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

[Aishwarya R]

On 9/24/2026 2:15 AM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> On 9/1/2026 1:56 AM, 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
> 
> This series no longer applies, can you please rebase?
> If the conflict resolution is trivial make sure to carry forward the
> Reviewed-by tags.
> 
> Applying: wifi: ath12k: store station pointer only in dp_peer
> Using index info to reconstruct a base tree...
> M       drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
> M       drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
> M       drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/dp_mon.c
> M       drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/dp_tx.c
> M       drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
> Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge...
> Auto-merging drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
> CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
> Auto-merging drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/dp_tx.c
> Auto-merging drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/dp_mon.c
> Auto-merging drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
> Auto-merging drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
> Recorded preimage for 'drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c'
> error: Failed to merge in the changes.
> Patch failed at 0001 wifi: ath12k: store station pointer only in dp_peer
> 
> 
> 

sure will rebase the changes and update v2