[OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH] ath10k-ct: limit available channels via DT

[Ben Greear]

I've stopped any serious development on my 4.19 kernel, and am mostly
using 4.20 now.  So, might be worth moving OpenWRT ath10k-ct to use the 4.20
kernel if it is not already doing so?

Thanks,
Ben

On 3/4/19 9:03 AM, David Bauer wrote:
> This backports upstream commit
> 
> 34d5629 ath10k: limit available channels via DT ieee80211-freq-limit
> 
> to the 4.19 ath10k-ct version. Without this patch, disabled channels
> are still listed as a supported configuration for the radio.
> 
> The identical patch was also backported by OpenWRT to the non-ct driver.
> It can be dropped as soon as we switch to an ath10k-ct version based on
> 4.20 or higher.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Bauer <mail at david-bauer.net>
> ---
>   ...ilable-channels-via-DT-ieee80211-fre.patch | 39 +++++++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 package/kernel/ath10k-ct/patches/203-ath10k-Limit-available-channels-via-DT-ieee80211-fre.patch
> 
> diff --git a/package/kernel/ath10k-ct/patches/203-ath10k-Limit-available-channels-via-DT-ieee80211-fre.patch b/package/kernel/ath10k-ct/patches/203-ath10k-Limit-available-channels-via-DT-ieee80211-fre.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..de4f98549a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/package/kernel/ath10k-ct/patches/203-ath10k-Limit-available-channels-via-DT-ieee80211-fre.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
> +From bbf0a8af2261bc7ae39b227ff6a1e9f45a008c27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> +From: Sven Eckelmann <sven.eckelmann at openmesh.com>
> +Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:31:41 +0200
> +Subject: [PATCH] ath10k: Limit available channels via DT ieee80211-freq-limit
> +
> +Tri-band devices (1x 2.4GHz + 2x 5GHz) often incorporate special filters in
> +the RX and TX path. These filtered channel can in theory still be used by
> +the hardware but the signal strength is reduced so much that it makes no
> +sense.
> +
> +There is already a DT property to limit the available channels but ath10k
> +has to manually call this functionality to limit the currrently set wiphy
> +channels further.
> +
> +Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven.eckelmann at openmesh.com>
> +
> +Forwarded: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10549245/
> +---
> + drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c | 2 ++
> + 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> +
> +--- a/ath10k-4.19/mac.c
> ++++ b/ath10k-4.19/mac.c
> +@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
> +
> + #include "mac.h"
> +
> ++#include <net/cfg80211.h>
> + #include <net/mac80211.h>
> + #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
> + #include <linux/acpi.h>
> +@@ -8390,6 +8391,7 @@ int ath10k_mac_register(struct ath10k *a
> + 		ar->hw->wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_5GHZ] = band;
> + 	}
> +
> ++	wiphy_read_of_freq_limits(ar->hw->wiphy);
> + 	ath10k_mac_setup_ht_vht_cap(ar);
> +
> + 	ar->hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
> 


-- 
Ben Greear <greearb at candelatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com


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