RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: mwifiex: avoid AP and STA running on different channel

[David Lin]

> From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 4:33 AM
> 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: Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: mwifiex: avoid AP and STA running on
> different channel
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> On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 10:35:01AM +0000, David Lin wrote:
> > > From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 2, 2024 5:38 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 v2] wifi: mwifiex: avoid AP and STA
> > > running on different channel
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 04:43:11PM +0800, David Lin wrote:
> > > > Current firmware doesn't support AP and STA running on different
> > > > channels simultaneously.
> > >
> > > As mentioned here:
> > >
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> > >
> > > AP and STA can indeed have different channels when DRCS is enabled,
> > > so I think you have to check this in your patch.
> > >
> > > Maybe the same question here again: Wouldn't it make sense to enable
> > > DRCS by default?
> > >
> > > Sascha
> > >
> >
> > I will look into DRCS support later after current tasks on hand.
> > This patch is a quick fix to avoid firmware crash in the specific scenario.
> 
> With DRCS support enabled AP and STA actually can run on different channels
> with the current code. You are breaking this scenario with this patch.
> 
> Sascha
> 

DRCS will be checked in the future.

David