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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: ath10k: add support to allow broadcast action
 frame
 RX
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
In-Reply-To: <20231116173246.40458-1-prestwoj@gmail.com>
References: <20231116173246.40458-1-prestwoj@gmail.com>
To: James Prestwood <prestwoj@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, James Prestwood <prestwoj@gmail.com>
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Date: Thu,  7 Dec 2023 10:15:01 +0000 (UTC)

James Prestwood <prestwoj@gmail.com> wrote:

> Broadcast action frames are needed for the Device Provisioning
> Protocol (DPP) for Presence and PKEX Exchange requests. Currently
> just ath9k has this capability so this is being enabled for
> ath10k (for at least one hardware variant).
> 
> Add a new capability flag in ath10k_hw_params to indicate support
> for receiving multicast action frames. This bit is then checked
> when configuring the RX filter and (if set) multicast action frame
> registration is enabled.
> 
> Until more hardware can be tested only the "qca6174 hw3.2" variant
> is enabling this feature.
> 
> Note: I went ahead and removed the 'changed_flags' mask operation
> since it had no effect, that parameter was not being used anywhere.
> 
> Tested-on: QCA6174 hw3.2 WLAN.RM.4.4.1-00288-
> 
> Signed-off-by: James Prestwood <prestwoj@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@quicinc.com>

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

63b896629353 wifi: ath10k: add support to allow broadcast action frame RX

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