Return-path: Received: from mail2.candelatech.com ([208.74.158.173]:45648 "EHLO mail2.candelatech.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752809AbcBWNqh (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:46:37 -0500 Message-ID: <56CC62BC.308@candelatech.com> (sfid-20160223_144655_478609_EA6E88E2) Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 05:46:36 -0800 From: Ben Greear MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Arik Nemtsov CC: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , Johannes Berg Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: Let VHT work on 2.4Ghz References: <1456180974-21062-1-git-send-email-greearb@candelatech.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 02/23/2016 02:47 AM, Arik Nemtsov wrote: > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 12:42 AM, wrote: >> >> From: Ben Greear >> >> ath10k supports VHT on 2.4Ghz band. >> If supplicant and hostapd and radio think >> VHT should be allowed, then kernel should let them >> try. > > Removing the 80Mhz check entirely is not the right way to go IMO. The > check is there because there are countries where VHT rates are not > allowed, even on 20MHz channels. We use the fact these countries have > no 80MHz-allowed ranges as a crude regulatory hint to disable VHT > entirely. I'm not sure about the regulatory landscape in these > countries regarding VHT in 2.4GHz, but please don't break compliance > for the 5Ghz use-case. Maybe someone can fix the regulatory logic then? Add a no-vht flag or whatever? Any idea which countries this applies to? Thanks, Ben -- Ben Greear Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com