[PATCH v2] wifi: ath12k: fix incorrect HT/VHT/HE/EHT MCS reporting in monitor mode

[Jeff Johnson]

On 5/4/2026 9:09 PM, kwan1996 wrote:
> In monitor mode, the driver incorrectly assigns the legacy rate
> to the rate_idx field of the radiotap header for HT/VHT/HE/EHT
> frames, ignoring the actual MCS value parsed from the hardware.
> 
> This causes packet analyzers (like Wireshark) to display incorrect
> MCS values (e.g., legacy base rates instead of the true MCS).
> 
> Fix this by assigning ppdu_info->mcs instead of ppdu_info->rate
> for HT/VHT/HE/EHT frame types in ath12k_dp_mon_fill_rx_rate()
> and ath12k_dp_mon_update_radiotap().
> 
> Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220864
> 
> Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.4.1-00199-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ
> 
> Signed-off-by: kwan1996 <laicheehou9 at gmail.com>

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/jeff