[PATCH] wifi: ath11k: add support to configure channel dwell time

Kalle Valo kvalo at kernel.org
Tue Oct 11 23:41:48 PDT 2022


Manikanta Pubbisetty <quic_mpubbise at quicinc.com> wrote:

> Add support to configure channel dwell time during scan.
> Dwell time help to stay on the channel for a specified duration
> during scan and aid userspace in finding WiFi networks. Very
> useful in passive scans where longer dwell times are needed
> to find the WiFi networks.
> 
> Configure channel dwell time from duration of the scan request
> received from mac80211 when the duration is non-zero. When the
> scan request does not have duration value, use the default ones,
> the current implementation.
> 
> Advertise corresponding feature flag NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SET_SCAN_DWELL
> to enable the feature.
> 
> Change is applicable for all ath11k hardware.
> 
> Tested-on: WCN6750 hw1.0 AHB WLAN.MSL.1.0.1-00887-QCAMSLSWPLZ-1
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manikanta Pubbisetty <quic_mpubbise at quicinc.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson at quicinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo at quicinc.com>

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

c362daa213cd wifi: ath11k: add support to configure channel dwell time

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