Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: Fix non-working BSS STA mode

From: Pkshih
Date: Wed Dec 12 2018 - 19:36:03 EST


On Wed, 2018-12-12 at 13:13 +0800, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> Once BSS STA mode gets started, it can be scanned by other clients but
> cannot entablish a connection.
    Â^^^ typo: establish
>
> Turns out the set_bcn_reg() and its *_set_beacon_related_registers()
> callbacks never get called so it has problem beaconing.
>
> Enable the function in rtl_op_bss_info_changed() can make BSS STA mode
> start to work.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Âdrivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c | 2 +-
> Â1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c
> b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c
> index 4bf7967590ca..11d27a5cc576 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c
> @@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ static void rtl_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw
> *hw,
> Â Â"BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED\n");
> Â
> Â /*start hw beacon interrupt. */
> - /*rtlpriv->cfg->ops->set_bcn_reg(hw); */
> + rtlpriv->cfg->ops->set_bcn_reg(hw);
> Â mac->beacon_enabled = 1;
> Â rtlpriv->cfg->ops->update_interrupt_mask(hw,
> Â rtlpriv->cfg->maps

Which wifi chip do you use? And, please share your test scenario.

Thanks