[PATCH v2 00/11] wifi: ath12k: some fixes and clean up for monitor mode

[Kang Yang]

On 10/9/2024 4:25 PM, Nicolas Escande wrote:
> On Tue Oct 8, 2024 at 9:35 AM CEST, Kang Yang wrote:
>> This patch set does some fixes and clean up for monitor mode.
>>
>> v2: rebase on tag: ath-202410072115.
>>
>> Kang Yang (11):
>>    wifi: ath12k: remove unused variable monitor_present
>>    wifi: ath12k: optimize storage size for struct ath12k
>>    wifi: ath12k: fix struct hal_rx_ppdu_end_user_stats
>>    wifi: ath12k: fix struct hal_rx_ppdu_start
>>    wifi: ath12k: fix struct hal_rx_phyrx_rssi_legacy_info
>>    wifi: ath12k: fix struct hal_rx_mpdu_start
>>    wifi: ath12k: properly handling the state variables of monitor mode
>>    wifi: ath12k: delete NSS and TX power setting for monitor vdev
>>    wifi: ath12k: use tail MSDU to get MSDU information
>>    wifi: ath12k: fix A-MSDU indication in monitor mode
>>    wifi: ath12k: delete mon reap timer
>>
>>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c   |   5 ++
>>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h   |  23 +++--
>>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c     |  25 ------
>>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_mon.c | 108 ++++++++++++-----------
>>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal_rx.h |  53 ++++++-----
>>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c    |  24 +++--
>>   6 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 124 deletions(-)
>>
>>
>> base-commit: b9545f4570fcfebe982439de7c9106e55b4bf756
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Two quick questions there:
>   - If monitor works for wcn7850 shouldn't you set supports_monitor=true in hw.c
>     Or does it still require more work for it work ?

Yes, still have many monitor mode patches. Will set this hw parameter in 
those patches.


>   - This whole series seems to have been tested only with wcn7850 and not qcn9274
>     Is it still not supported on qcn9274 ?

Actually, this is classic monitor mode for wcn7850, not sure whether 
qcn9274 supports it(I think theoretically it is supported).
As far as I know, they are using full monitor mode.

> 
> Thanks