Return-path: Received: from mail-he1eur01on0060.outbound.protection.outlook.com ([104.47.0.60]:53472 "EHLO EUR01-HE1-obe.outbound.protection.outlook.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750941AbeBZTRo (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:17:44 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "ath10k: send (re)assoc peer command when NSS changed" To: Karthikeyan Periyasamy , ath10k@lists.infradead.org References: <1519625792-12010-1-git-send-email-periyasa@codeaurora.org> Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org From: Peter Oh Message-ID: <80c73674-7508-9804-fa5b-12afcc296353@bowerswilkins.com> (sfid-20180226_201748_686484_B5D2294A) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:17:31 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1519625792-12010-1-git-send-email-periyasa@codeaurora.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > This reverts commit 55884c045d31a29cf69db8332d1064a1b61dd159. > > When Ath10k is in AP mode and an unassociated STA sends a VHT action frame > (Operating Mode Notification for the NSS change) periodically to AP this causes > ath10k to call ath10k_station_assoc() which sends WMI_PEER_ASSOC_CMDID during > NSS update. Over the time (with a certain client it can happen within 15 mins > when there are over 500 of these VHT action frames) continuous calls of > WMI_PEER_ASSOC_CMDID cause firmware to assert due to resource exhaust. Can you include the FW assert message in this commit? Thanks, Peter