* firmware filename ... but we don't check for that and only rely
* on the API version read from firmware header from here on forward
*/
- if (api_ver < api_min || api_ver > api_max) {
- IWL_ERR(priv, "Driver unable to support your firmware API. "
- "Driver supports v%u, firmware is v%u.\n",
- api_max, api_ver);
- goto try_again;
- }
+ /* no api version check required for experimental uCode */
+ if (priv->fw_index != UCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_INDEX) {
+ if (api_ver < api_min || api_ver > api_max) {
+ IWL_ERR(priv,
+ "Driver unable to support your firmware API. "
+ "Driver supports v%u, firmware is v%u.\n",
+ api_max, api_ver);
+ goto try_again;
+ }
- if (api_ver != api_max)
- IWL_ERR(priv, "Firmware has old API version. Expected v%u, "
- "got v%u. New firmware can be obtained "
- "from http://www.intellinuxwireless.org.\n",
- api_max, api_ver);
+ if (api_ver != api_max)
+ IWL_ERR(priv,
+ "Firmware has old API version. Expected v%u, "
+ "got v%u. New firmware can be obtained "
+ "from http://www.intellinuxwireless.org.\n",
+ api_max, api_ver);
+ }
if (build)
sprintf(buildstr, " build %u%s", build,