[PATCH] amth10k: fix promisc handling

[Kalle Valo]

Kalle Valo <kvalo at qca.qualcomm.com> writes:

>>>> Fixes: c17c997d5613 ("Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kvalo/wireless-drivers-next")
>>>> Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior at tieto.com>
>>>
>>> Apparently this also fixes some weird issues with qca6174 hw2.1 notably:
>>>  - ath10k causing disconnecting of other devices in a BSS
>>>  - random Fw crashes
>>>
>>> Both problems started to happen because c17c997d5613 enabled monitor
>>> vdev by default on STA interfaces. It seems that qca6174 hw2.1
>>> firmware has issues similar to those of qca988x 999.999.0.636
>>> regarding monitor vdev opration.
>>>
>>> Also, I've made a typo in the subject.
>>>
>>> I'll post v2 with subject fixed and extended commit log later.
>>
>> Keep in mind that c17c997d5613 is actually from wireless-testing.git
>> which means that it will never go to wireless-drivers-next.git nor to
>> net-next.git. So the merge conflict bug is purely in
>> wireless-testing.git and in master branch of ath.git (but not in
>> ath-next branch!).
>>
>> I think John should apply your v2 patch once you send it. But if you
>> have something which should be fixed in ath-next remember to send that
>> in a separate patch so that I can apply that directly to ath-next.
>
> Actually now that Dave pulled my pull request the issue is fixed in
> wireless-drivers-next already. So once John pulls from
> wireless-drivers-next and makes sure that ath10k is 100% identical in
> both trees the issue should be sorted out and no need for extra patches.

John now fixed this in wireless-testing, thanks John. And I now updated
ath.git master branch so it should be ok as well. Please let me know if
there are still problems.
-- 
Kalle Valo