[PATCH v6 05/13] wifi: ath11k: update regulatory rules when connect to AP on 6 GHz band for station

[Wen Gong]

On 9/22/2023 5:39 PM, Aditya Kumar Singh wrote:
> On 9/20/23 13:53, Wen Gong wrote:
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>> +    if (ath11k_mac_supports_6ghz_cc_ext(ar) &&
>> +        ctx->def.chan->band == NL80211_BAND_6GHZ &&
>> +        arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_STA) {
>> +        reg_info = &ab->reg_info_store[ar->pdev_idx];
>> +        power_type = vif->bss_conf.power_type;
>> +        ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_MAC, "mac chanctx power type %d\n",
>> +               power_type);
>> +        if (power_type == IEEE80211_REG_UNSET_AP)
>> +            power_type = IEEE80211_REG_LPI_AP;
> Why having _UNSET_ power type in vif->bss_conf.power_type is fine? 
> Typically, during association, we would be setting this from the 
> beacon/association response frame's HE 6 GHz Operation Info Field. So 
> is it fine if the field is carrying some info which we don't know (or 
> may be don't support it yet)? Why are we masking it with _LPI_ mode?
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> Also, I see that currently mac80211 only sets LPI or SP. So let's say 
> STA is trying to connect to VLP AP, mac80211 will set it as _UNSET_. 
> And then here, we will be treating it as LPI AP. Is that fine?

Currently only SP/LPI are defined in "Table E-12—Regulatory Info 
subfield encoding in the United States" of IEEE Std 802.11ax™‐2021.

So maybe I need to set power_type to VLP when it is UNSET here.

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