2021-11-18 09:59:46

by Wen Gong

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Subject: [PATCH v2] ath11k: skip sending vdev down for channel switch

The ath11k driver currently sends vdev down to the firmware before
updating the channel context, which is followed by a vdev restart
command.

Sending vdev down is not required before sending a vdev restart,
because the firmware internally does vdev down when ath11k sends
a vdev restart command.

Firmware will happen crash while channel switch without this change.

Hence skip the vdev down command sending when updating the channel
context and then fix the firmware crash issue.

Tested-on: QCA6390 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HST.1.0.1-01740-QCAHSTSWPLZ_V2_TO_X86-1

Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <[email protected]>
---
v2: rebased to latest ath.git master ath-202111170737

drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c | 32 +--------------------------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
index 292b2b7eab11..fe03836c9a84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
@@ -6363,37 +6363,7 @@ ath11k_mac_update_vif_chan(struct ath11k *ar,

lockdep_assert_held(&ar->conf_mutex);

- for (i = 0; i < n_vifs; i++) {
- arvif = (void *)vifs[i].vif->drv_priv;
-
- if (vifs[i].vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
- monitor_vif = true;
-
- ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_MAC,
- "mac chanctx switch vdev_id %i freq %u->%u width %d->%d\n",
- arvif->vdev_id,
- vifs[i].old_ctx->def.chan->center_freq,
- vifs[i].new_ctx->def.chan->center_freq,
- vifs[i].old_ctx->def.width,
- vifs[i].new_ctx->def.width);
-
- if (WARN_ON(!arvif->is_started))
- continue;
-
- if (WARN_ON(!arvif->is_up))
- continue;
-
- ret = ath11k_wmi_vdev_down(ar, arvif->vdev_id);
- if (ret) {
- ath11k_warn(ab, "failed to down vdev %d: %d\n",
- arvif->vdev_id, ret);
- continue;
- }
-
- ar->num_started_vdevs--;
- }
-
- /* All relevant vdevs are downed and associated channel resources
+ /* Associated channel resources of all relevant vdevs
* should be available for the channel switch now.
*/


base-commit: 63ec871bc50a306aac550e2d85f697ca2d5f5deb
--
2.31.1



2021-11-22 14:34:37

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ath11k: skip sending vdev down for channel switch

Wen Gong <[email protected]> wrote:

> The ath11k driver currently sends vdev down to the firmware before
> updating the channel context, which is followed by a vdev restart
> command.
>
> Sending vdev down is not required before sending a vdev restart,
> because the firmware internally does vdev down when ath11k sends
> a vdev restart command.
>
> Firmware will happen crash while channel switch without this change.
>
> Hence skip the vdev down command sending when updating the channel
> context and then fix the firmware crash issue.
>
> Tested-on: QCA6390 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HST.1.0.1-01740-QCAHSTSWPLZ_V2_TO_X86-1
>
> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <[email protected]>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

a4146249a333 ath11k: skip sending vdev down for channel switch

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