,
+		     lmp_ver, lmp_subver);
+
+	if (!btrtl_dev->ic_info && !btrtl_dev->drop_fw)
 		btrtl_dev->drop_fw = true;
+	else
+		btrtl_dev->drop_fw = false;
 
 	if (btrtl_dev->drop_fw) {
 		opcode = hci_opcode_pack(0x3f, 0x66);
@@ -642,41 +931,25 @@  struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_initialize(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 		skb = bt_skb_alloc(sizeof(cmd), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!skb)
-			goto out_free;
+			goto err_free;
 
 		skb_put_data(skb, cmd, sizeof(cmd));
 		hci_skb_pkt_type(skb) = HCI_COMMAND_PKT;
 
-		hdev->send(hdev, skb);
+		ret = hdev->send(hdev, skb);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			bt_dev_err(hdev, "sending frame failed (%d)", ret);
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			goto err_free;
+		}
 
 		/* Ensure the above vendor command is sent to controller and
 		 * process has done.
 		 */
 		msleep(200);
 
-		/* Read the local version again. Expect to have the vanilla
-		 * version as cold boot.
-		 */
-		skb = btrtl_read_local_version(hdev);
-		if (IS_ERR(skb)) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(skb);
-			goto err_free;
-		}
-
-		resp = (struct hci_rp_read_local_version *)skb->data;
-		rtl_dev_info(hdev, "examining hci_ver=%02x hci_rev=%04x lmp_ver=%02x lmp_subver=%04x",
-			     resp->hci_ver, resp->hci_rev,
-			     resp->lmp_ver, resp->lmp_subver);
-
-		hci_ver = resp->hci_ver;
-		hci_rev = le16_to_cpu(resp->hci_rev);
-		lmp_subver = le16_to_cpu(resp->lmp_subver);
-
-		btrtl_dev->ic_info = btrtl_match_ic(lmp_subver, hci_rev, hci_ver,
-						    hdev->bus);
+		goto check_version;
 	}
-out_free:
-	kfree_skb(skb);
 
 	if (!btrtl_dev->ic_info) {
 		rtl_dev_info(hdev, "unknown IC info, lmp subver %04x, hci rev %04x, hci ver %04x",
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h
index ebf0101c959b..3a5bd317e706 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h
@@ -47,6 +47,57 @@  struct rtl_vendor_config {
 	struct rtl_vendor_config_entry entry[];
 } __packed;
 
+struct rtl_epatch_header_v2 {
+	__u8   signature[8];
+	__u8   fw_version[8];
+	__le32 num_sections;
+} __packed;
+
+struct rtl_section {
+	__le32 opcode;
+	__le32 len;
+	u8     data[];
+} __packed;
+
+struct rtl_section_hdr {
+	__le16 num;
+	__le16 reserved;
+} __packed;
+
+struct rtl_common_subsec {
+	__u8   eco;
+	__u8   prio;
+	__u8   cb[2];
+	__le32 len;
+	__u8   data[];
+};
+
+struct rtl_sec_hdr {
+	__u8   eco;
+	__u8   prio;
+	__u8   key_id;
+	__u8   reserved;
+	__le32 len;
+	__u8   data[];
+} __packed;
+
+struct rtl_subsection {
+	struct list_head list;
+	u32 opcode;
+	u32 len;
+	u8 prio;
+	u8 *data;
+};
+
+struct rtl_iovec {
+	u8  *data;
+	u32 len;
+};
+
+struct rtl_vendor_cmd {
+	__u8 param[5];
+} __packed;
+
 enum {
 	REALTEK_ALT6_CONTINUOUS_TX_CHIP,