Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] wifi: ath9k: stop a failed register read from opening the RX filter

From: Nerijus Bendžiūnas

Date: Sun Sep 13 2026 - 22:32:01 EST


On Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:06:21 -0700, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> On 9/10/2026 6:46 PM, Nerijus Bendžiūnas wrote:
>> +/*
>> + * Set bits in the RX filter without reading it back: on USB a failed read
>> + * returns all ones, and writing that back would open every filter bit.
>> + */
>> +void ath9k_hw_enable_rxfilter(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 bits)
>
> there is a standard for kernel function documentation
>
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/doc-guide/kernel-doc.html#function-documentation

Thanks, I will change this to kernel-doc.

Per Toke's request on the cover letter, this patch and the other ath9k
fixes will come back as one series once, with the dependencies and the
testing explained, rather than as a v4 on this thread.

Nerijus