[PATCH] wcn36xx: Indicate beacon not connection loss on MISSED_BEACON_IND

Kalle Valo kvalo at codeaurora.org
Mon Nov 1 07:19:37 PDT 2021


Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue at linaro.org> wrote:

> Firmware can trigger a missed beacon indication, this is not the same as a
> lost signal.
> 
> Flag to Linux the missed beacon and let the WiFi stack decide for itself if
> the link is up or down by sending its own probe to determine this.
> 
> We should only be signalling the link is lost when the firmware indicates
> 
> Fixes: 8e84c2582169 ("wcn36xx: mac80211 driver for Qualcomm WCN3660/WCN3680 hardware")
> Signed-off-by: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue at linaro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo at codeaurora.org>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

588b45c88ae1 wcn36xx: Indicate beacon not connection loss on MISSED_BEACON_IND

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20211027232529.657764-1-bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org/

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