Re: [PATCH ath-current 0/2] wifi: ath9k_htc: start ANI for an AP interface at the right time

From: Jeff Johnson

Date: Mon Oct 26 2026 - 18:02:56 EST



On Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:22:07 +0200, Mehmet Fide wrote:
> From: Mehmet Fide <mehmet.fide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ath9k_htc starts ANI for an AP interface in add_interface, before a
> channel and the calibration data exist. When the bring-up stalls
> between add_interface and the first channel configuration, the first
> ANI tick dereferences a NULL ah->caldata and the device does not
> recover. Patch 1 removes that start. Patch 2 starts ANI once the
> interface beacons, which is where ath9k_htc_vif_reconfig() already
> re-arms it after a channel change; without it ANI and the periodic
> calibration never ran during a normal AP start.
>
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/2] wifi: ath9k_htc: do not start ANI before the first channel is set
commit: 86210ad4ddf1aedcaa45bde16d829fc27aa7c5c9
[2/2] wifi: ath9k_htc: start ANI when an AP interface begins to beacon
commit: 9f0fe5ad0c9af369400bb87143bc936ebb741391

Best regards,
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Jeff Johnson <jeff.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>