[PATCH v2] wifi: ath11k: move power type check to ASSOC stage when connecting to 6 GHz AP

[Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis)]

On 11.05.24 11:54, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Baochen Qiang <quic_bqiang at quicinc.com> writes:
> 
>> With commit bc8a0fac8677 ("wifi: mac80211: don't set bss_conf in parsing")
>> ath11k fails to connect to 6 GHz AP.
>>
>> This is because currently ath11k checks AP's power type in
>> ath11k_mac_op_assign_vif_chanctx() which would be called in AUTH stage.
>> However with above commit power type is not available until ASSOC stage.
>> As a result power type check fails and therefore connection fails.
>>
>> Fix this by moving power type check to ASSOC stage, also move regulatory
>> rules update there because it depends on power type.
>>
>> Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3.6510.30
>>
>> Fixes: bc8a0fac8677 ("wifi: mac80211: don't set bss_conf in parsing")
>> Signed-off-by: Baochen Qiang <quic_bqiang at quicinc.com>
> 
> Oh, this fell through the cracks. Commit bc8a0fac8677 was introduced in
> v6.9-rc1 so I should have sent this to v6.9 but it's too late now. I'll
> need to queue this for v6.10 via wireless tree.

I might have missed something, but from here it looks like that hasn't
happened yet. If I missed something or if you are busy with more
critical stuff, feel free to ignore this mail; if it fell through the
cracks again, consider this a friendly reminder that this is still
waiting for processing.

Ciao, Thorsten (wearing his 'the Linux kernel's regression tracker' hat)
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