[Commotion-dev] Fwd: [PATCH] ath10k: don't advertise IBSS iftype for 10.x

[Josh King]

No, not yet. Mostly just being facetious. However, I am hoping that this
isn't a trend for the next generation of wifi chipsets going forward.

On 07/26/2014 11:30 AM, Griffin Boyce wrote:
> *snicker*
> 
> Now, now, let's not let our emotions get the better of us. I'm sure that
> the other Aetheros chipsets are plenty good ;)
> 
> 
> On July 25, 2014 10:21:24 PM EDT, Josh King
> <jking at opentechinstitute.org> wrote:
> 
>     *Flips table*
> 
> 
> 
>     On July 25, 2014 7:53:12 PM EDT, Will Hawkins
>     <hawkinsw at opentechinstitute.org> wrote:
> 
>         It looks like the ath10k does not support IBSS.
> 
>         Will
> 
> 
>         -------- Original Message --------
>         Subject: [PATCH] ath10k: don't advertise IBSS iftype for 10.x
>         Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 11:58:09 +0200
>         From: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior at tieto.com>
>         To: ath10k at lists.infradead.org
>         CC: linux-wireless at vger.kernel.org, Michal Kazior <michal.kazior at tieto.com>
> 
>         The 10.x firmware does not support IBSS mode at
>         all. It can't beacon and it crashes when trying to
>         scan.
> 
>         Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior at tieto.com>
>         ---
>          drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c | 3 ++-
>          1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
>         diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
>         b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
>         index 3f9afaa..5122d1b 100644
>         --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
>         +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
>         @@ -4700,7
>         +4700,6 @@ int ath10k_mac_register(struct ath10k *ar)
> 
>           ar->hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
>            BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
>         -  BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) |
>            BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP);
> 
>           if (test_bit(ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_WMI_10X, ar->fw_features)) {
>         @@ -4770,6 +4769,8 @@ int ath10k_mac_register(struct ath10k *ar)
>            ar->hw->wiphy->iface_combinations = ath10k_if_comb;
>            ar->hw->wiphy->n_iface_combinations =
>             ARRAY_SIZE(ath10k_if_comb);
>         +
>         +  ar->hw->wiphy->interface_modes |= BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
>           }
> 
>           ar->hw->netdev_features = NETIF_F_HW_CSUM;
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Sent from my tracking device. Please excuse brevity and cat photos.

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Josh King
Lead Technologist
The Open Technology Institute
http://opentechinstitute.org
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