2016-11-18 01:59:55

by Wright Feng

Subject: [PATCH V2] brcmfmac: update beacon IE after bss up and clear when AP stopped

Firmware doesn't update beacon/Probe Response vendor IEs correctly when
bss is down, so we move brcmf_config_ap_mgmt_ie after BSS up. And host
driver should clear IEs when AP stopped so that the IEs in host side will
be synced with in firmware side.

Signed-off-by: Wright Feng <[email protected]>
---
V2: word wrap the commit log
---
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index b777e1b..d022605 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -4578,8 +4578,6 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
brcmf_configure_opensecurity(ifp);
}

- brcmf_config_ap_mgmt_ie(ifp->vif, &settings->beacon);
-
/* Parameters shared by all radio interfaces */
if (!mbss) {
if ((supports_11d) && (is_11d != ifp->vif->is_11d)) {
@@ -4708,6 +4706,7 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
WARN_ON(1);
}

+ brcmf_config_ap_mgmt_ie(ifp->vif, &settings->beacon);
set_bit(BRCMF_VIF_STATUS_AP_CREATED, &ifp->vif->sme_state);
brcmf_net_setcarrier(ifp, true);

@@ -4764,6 +4763,8 @@ static int brcmf_cfg80211_stop_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev)
err = brcmf_fil_cmd_int_set(ifp, BRCMF_C_UP, 1);
if (err < 0)
brcmf_err("BRCMF_C_UP error %d\n", err);
+
+ brcmf_vif_clear_mgmt_ies(ifp->vif);
} else {
bss_enable.bsscfgidx = cpu_to_le32(ifp->bsscfgidx);
bss_enable.enable = cpu_to_le32(0);
--
2.1.0

2016-11-23 15:34:54

by Kalle Valo

Subject: Re: [V2] brcmfmac: update beacon IE after bss up and clear when AP stopped

Wright Feng <[email protected]> wrote:
> Firmware doesn't update beacon/Probe Response vendor IEs correctly when
> bss is down, so we move brcmf_config_ap_mgmt_ie after BSS up. And host
> driver should clear IEs when AP stopped so that the IEs in host side will
> be synced with in firmware side.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wright Feng <[email protected]>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

f25ba69c638b brcmfmac: update beacon IE after bss up and clear when AP stopped

--
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9435643/

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