RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH] wifi: mwifiex: fix firmware crash for AP DFS mode
From: David Lin
Date: Fri Aug 30 2024 - 04:25:58 EST
> From: Francesco Dolcini <francesco@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2024 4:11 PM
> To: David Lin <yu-hao.lin@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> briannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxx; kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx; francesco@xxxxxxxxxx; Pete
> Hsieh <tsung-hsien.hsieh@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH] wifi: mwifiex: fix firmware crash for AP DFS mode
>
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 04:07:19PM +0800, David Lin wrote:
> > Firmware crashes when AP works on a DFS channel and radar detection
> occurs.
> > This patch fixes the issue, also add "fake_radar_detect" entry to
> > mimic radar detection for testing purpose.
>
> Is this issue generic or specific to some firmware version or Wi-Fi device?
>
> Francesco
>
This is generic issue. Mwifiex is too old to have the correct code to handle DFS.
David