[PATCH ath-current] wifi: ath12k: fix frequency range for single-pdev devices

[Baochen Qiang]

On 7/15/2026 2:52 PM, Shenghan Gao wrote:
> Commit 0d777aa2ca77 ("wifi: ath12k: fix mac pdev frequency range update")
> made ath12k_regd_update() handle each supported band independently.
> However, it uses WMI band capability values as indices into
> pdev->cap.band[]. Those values are bit flags, while cap.band[] is indexed
> by enum nl80211_band. As a result, the 2.4 GHz lookup reads the
> 5 GHz entry, while the 5 GHz lookup reads the 60 GHz entry.
> 
> Also, the 5 GHz range is skipped whenever the radio supports 6 GHz. This
> is valid when 5 and 6 GHz belong to separate pdevs, but not for single-pdev
> devices such as WCN7850, where the same pdev covers both bands. After a
> regulatory update, 5 GHz is therefore omitted from ar->freq_range and later
> filtered out of the channel list sent to firmware.
> 
> On the tested WCN7850, the 11d regulatory update left the frequency range
> at 2402-2482 MHz and sent 13 channels to firmware. A subsequent 5 GHz scan

can you share more details on how the frequency range is updated to cover only 2 GHz band ?

> failed with WMI_SCAN_REASON_INTERNAL_FAILURE. With both ranges combined,
> the range is 2402-5835 MHz and 26 channels are sent to firmware.
> 
> Index cap.band[] with NL80211_BAND_* and update 5 GHz for single-pdev
> devices even when 6 GHz is supported.
> 
> Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.1.c7-00108-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ_UPSTREAM-3
> 
> Fixes: 0d777aa2ca77 ("wifi: ath12k: fix mac pdev frequency range update")
> Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
> Assisted-by: Codex:GPT-5.6 Sol
> Signed-off-by: Shenghan Gao <gsh20040816 at gmail.com>
> ---
> Testing notes:
> 
> - Runtime testing was performed on WCN7850 under the CN regulatory domain.
> - 2.4 and 5 GHz scanning and 5 GHz association were verified.
> - 6 GHz operation was not tested because it is unavailable under the CN
>   regulatory domain.
> - QCC2072 was not tested because the hardware was not available.
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.c | 7 ++++---
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.c
> index 89abf2e87ad1..c3bb1df2b1e2 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.c
> @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ int ath12k_regd_update(struct ath12k *ar, bool init)
>  
>  	if (supported_bands & WMI_HOST_WLAN_2GHZ_CAP) {
>  		if (ab->hw_params->single_pdev_only) {
> -			phy_id = ar->pdev->cap.band[WMI_HOST_WLAN_2GHZ_CAP].phy_id;
> +			phy_id = ar->pdev->cap.band[NL80211_BAND_2GHZ].phy_id;
>  			reg_cap = &ab->hal_reg_cap[phy_id];
>  		}
>  
> @@ -310,9 +310,10 @@ int ath12k_regd_update(struct ath12k *ar, bool init)
>  		ath12k_mac_update_freq_range(ar, freq_low, freq_high);
>  	}
>  
> -	if (supported_bands & WMI_HOST_WLAN_5GHZ_CAP && !ar->supports_6ghz) {
> +	if (supported_bands & WMI_HOST_WLAN_5GHZ_CAP &&
> +	    (!ar->supports_6ghz || ab->hw_params->single_pdev_only)) {
>  		if (ab->hw_params->single_pdev_only) {
> -			phy_id = ar->pdev->cap.band[WMI_HOST_WLAN_5GHZ_CAP].phy_id;
> +			phy_id = ar->pdev->cap.band[NL80211_BAND_5GHZ].phy_id;
>  			reg_cap = &ab->hal_reg_cap[phy_id];
>  		}
>  
> 
> base-commit: a1a21995c2e1cc2ca6b2226cfe4f5f018370182a