[PATCH v2] ath11k: skip sending vdev down for channel switch

[Kalle Valo]

Wen Gong <quic_wgong at quicinc.com> wrote:

> The ath11k driver currently sends vdev down to the firmware before
> updating the channel context, which is followed by a vdev restart
> command.
> 
> Sending vdev down is not required before sending a vdev restart,
> because the firmware internally does vdev down when ath11k sends
> a vdev restart command.
> 
> Firmware will happen crash while channel switch without this change.
> 
> Hence skip the vdev down command sending when updating the channel
> context and then fix the firmware crash issue.
> 
> Tested-on: QCA6390 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HST.1.0.1-01740-QCAHSTSWPLZ_V2_TO_X86-1
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <quic_wgong at quicinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo at codeaurora.org>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

a4146249a333 ath11k: skip sending vdev down for channel switch

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