<html><head></head><body>Yes, it seems quite strange that they would shoot themselves in the foot like that. I'm withholding judgment in the absence of more information.<br>
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~ Griffin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On July 26, 2014 5:54:45 PM EDT, Ben West <ben@gowasabi.net> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr"><div><div>It's odd then that IBSS-related patches have submitted to ath10k this year:<br /><a href="http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/ath10k/2014-February/001159.html">http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/ath10k/2014-February/001159.html</a><br />
<br /></div>Likewise, the ath10k driver page doesn't mention the absence of IBSS/adhoc support (which one would expect to be a rather large omission worth pointing out):<br /></div><a href="http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath10k">http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath10k</a><br />
<div><div><div><br /></div><div>Looks like the difference arose b/w versions 999.999.0.x and 10.1.x of the (closed-source?) firmware:<br /><a href="http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath10k/firmware">http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath10k/firmware</a><br />
<br /></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br /><br /><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 3:54 PM, Josh King <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jking@opentechinstitute.org" target="_blank">jking@opentechinstitute.org</a>></span> wrote:<br />
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">No, not yet. Mostly just being facetious. However, I am hoping that this<br />
isn't a trend for the next generation of wifi chipsets going forward.<br />
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On 07/26/2014 11:30 AM, Griffin Boyce wrote:<br />
</div><div><div class="h5">> *snicker*<br />
><br />
> Now, now, let's not let our emotions get the better of us. I'm sure that<br />
> the other Aetheros chipsets are plenty good ;)<br />
><br />
><br />
> On July 25, 2014 10:21:24 PM EDT, Josh King<br />
> <<a href="mailto:jking@opentechinstitute.org">jking@opentechinstitute.org</a>> wrote:<br />
><br />
> *Flips table*<br />
><br />
><br />
><br />
> On July 25, 2014 7:53:12 PM EDT, Will Hawkins<br />
> <<a href="mailto:hawkinsw@opentechinstitute.org">hawkinsw@opentechinstitute.org</a>> wrote:<br />
><br />
> It looks like the ath10k does not support IBSS.<br />
><br />
> Will<br />
><br />
><br />
> -------- Original Message --------<br />
> Subject: [PATCH] ath10k: don't advertise IBSS iftype for 10.x<br />
> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 11:58:09 +0200<br />
> From: Michal Kazior <<a href="mailto:michal.kazior@tieto.com">michal.kazior@tieto.com</a>><br />
> To: <a href="mailto:ath10k@lists.infradead.org">ath10k@lists.infradead.org</a><br />
> CC: <a href="mailto:linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org">linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org</a>, Michal Kazior <<a href="mailto:michal.kazior@tieto.com">michal.kazior@tieto.com</a>><br />
><br />
> The 10.x firmware does not support IBSS mode at<br />
> all. It can't beacon and it crashes when trying to<br />
> scan.<br />
><br />
> Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <<a href="mailto:michal.kazior@tieto.com">michal.kazior@tieto.com</a>><br />
> ---<br />
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c | 3 ++-<br />
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)<br />
><br />
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c<br />
> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c<br />
> index 3f9afaa..5122d1b 100644<br />
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c<br />
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c<br />
> @@ -4700,7<br />
> +4700,6 @@ int ath10k_mac_register(struct ath10k *ar)<br />
><br />
> ar->hw->wiphy->interface_modes =<br />
> BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |<br />
> - BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) |<br />
> BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP);<br />
><br />
> if (test_bit(ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_WMI_10X, ar->fw_features)) {<br />
> @@ -4770,6 +4769,8 @@ int ath10k_mac_register(struct ath10k *ar)<br />
> ar->hw->wiphy->iface_combinations = ath10k_if_comb;<br />
> ar->hw->wiphy->n_iface_combinations =<br />
> ARRAY_SIZE(ath10k_if_comb);<br />
> +<br />
> + ar->hw->wiphy->interface_modes |= BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);<br />
> }<br />
><br />
> ar->hw->netdev_features = NETIF_F_HW_CSUM;<br />
><br />
><br />
><br />
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