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

Rameshkumar Sundaram rameshkumar.sundaram at oss.qualcomm.com
Sun Jun 28 21:14:37 PDT 2026


On 6/9/2026 12:18 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(-)
> 
> 

Reviewed-by: Rameshkumar Sundaram <rameshkumar.sundaram at oss.qualcomm.com>



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