[PATCH ath-next 0/2] wifi: ath12k: correct monitor-mode RX metadata handling

Baochen Qiang baochen.qiang at oss.qualcomm.com
Sun Jun 28 19:05:38 PDT 2026



On 6/9/2026 2:48 PM, Sushant Butta wrote:
> This series fixes monitor-mode meta data handling in ath12k and trims dead code:
> 
> Monitor mode delivers raw 802.11 frames should not set RX_FLAG_8023 flag,
> and populate peer/link metadata in ieee80211_rx_status for monitor MSDUs.
> 
> Sushant Butta (2):
>   wifi: ath12k: Skip setting RX_FLAG_8023 for Ethernet-II (DIX) frames
>     in monitor mode
>   wifi: ath12k: Skip peer link info update in rx_status for monitor
>     MSDUs
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_mon.c      | 70 +------------------
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_mon.h      |  4 +-
>  .../net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/dp_mon.c    |  7 +-
>  3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> base-commit: 38b2fb7d2df16f5801f7d88a4739942b95a5f6aa

Reviewed-by: Baochen Qiang <baochen.qiang at oss.qualcomm.com>




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