Hello Developers!
I am trying to change channel type/width (HT20/HT40+) on the both STA
and AP side in a simple system consists of only 1 STA and the AP.
AP is started using hostapd under HT20 and STA thereafter connects to
it using also HT20. But when AP changes its channel type to HT40+
using ieee80211_set_channel_type() and ath9k_hw_set_channel_regs(), it
will lose connection to STA. The way I do channel type change
coordination is: STA sends an action frame to AP, AP sends back ACK
frame and changes its channel type; STA changes its channel type on
receiving the ACK.
I read about this solution
(http://eznemegy.blog.hu/2008/12/14/using_rt2x00_wireless_driver_with_hostapd/fullcommentlist/1)
of hacking into hostapd, which didn't work...
It would be great if you more experienced would love to help me with
this problem!
related code:
/* zhe: on receiving NCW action frame */
switch (mgmt->u.action.u.ht_ncw.action) {
case WLAN_HT_ACTION_NOTIFY_CHANWIDTH:
printk("<1>zhe: ncw action frame received: %d\n",
mgmt->u.action.u.ht_ncw.ncw_control);
// zhe: change channel width, init rate table
struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
sband = rx->local->hw.wiphy->bands[status->band];
u8 ncw = mgmt->u.action.u.ht_ncw.ncw_control;
enum nl80211_channel_type chantype;
switch (mgmt->u.action.u.ht_ncw.ncw_control) {
case WLAN_HT_NCW_CONTROL_20MHZ:
printk("<1>zhe: change to 20MHZ BW\n");
rx->sta->sta.ht_cap.cap &= ~IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH_20_40;
rx->sta->sta.ht_cap.cap |= IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_20;
local->hw.conf.channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_HT20;
chantype = NL80211_CHAN_HT20;
break;
case WLAN_HT_NCW_CONTROL_OTHER:
printk("<1>zhe: change to 40MHZ BW\n");
rx->sta->sta.ht_cap.cap &= ~IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_20;
rx->sta->sta.ht_cap.cap |= IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH_20_40;
local->hw.conf.channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS;
chantype = NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS;
break;
}
// on AP side, the implementation of RC_BW_CHANGED is exactly the same
// with the dirver build-in code for STA rate update
rate_control_rate_update(local, sband, rx->sta,IEEE80211_RC_BW_CHANGED);
ieee80211_set_channel_type(local, sdata, chantype);
int ret;
// i add this function, which calls ath9k_hw_set_channel_regs() to
// to config channel (e.g. CHANNEL_A_HT20, CHANNEL_A_HT40PLUS)
ret = ieee80211_hw_set_channel_type(local, chantype);
goto handled;
Thanks in advance!!
Zhe
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Zhe Wen