ath10k: firmware crash in station mode & problem DFS

[Janusz Dziedzic]

On 28 May 2014 17:25, Vu Hai NGUYEN <vh.nguyen at actiasodielec.fr> wrote:
>> This is set base on what driver/mac80211/cfg80211 report - function
>> wpa_driver_nl80211_capa().
>> With ath10k and new mac80211 this should be never set. So, seems you still
>> have old/wrong modules and system build/configuration problem?
>> Check cfg80211.ko/mac80211.ko ... and/or add some prints to driver_nl80211.c
>
> Problem solved. I looked in the driver_nl80211.c and found that use_monitor relied on "poll_command_supported" and "data_tx_status". I printed these 2 parameters and saw that data_tx_status=0, it depends on NL80211_FEATURE_SK_TX_STATUS and this parameter was affected to the flags of wiphy->features, defined in /net/mac80211/main.c.I find this parameter was set = 0 in /backport-include/linux/nl80211.h
> That's why montior mode was forced to used with AP mode. I set that parameter = 1 and no more monitor interface in AP mode, my AP work in DFS mode now.
> I'll write a mail to backport mail list to ask them why do they set that parameter=0.
>
OK, btw I see there is a bug when sending frame using monitor
interface in mac80211 in ieee80211_monitor_start_xmit() - because of
that you have this problem. Seems for old kernel < 3.3.0 monitor
interface is required.
I will fix mac80211 issue when monitor is used.

> I get another question: There a conflict of information about HT40+ and HT40- in hostapd and ht40allow_map (fromdebugfs).
> In the hostapd.conf example file:
> #      Note: There are limits on which channels can be used with HT40- and
> #       HT40+. Following table shows the channels that may be available for
> #       HT40- and HT40+ use per IEEE 802.11n Annex J:
> #       freq            HT40-           HT40+
> #       5 GHz   40,48,56,64     36,44,52,60
> It means the channel 48 is not available in HT40+. But the info from ht40allow_map said that channel 5240 Mhz (ie 48) is available in both 40+ and 40-.
> If I set ht-capab=[HT40+] and channel=48, hostapd can not setup AP mode.
> And the channel 140 can not be set neither in bandwidth 40+ nor 40- even my "iw list' show that channel 140 is available.
> Is there a problem with ht40allow_map?
>
Seems ht40allow_map don't care about 80211n standard, just check
neighbor channels and set -/+. So, hostapd play with this correctly.
channel 140 as I remember correctly is disabled for all atheros cards.
I think Luis write about it.

BR
Janusz