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

[Kalle Valo]

Baochen Qiang <quic_bqiang at quicinc.com> writes:

> 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.

What happens if we apply both patch 'wifi: ath11k: move power type check
to ASSOC stage when connecting to 6 GHz AP' and patchset 'wifi:
mac80211: build TPE handling'? In other words, do they conflict from
functionality point of view?

I ask because I suspect Johannes is planning to take patchset 'wifi:
mac80211: build TPE handling' to v6.11 but we should fix the ath11k bug
in v6.10.

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

BTW for some this patch wasn't in the pending branch but it's there now.

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