Re: [PATCH] wifi: rtl8xxxu: Enable AP mode for RTL8188EU

[Bitterblue Smith]

On 12/03/2026 16:21, Georg Müller wrote:
> Allow devices with this driver to be used as a wireless access point.
> 
> I successfully tested this with a TP-Link TP-Link TL-WN725N adapter.
> 
> Experiments two years ago failed, but some other improvements to the
> driver seemed to have resolved theses issues.
> 

The rate control code still doesn't handle more than one station.
It's not going to work right.

It shouldn't be too complicated. The ra_info member of rtl8xxxu_priv
needs to become an array.

> The max_macid_num is conservative. The old driver used 32 [1], some
> other sources said 64. I have not enough adapters to test any of the
> higher values. Given the usage of this chipset in nano dongles, I think
> the 16 might be high enough.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Georg Müller <georgmueller@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/8188e.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/8188e.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/8188e.c
> index 766a7a7c7d28..c6aecb28d28b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/8188e.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/8188e.c
> @@ -1867,6 +1867,8 @@ struct rtl8xxxu_fileops rtl8188eu_fops = {
>  	.init_reg_pkt_life_time = 1,
>  	.gen2_thermal_meter = 1,
>  	.max_sec_cam_num = 32,
> +	.supports_ap = 1,
> +	.max_macid_num = 16,
>  	.adda_1t_init = 0x0b1b25a0,
>  	.adda_1t_path_on = 0x0bdb25a0,
>  	/*