Re: [PATCH QUESTION 0/2] NFC support in Linux (and support for Qualcomm SDM845 devices)

From: Konrad Dybcio

Date: Mon Mar 23 2026 - 07:35:46 EST


On 3/22/26 3:24 PM, David Heidelberg via B4 Relay wrote:
> There isn't upstream driver.
>
> I'm openining this as a starter. We need a NFC drivers I assume. I tried
> quick check, but both of NFC drivers register
>
> nfc: nfc_init: NFC Core ver 0.1
> NET: Registered PF_NFC protocol family
>
> but efficiently does nothing. In the See section, there are some ways
> how to make NFC work, but rely on patched vendor libs, missing updates
> etc.
>
> 1. What hardware is present on Snapdragon 845, is there some
> documentation? It seems that both sdm845 devices has almost identical
> setup, thus it's NFC solution integrated? @Qualcomm

As far as I'm able to tell, they're clearly external ICs

Konrad