[PATCH ath-next v2 0/2] wifi: ath12k: remove duplicated STA state from link peers

[Jeff Johnson]

On 9/24/2026 10:10 PM, Aishwarya R wrote:
> ath12k_dp_link_peer currently carries state that is not inherently
> link-specific. Both the station pointer and authorization state are
> shared across the links belonging to the same logical peer or station,
> yet are stored separately in each link peer.
> 
> This series moves ownership of these fields to structures matching their
> actual scope:
> 
>   * Store the station pointer only in ath12k_dp_peer.
>   * Store authorization state only in ath12k_sta.
> 
> Doing so eliminates duplicated state, reduces bookkeeping required when
> the state changes, and makes the ownership model clearer.
> 
> Patch 1 removes the duplicate sta pointer from ath12k_dp_link_peer and
> updates users to retrieve it through ath12k_dp_peer.
> 
> Patch 2 moves is_authorized from ath12k_dp_link_peer to ath12k_sta and
> updates authorization handling accordingly.
> 
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Rebased the changes

In my v1 comment I said:
If the conflict resolution is trivial make sure to carry forward the
Reviewed-by tags.

You did not carry those forward, and did not indicate here why you didn't
carry them forward.

Please review:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#using-reported-by-tested-by-reviewed-by-suggested-by-and-fixes

In particular:
Both Tested-by and Reviewed-by tags, once received on mailing list from tester
or reviewer, should be added by author to the applicable patches when sending
next versions. However if the patch has changed substantially in following
version, these tags might not be applicable anymore and thus should be
removed. Usually removal of someone’s Acked-by, Tested-by or Reviewed-by tags
should be mentioned in the patch changelog with an explanation (after the
‘---’ separator).

If the v1 Reviewed-by tags are still applicable, you can reply to the cover
letter and add them in the reply -- my tooling will then pick them up.

Otherwise reach out to the original reviewers and have them re-review the
changes.

/jeff