[PATCH 13/16] PR: Prefer higher band when selecting best channel at equal bandwidth

[Jouni Malinen]

On Mon, Jul 13, 2026 at 12:00:01PM +0530, Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy wrote:
> Currently pr_choose_best_channel() picks the first channel it finds
> with the highest bandwidth, with no tiebreaker when two op classes
> offer the same bandwidth on different bands.
> 
> Add pr_op_class_band_priority() to assign a preference value by band
> (6 GHz = 2, 5 GHz = 1, 2.4 GHz = 0) and use it as a tiebreaker in
> pr_choose_best_channel() so that among op classes with equal bandwidth
> a higher-band channel is preferred.

Why is a higher band better than lower band for PR when both bands can
use the same bandwidth?

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Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA