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

[Baochen Qiang]

On 9/1/2026 4:56 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.
> 
> Aishwarya R (2):
>   wifi: ath12k: store station pointer only in dp_peer
>   wifi: ath12k: move is_authorized flag to ath12k_sta
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h        |  2 +
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_htt.c      |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_peer.c     | 29 ------------
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_peer.h     | 17 +++++--
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c       |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c         | 47 ++++---------------
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/peer.c        |  2 -
>  .../net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/dp_mon.c    |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/dp_tx.c | 15 +++---
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c         |  2 +-
>  10 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-)
> 
> base-commit: e07447e654476262558bee570f4cf456e2b32565

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