diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/htc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/htc.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd8444f845a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/htc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,773 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2019 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ */
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+
+#include "ahb.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+struct sk_buff *ath11k_htc_alloc_skb(struct ath11k_base *ab, int size)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	skb = dev_alloc_skb(size + sizeof(struct ath11k_htc_hdr));
+	if (!skb)
+		return NULL;
+
+	skb_reserve(skb, sizeof(struct ath11k_htc_hdr));
+
+	/* FW/HTC requires 4-byte aligned streams */
+	if (!IS_ALIGNED((unsigned long)skb->data, 4))
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "Unaligned HTC tx skb\n");
+
+	return skb;
+}
+
+static void ath11k_htc_control_tx_complete(struct ath11k_base *ab,
+					   struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+}
+
+static struct sk_buff *ath11k_htc_build_tx_ctrl_skb(void *ab)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct ath11k_skb_cb *skb_cb;
+
+	skb = dev_alloc_skb(ATH11K_HTC_CONTROL_BUFFER_SIZE);
+	if (!skb)
+		return NULL;
+
+	skb_reserve(skb, sizeof(struct ath11k_htc_hdr));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!IS_ALIGNED((unsigned long)skb->data, 4));
+
+	skb_cb = ATH11K_SKB_CB(skb);
+	memset(skb_cb, 0, sizeof(*skb_cb));
+
+	ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_HTC, "%s: skb %pK\n", __func__, skb);
+	return skb;
+}
+
+static inline void ath11k_htc_restore_tx_skb(struct ath11k_htc *htc,
+					     struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct ath11k_skb_cb *skb_cb = ATH11K_SKB_CB(skb);
+
+	dma_unmap_single(htc->ab->dev, skb_cb->paddr, skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct ath11k_htc_hdr));
+}
+
+static void ath11k_htc_prepare_tx_skb(struct ath11k_htc_ep *ep,
+				      struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct ath11k_htc_hdr *hdr;
+
+	hdr = (struct ath11k_htc_hdr *)skb->data;
+
+	memset(hdr, 0, sizeof(*hdr));
+	hdr->htc_info = FIELD_PREP(HTC_HDR_ENDPOINTID, ep->eid) |
+			FIELD_PREP(HTC_HDR_PAYLOADLEN,
+				   (skb->len - sizeof(*hdr))) |
+			FIELD_PREP(HTC_HDR_FLAGS,
+				   ATH11K_HTC_FLAG_NEED_CREDIT_UPDATE);
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&ep->htc->tx_lock);
+	hdr->ctrl_info = FIELD_PREP(HTC_HDR_CONTROLBYTES1, ep->seq_no++);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ep->htc->tx_lock);
+}
+
+int ath11k_htc_send(struct ath11k_htc *htc,
+		    enum ath11k_htc_ep_id eid,
+		    struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct ath11k_htc_ep *ep = &htc->endpoint[eid];
+	struct ath11k_skb_cb *skb_cb = ATH11K_SKB_CB(skb);
+	struct device *dev = htc->ab->dev;
+	struct ath11k_base *ab = htc->ab;
+	int credits = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (eid >= ATH11K_HTC_EP_COUNT) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "Invalid endpoint id: %d\n", eid);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct ath11k_htc_hdr));
+
+	if (ep->tx_credit_flow_enabled) {
+		credits = DIV_ROUND_UP(skb->len, htc->target_credit_size);
+		spin_lock_bh(&htc->tx_lock);
+		if (ep->tx_credits < credits) {
+			ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_HTC,
+				   "htc insufficient credits ep %d required %d available %d\n",
+				   eid, credits, ep->tx_credits);
+			spin_unlock_bh(&htc->tx_lock);
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
+			goto err_pull;
+		}
+		ep->tx_credits -= credits;
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_HTC,
+			   "htc ep %d consumed %d credits (total %d)\n",
+			   eid, credits, ep->tx_credits);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&htc->tx_lock);
+	}
+
+	ath11k_htc_prepare_tx_skb(ep, skb);
+
+	skb_cb->eid = eid;
+	skb_cb->paddr = dma_map_single(dev, skb->data, skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+	ret = dma_mapping_error(dev, skb_cb->paddr);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto err_credits;
+	}
+
+	ret = ath11k_ce_send(htc->ab, skb, ep->ul_pipe_id, ep->eid);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_unmap;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_unmap:
+	dma_unmap_single(dev, skb_cb->paddr, skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+err_credits:
+	if (ep->tx_credit_flow_enabled) {
+		spin_lock_bh(&htc->tx_lock);
+		ep->tx_credits += credits;
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_HTC,
+			   "htc ep %d reverted %d credits back (total %d)\n",
+			   eid, credits, ep->tx_credits);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&htc->tx_lock);
+
+		if (ep->ep_ops.ep_tx_credits)
+			ep->ep_ops.ep_tx_credits(htc->ab);
+	}
+err_pull:
+	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct ath11k_htc_hdr));
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+ath11k_htc_process_credit_report(struct ath11k_htc *htc,
+				 const struct ath11k_htc_credit_report *report,
+				 int len,
+				 enum ath11k_htc_ep_id eid)
+{
+	struct ath11k_base *ab = htc->ab;
+	struct ath11k_htc_ep *ep;
+	int i, n_reports;
+
+	if (len % sizeof(*report))
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "Uneven credit report len %d", len);
+
+	n_reports = len / sizeof(*report);
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&htc->tx_lock);
+	for (i = 0; i < n_reports; i++, report++) {
+		if (report->eid >= ATH11K_HTC_EP_COUNT)
+			break;
+
+		ep = &htc->endpoint[report->eid];
+		ep->tx_credits += report->credits;
+
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_HTC, "htc ep %d got %d credits (total %d)\n",
+			   report->eid, report->credits, ep->tx_credits);
+
+		if (ep->ep_ops.ep_tx_credits) {
+			spin_unlock_bh(&htc->tx_lock);
+			ep->ep_ops.ep_tx_credits(htc->ab);
+			spin_lock_bh(&htc->tx_lock);
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&htc->tx_lock);
+}
+
+static int ath11k_htc_process_trailer(struct ath11k_htc *htc,
+				      u8 *buffer,
+				      int length,
+				      enum ath11k_htc_ep_id src_eid)
+{
+	struct ath11k_base *ab = htc->ab;
+	int status = 0;
+	struct ath11k_htc_record *record;
+	size_t len;
+
+	while (length > 0) {
+		record = (struct ath11k_htc_record *)buffer;
+
+		if (length < sizeof(record->hdr)) {
+			status = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (record->hdr.len > length) {
+			/* no room left in buffer for record */
+			ath11k_warn(ab, "Invalid record length: %d\n",
+				    record->hdr.len);
+			status = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		switch (record->hdr.id) {
+		case ATH11K_HTC_RECORD_CREDITS:
+			len = sizeof(struct ath11k_htc_credit_report);
+			if (record->hdr.len < len) {
+				ath11k_warn(ab, "Credit report too long\n");
+				status = -EINVAL;
+				break;
+			}
+			ath11k_htc_process_credit_report(htc,
+							 record->credit_report,
+							 record->hdr.len,
+							 src_eid);
+			break;
+		default:
+			ath11k_warn(ab, "Unhandled record: id:%d length:%d\n",
+				    record->hdr.id, record->hdr.len);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (status)
+			break;
+
+		/* multiple records may be present in a trailer */
+		buffer += sizeof(record->hdr) + record->hdr.len;
+		length -= sizeof(record->hdr) + record->hdr.len;
+	}
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+void ath11k_htc_rx_completion_handler(struct ath11k_base *ab,
+				      struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int status = 0;
+	struct ath11k_htc *htc = &ab->htc;
+	struct ath11k_htc_hdr *hdr;
+	struct ath11k_htc_ep *ep;
+	u16 payload_len;
+	u32 trailer_len = 0;
+	size_t min_len;
+	u8 eid;
+	bool trailer_present;
+
+	hdr = (struct ath11k_htc_hdr *)skb->data;
+	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*hdr));
+
+	eid = FIELD_GET(HTC_HDR_ENDPOINTID, hdr->htc_info);
+
+	if (eid >= ATH11K_HTC_EP_COUNT) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "HTC Rx: invalid eid %d\n", eid);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ep = &htc->endpoint[eid];
+
+	payload_len = FIELD_GET(HTC_HDR_PAYLOADLEN, hdr->htc_info);
+
+	if (payload_len + sizeof(*hdr) > ATH11K_HTC_MAX_LEN) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "HTC rx frame too long, len: %zu\n",
+			    payload_len + sizeof(*hdr));
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (skb->len < payload_len) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "HTC Rx: insufficient length, got %d, expected %d\n",
+			    skb->len, payload_len);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get flags to check for trailer */
+	trailer_present = (FIELD_GET(HTC_HDR_FLAGS, hdr->htc_info)) &
+			  ATH11K_HTC_FLAG_TRAILER_PRESENT;
+
+	if (trailer_present) {
+		u8 *trailer;
+
+		trailer_len = FIELD_GET(HTC_HDR_CONTROLBYTES0, hdr->ctrl_info);
+		min_len = sizeof(struct ath11k_htc_record_hdr);
+
+		if ((trailer_len < min_len) ||
+		    (trailer_len > payload_len)) {
+			ath11k_warn(ab, "Invalid trailer length: %d\n",
+				    trailer_len);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		trailer = (u8 *)hdr;
+		trailer += sizeof(*hdr);
+		trailer += payload_len;
+		trailer -= trailer_len;
+		status = ath11k_htc_process_trailer(htc, trailer,
+						    trailer_len, eid);
+		if (status)
+			goto out;
+
+		skb_trim(skb, skb->len - trailer_len);
+	}
+
+	if (trailer_len >= payload_len)
+		/* zero length packet with trailer data, just drop these */
+		goto out;
+
+	if (eid == ATH11K_HTC_EP_0) {
+		struct ath11k_htc_msg *msg = (struct ath11k_htc_msg *)skb->data;
+
+		switch (FIELD_GET(HTC_MSG_MESSAGEID, msg->msg_svc_id)) {
+		case ATH11K_HTC_MSG_READY_ID:
+		case ATH11K_HTC_MSG_CONNECT_SERVICE_RESP_ID:
+			/* handle HTC control message */
+			if (completion_done(&htc->ctl_resp)) {
+				/* this is a fatal error, target should not be
+				 * sending unsolicited messages on the ep 0
+				 */
+				ath11k_warn(ab, "HTC rx ctrl still processing\n");
+				complete(&htc->ctl_resp);
+				goto out;
+			}
+
+			htc->control_resp_len =
+				min_t(int, skb->len,
+				      ATH11K_HTC_MAX_CTRL_MSG_LEN);
+
+			memcpy(htc->control_resp_buffer, skb->data,
+			       htc->control_resp_len);
+
+			complete(&htc->ctl_resp);
+			break;
+		default:
+			ath11k_warn(ab, "ignoring unsolicited htc ep0 event\n");
+			break;
+		}
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_HTC, "htc rx completion ep %d skb %pK\n",
+		   eid, skb);
+	ep->ep_ops.ep_rx_complete(ab, skb);
+
+	/* poll tx completion for interrupt disabled CE's */
+	ath11k_ce_poll_send_completed(ab, ep->ul_pipe_id);
+
+	/* skb is now owned by the rx completion handler */
+	skb = NULL;
+out:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+}
+
+static void ath11k_htc_control_rx_complete(struct ath11k_base *ab,
+					   struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	/* This is unexpected. FW is not supposed to send regular rx on this
+	 * endpoint.
+	 */
+	ath11k_warn(ab, "unexpected htc rx\n");
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+}
+
+static const char *htc_service_name(enum ath11k_htc_svc_id id)
+{
+	switch (id) {
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_RESERVED:
+		return "Reserved";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_RSVD_CTRL:
+		return "Control";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_CONTROL:
+		return "WMI";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_DATA_BE:
+		return "DATA BE";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_DATA_BK:
+		return "DATA BK";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_DATA_VI:
+		return "DATA VI";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_DATA_VO:
+		return "DATA VO";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_CONTROL_MAC1:
+		return "WMI MAC1";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_CONTROL_MAC2:
+		return "WMI MAC2";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_NMI_CONTROL:
+		return "NMI Control";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_NMI_DATA:
+		return "NMI Data";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_HTT_DATA_MSG:
+		return "HTT Data";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_TEST_RAW_STREAMS:
+		return "RAW";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_IPA_TX:
+		return "IPA TX";
+	case ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_PKT_LOG:
+		return "PKT LOG";
+	}
+
+	return "Unknown";
+}
+
+static void ath11k_htc_reset_endpoint_states(struct ath11k_htc *htc)
+{
+	struct ath11k_htc_ep *ep;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = ATH11K_HTC_EP_0; i < ATH11K_HTC_EP_COUNT; i++) {
+		ep = &htc->endpoint[i];
+		ep->service_id = ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_UNUSED;
+		ep->max_ep_message_len = 0;
+		ep->max_tx_queue_depth = 0;
+		ep->eid = i;
+		ep->htc = htc;
+		ep->tx_credit_flow_enabled = true;
+	}
+}
+
+static u8 ath11k_htc_get_credit_allocation(struct ath11k_htc *htc,
+					   u16 service_id)
+{
+	u8 i, allocation = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ATH11K_HTC_MAX_SERVICE_ALLOC_ENTRIES; i++) {
+		if (htc->service_alloc_table[i].service_id == service_id) {
+			allocation =
+				htc->service_alloc_table[i].credit_allocation;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return allocation;
+}
+
+static int ath11k_htc_setup_target_buffer_assignments(struct ath11k_htc *htc)
+{
+	struct ath11k_htc_svc_tx_credits *serv_entry;
+	u32 svc_id[] = {
+		ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_CONTROL,
+		ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_CONTROL_MAC1,
+		ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_CONTROL_MAC2,
+	};
+	int i, credits;
+
+	credits =  htc->total_transmit_credits;
+	serv_entry = htc->service_alloc_table;
+
+	if ((htc->wmi_ep_count == 0) ||
+	    (htc->wmi_ep_count > ARRAY_SIZE(svc_id)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Divide credits among number of endpoints for WMI */
+	credits = credits / htc->wmi_ep_count;
+	for (i = 0; i < htc->wmi_ep_count; i++) {
+		serv_entry[i].service_id = svc_id[i];
+		serv_entry[i].credit_allocation = credits;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath11k_htc_wait_target(struct ath11k_htc *htc)
+{
+	int i, status = 0;
+	struct ath11k_base *ab = htc->ab;
+	unsigned long time_left;
+	struct ath11k_htc_ready *ready;
+	u16 message_id;
+	u16 credit_count;
+	u16 credit_size;
+
+	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&htc->ctl_resp,
+						ATH11K_HTC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_HZ);
+	if (!time_left) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "failed to receive control response completion, polling..\n");
+
+		for (i = 0; i < CE_COUNT; i++)
+			ath11k_ce_per_engine_service(htc->ab, i);
+
+		time_left =
+			wait_for_completion_timeout(&htc->ctl_resp,
+						    ATH11K_HTC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_HZ);
+
+		if (!time_left)
+			status = -ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
+
+	if (status < 0) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "ctl_resp never came in (%d)\n", status);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	if (htc->control_resp_len < sizeof(*ready)) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "Invalid HTC ready msg len:%d\n",
+			    htc->control_resp_len);
+		return -ECOMM;
+	}
+
+	ready = (struct ath11k_htc_ready *)htc->control_resp_buffer;
+	message_id   = FIELD_GET(HTC_MSG_MESSAGEID, ready->id_credit_count);
+	credit_count = FIELD_GET(HTC_READY_MSG_CREDITCOUNT,
+				 ready->id_credit_count);
+	credit_size  = FIELD_GET(HTC_READY_MSG_CREDITSIZE, ready->size_ep);
+
+	if (message_id != ATH11K_HTC_MSG_READY_ID) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "Invalid HTC ready msg: 0x%x\n", message_id);
+		return -ECOMM;
+	}
+
+	htc->total_transmit_credits = credit_count;
+	htc->target_credit_size = credit_size;
+
+	ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_HTC,
+		   "Target ready! transmit resources: %d size:%d\n",
+		   htc->total_transmit_credits, htc->target_credit_size);
+
+	if ((htc->total_transmit_credits == 0) ||
+	    (htc->target_credit_size == 0)) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "Invalid credit size received\n");
+		return -ECOMM;
+	}
+
+	ath11k_htc_setup_target_buffer_assignments(htc);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath11k_htc_connect_service(struct ath11k_htc *htc,
+			       struct ath11k_htc_svc_conn_req *conn_req,
+			       struct ath11k_htc_svc_conn_resp *conn_resp)
+{
+	struct ath11k_base *ab = htc->ab;
+	struct ath11k_htc_conn_svc *req_msg;
+	struct ath11k_htc_conn_svc_resp resp_msg_dummy;
+	struct ath11k_htc_conn_svc_resp *resp_msg = &resp_msg_dummy;
+	enum ath11k_htc_ep_id assigned_eid = ATH11K_HTC_EP_COUNT;
+	struct ath11k_htc_ep *ep;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	unsigned int max_msg_size = 0;
+	int length, status;
+	unsigned long time_left;
+	bool disable_credit_flow_ctrl = false;
+	u16 message_id, service_id, flags = 0;
+	u8 tx_alloc = 0;
+
+	/* special case for HTC pseudo control service */
+	if (conn_req->service_id == ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_RSVD_CTRL) {
+		disable_credit_flow_ctrl = true;
+		assigned_eid = ATH11K_HTC_EP_0;
+		max_msg_size = ATH11K_HTC_MAX_CTRL_MSG_LEN;
+		memset(&resp_msg_dummy, 0, sizeof(resp_msg_dummy));
+		goto setup;
+	}
+
+	tx_alloc = ath11k_htc_get_credit_allocation(htc,
+						    conn_req->service_id);
+	if (!tx_alloc)
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT,
+			   "boot htc service %s does not allocate target credits\n",
+			   htc_service_name(conn_req->service_id));
+
+	skb = ath11k_htc_build_tx_ctrl_skb(htc->ab);
+	if (!skb) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "Failed to allocate HTC packet\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	length = sizeof(*req_msg);
+	skb_put(skb, length);
+	memset(skb->data, 0, length);
+
+	req_msg = (struct ath11k_htc_conn_svc *)skb->data;
+	req_msg->msg_svc_id = FIELD_PREP(HTC_MSG_MESSAGEID,
+					 ATH11K_HTC_MSG_CONNECT_SERVICE_ID);
+
+	flags |= FIELD_PREP(ATH11K_HTC_CONN_FLAGS_RECV_ALLOC, tx_alloc);
+
+	/* Only enable credit flow control for WMI ctrl service */
+	if (!(conn_req->service_id == ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_CONTROL ||
+	      conn_req->service_id == ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_CONTROL_MAC1 ||
+	      conn_req->service_id == ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_CONTROL_MAC2)) {
+		flags |= ATH11K_HTC_CONN_FLAGS_DISABLE_CREDIT_FLOW_CTRL;
+		disable_credit_flow_ctrl = true;
+	}
+
+	req_msg->flags_len = FIELD_PREP(HTC_SVC_MSG_CONNECTIONFLAGS, flags);
+	req_msg->msg_svc_id |= FIELD_PREP(HTC_SVC_MSG_SERVICE_ID,
+					  conn_req->service_id);
+
+	reinit_completion(&htc->ctl_resp);
+
+	status = ath11k_htc_send(htc, ATH11K_HTC_EP_0, skb);
+	if (status) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	/* wait for response */
+	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&htc->ctl_resp,
+						ATH11K_HTC_CONN_SVC_TIMEOUT_HZ);
+	if (!time_left) {
+		ath11k_err(ab, "Service connect timeout\n");
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
+
+	/* we controlled the buffer creation, it's aligned */
+	resp_msg = (struct ath11k_htc_conn_svc_resp *)htc->control_resp_buffer;
+	message_id = FIELD_GET(HTC_MSG_MESSAGEID, resp_msg->msg_svc_id);
+	service_id = FIELD_GET(HTC_SVC_RESP_MSG_SERVICEID,
+			       resp_msg->msg_svc_id);
+
+	if ((message_id != ATH11K_HTC_MSG_CONNECT_SERVICE_RESP_ID) ||
+	    (htc->control_resp_len < sizeof(*resp_msg))) {
+		ath11k_err(ab, "Invalid resp message ID 0x%x", message_id);
+		return -EPROTO;
+	}
+
+	ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_HTC,
+		   "HTC Service %s connect response: status: 0x%lx, assigned ep: 0x%lx\n",
+		   htc_service_name(service_id),
+		   FIELD_GET(HTC_SVC_RESP_MSG_STATUS, resp_msg->flags_len),
+		   FIELD_GET(HTC_SVC_RESP_MSG_ENDPOINTID, resp_msg->flags_len));
+
+	conn_resp->connect_resp_code = FIELD_GET(HTC_SVC_RESP_MSG_STATUS,
+						 resp_msg->flags_len);
+
+	/* check response status */
+	if (conn_resp->connect_resp_code != ATH11K_HTC_CONN_SVC_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		ath11k_err(ab, "HTC Service %s connect request failed: 0x%x)\n",
+			   htc_service_name(service_id),
+		       conn_resp->connect_resp_code);
+		return -EPROTO;
+	}
+
+	assigned_eid = (enum ath11k_htc_ep_id)FIELD_GET(
+						HTC_SVC_RESP_MSG_ENDPOINTID,
+						resp_msg->flags_len);
+
+	max_msg_size = FIELD_GET(HTC_SVC_RESP_MSG_MAXMSGSIZE,
+				 resp_msg->flags_len);
+
+setup:
+
+	if (assigned_eid >= ATH11K_HTC_EP_COUNT)
+		return -EPROTO;
+
+	if (max_msg_size == 0)
+		return -EPROTO;
+
+	ep = &htc->endpoint[assigned_eid];
+	ep->eid = assigned_eid;
+
+	if (ep->service_id != ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_UNUSED)
+		return -EPROTO;
+
+	/* return assigned endpoint to caller */
+	conn_resp->eid = assigned_eid;
+	conn_resp->max_msg_len = FIELD_GET(HTC_SVC_RESP_MSG_MAXMSGSIZE,
+					   resp_msg->flags_len);
+
+	/* setup the endpoint */
+	ep->service_id = conn_req->service_id;
+	ep->max_tx_queue_depth = conn_req->max_send_queue_depth;
+	ep->max_ep_message_len = FIELD_GET(HTC_SVC_RESP_MSG_MAXMSGSIZE,
+					   resp_msg->flags_len);
+	ep->tx_credits = tx_alloc;
+
+	/* copy all the callbacks */
+	ep->ep_ops = conn_req->ep_ops;
+
+	status = ath11k_ahb_map_service_to_pipe(htc->ab,
+						ep->service_id,
+						&ep->ul_pipe_id,
+						&ep->dl_pipe_id);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+	ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT,
+		   "boot htc service '%s' ul pipe %d dl pipe %d eid %d ready\n",
+		   htc_service_name(ep->service_id), ep->ul_pipe_id,
+		   ep->dl_pipe_id, ep->eid);
+
+	if (disable_credit_flow_ctrl && ep->tx_credit_flow_enabled) {
+		ep->tx_credit_flow_enabled = false;
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT,
+			   "boot htc service '%s' eid %d TX flow control disabled\n",
+			   htc_service_name(ep->service_id), assigned_eid);
+	}
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+int ath11k_htc_start(struct ath11k_htc *htc)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int status = 0;
+	struct ath11k_base *ab = htc->ab;
+	struct ath11k_htc_setup_complete_extended *msg;
+
+	skb = ath11k_htc_build_tx_ctrl_skb(htc->ab);
+	if (!skb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	skb_put(skb, sizeof(*msg));
+	memset(skb->data, 0, skb->len);
+
+	msg = (struct ath11k_htc_setup_complete_extended *)skb->data;
+	msg->msg_id = FIELD_PREP(HTC_MSG_MESSAGEID,
+				 ATH11K_HTC_MSG_SETUP_COMPLETE_EX_ID);
+
+	ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_HTC, "HTC is using TX credit flow control\n");
+
+	status = ath11k_htc_send(htc, ATH11K_HTC_EP_0, skb);
+	if (status) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath11k_htc_init(struct ath11k_base *ab)
+{
+	struct ath11k_htc *htc = &ab->htc;
+	struct ath11k_htc_svc_conn_req conn_req;
+	struct ath11k_htc_svc_conn_resp conn_resp;
+	int ret;
+
+	spin_lock_init(&htc->tx_lock);
+
+	ath11k_htc_reset_endpoint_states(htc);
+
+	htc->ab = ab;
+
+	switch (ab->wmi_sc.preferred_hw_mode) {
+	case WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_SINGLE:
+		htc->wmi_ep_count = 1;
+		break;
+	case WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_DBS:
+	case WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_DBS_OR_SBS:
+		htc->wmi_ep_count = 2;
+		break;
+	case WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_DBS_SBS:
+		htc->wmi_ep_count = 3;
+		break;
+	default:
+		htc->wmi_ep_count = 3;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/* setup our pseudo HTC control endpoint connection */
+	memset(&conn_req, 0, sizeof(conn_req));
+	memset(&conn_resp, 0, sizeof(conn_resp));
+	conn_req.ep_ops.ep_tx_complete = ath11k_htc_control_tx_complete;
+	conn_req.ep_ops.ep_rx_complete = ath11k_htc_control_rx_complete;
+	conn_req.max_send_queue_depth = ATH11K_NUM_CONTROL_TX_BUFFERS;
+	conn_req.service_id = ATH11K_HTC_SVC_ID_RSVD_CTRL;
+
+	/* connect fake service */
+	ret = ath11k_htc_connect_service(htc, &conn_req, &conn_resp);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath11k_err(ab, "could not connect to htc service (%d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	init_completion(&htc->ctl_resp);
+
+	return 0;
+}
