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

[Baochen Qiang]

On 5/11/2024 5:54 PM, 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.
> 
> Adding the regression also to regzbot:
> 
> #regzbot introduced: bc8a0fac8677
> #regzbot title: ath11k: connection to 6 GHz AP fails
> 
Hi Kalle, with an upcoming patch this regression is expected to be fixed:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240506214536.310434f55f76.I6aca291ee06265e3f63e0f9024ba19a850b53a33@changeid/#t

So here the ath11k fix would not be needed any more once above patch got merged.

But I don't have time to test this, so suggest keeping it pending. We could drop it once above analysis got verified.