| Message ID | 20241009065051.51143-1-frut3k7@gmail.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Delegated to: | Jeff Johnson |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [v2] wifi: ath10k: add channel 177 for 5 GHz band | expand |
On 10/8/2024 11:49 PM, Paweł Owoc wrote:> Add support for channel 177 (5885 MHz ) for the 5 GHz band. > > Tested-on: qca988x hw2.0 firmware ver 10.2.4-1.0-00047 Can you elaborate on what was tested in your commit text? And more importantly, what is the impact on existing devices, especially given that existing devices would not have calibration data for this channel in the board files? Does the QCA988x board file even have calibration data for this channel? > > Signed-off-by: Paweł Owoc <frut3k7@gmail.com> > --- what is the diff from v1? for future reference when you submit a new version of a patch you should include a patch changelog after the ---, see: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#the-canonical-patch-format > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h | 4 ++-- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c | 1 + > 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h > index 446dca74f06a..3dff8c028526 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h > @@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ > #define WMI_READY_TIMEOUT (5 * HZ) > #define ATH10K_FLUSH_TIMEOUT_HZ (5 * HZ) > #define ATH10K_CONNECTION_LOSS_HZ (3 * HZ) > -#define ATH10K_NUM_CHANS 41 > -#define ATH10K_MAX_5G_CHAN 173 > +#define ATH10K_NUM_CHANS 42 > +#define ATH10K_MAX_5G_CHAN 177 > > /* Antenna noise floor */ > #define ATH10K_DEFAULT_NOISE_FLOOR -95 > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c > index 646e1737d4c4..cee6a4d287b5 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c > @@ -9543,6 +9543,7 @@ static const struct ieee80211_channel ath10k_5ghz_channels[] = { > CHAN5G(165, 5825, 0), > CHAN5G(169, 5845, 0), > CHAN5G(173, 5865, 0), > + CHAN5G(177, 5885, 0), > /* If you add more, you may need to change ATH10K_MAX_5G_CHAN */ > /* And you will definitely need to change ATH10K_NUM_CHANS in core.h */ > };
On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 6:51 PM Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@quicinc.com> wrote: > > On 10/8/2024 11:49 PM, Paweł Owoc wrote:> Add support for channel 177 (5885 > MHz ) for the 5 GHz band. > > > > Tested-on: qca988x hw2.0 firmware ver 10.2.4-1.0-00047 > > Can you elaborate on what was tested in your commit text? And more > importantly, what is the impact on existing devices, especially given that > existing devices would not have calibration data for this channel in the board > files? Does the QCA988x board file even have calibration data for this channel? > In the case of ath10k we use an external regulatory database. For the country "US" channels 169, 173 and 177 are marked as NO-IR and we cannot run AP on them. Even if channels are not disabled in the board files: * 5845.0 MHz [169] (27.0 dBm) (no IR) * 5865.0 MHz [173] (27.0 dBm) (no IR) * 5885.0 MHz [177] (27.0 dBm) (no IR) I only tested the use as a client on channel 177: root@OpenWrt:~# iwinfo phy1 scan Cell 01 - Address: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX ESSID: "ch177" Mode: Master Frequency: 5.885 GHz Band: 5 GHz Channel: 177 Signal: -43 dBm Quality: 67/70 Encryption: mixed WPA2/WPA3 PSK/SAE (CCMP) HT Operation: Primary Channel: 177 Secondary Channel Offset: no secondary Channel Width: 20 MHz > > > > Signed-off-by: Paweł Owoc <frut3k7@gmail.com> > > --- > > what is the diff from v1? > for future reference when you submit a new version of a patch you should > include a patch changelog after the ---, see: > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#the-canonical-patch-format > There are no differences. My previous patch was deferred. I don't know exactly how to proceed in such a case. > > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h | 4 ++-- > > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c | 1 + > > 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h > > index 446dca74f06a..3dff8c028526 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h > > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h > > @@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ > > #define WMI_READY_TIMEOUT (5 * HZ) > > #define ATH10K_FLUSH_TIMEOUT_HZ (5 * HZ) > > #define ATH10K_CONNECTION_LOSS_HZ (3 * HZ) > > -#define ATH10K_NUM_CHANS 41 > > -#define ATH10K_MAX_5G_CHAN 173 > > +#define ATH10K_NUM_CHANS 42 > > +#define ATH10K_MAX_5G_CHAN 177 > > > > /* Antenna noise floor */ > > #define ATH10K_DEFAULT_NOISE_FLOOR -95 > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c > > index 646e1737d4c4..cee6a4d287b5 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c > > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c > > @@ -9543,6 +9543,7 @@ static const struct ieee80211_channel ath10k_5ghz_channels[] = { > > CHAN5G(165, 5825, 0), > > CHAN5G(169, 5845, 0), > > CHAN5G(173, 5865, 0), > > + CHAN5G(177, 5885, 0), > > /* If you add more, you may need to change ATH10K_MAX_5G_CHAN */ > > /* And you will definitely need to change ATH10K_NUM_CHANS in core.h */ > > }; >
Paweł Owoc <frut3k7@gmail.com> writes: > On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 6:51 PM Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@quicinc.com> wrote: >> >> On 10/8/2024 11:49 PM, Paweł Owoc wrote:> Add support for channel 177 (5885 >> MHz ) for the 5 GHz band. >> > >> > Tested-on: qca988x hw2.0 firmware ver 10.2.4-1.0-00047 >> >> Can you elaborate on what was tested in your commit text? And more >> importantly, what is the impact on existing devices, especially given that >> existing devices would not have calibration data for this channel in the board >> files? Does the QCA988x board file even have calibration data for this channel? >> > In the case of ath10k we use an external regulatory database. > For the country "US" channels 169, 173 and 177 are marked as NO-IR and > we cannot run AP on them. > Even if channels are not disabled in the board files: > * 5845.0 MHz [169] (27.0 dBm) (no IR) > * 5865.0 MHz [173] (27.0 dBm) (no IR) > * 5885.0 MHz [177] (27.0 dBm) (no IR) > > I only tested the use as a client on channel 177: > root@OpenWrt:~# iwinfo phy1 scan > Cell 01 - Address: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX > ESSID: "ch177" > Mode: Master Frequency: 5.885 GHz Band: 5 GHz Channel: 177 > Signal: -43 dBm Quality: 67/70 > Encryption: mixed WPA2/WPA3 PSK/SAE (CCMP) > HT Operation: > Primary Channel: 177 > Secondary Channel Offset: no secondary > Channel Width: 20 MHz I wonder how this works with QCA6174, unfortunately I'm not able to test that.
On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 1:49 PM Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org> wrote: > > I wonder how this works with QCA6174, unfortunately I'm not able to test > that. > I only tested on QCA988X, QCA9984 and IPQ4019 as clients. > -- > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ > > https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h index 446dca74f06a..3dff8c028526 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h @@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ #define WMI_READY_TIMEOUT (5 * HZ) #define ATH10K_FLUSH_TIMEOUT_HZ (5 * HZ) #define ATH10K_CONNECTION_LOSS_HZ (3 * HZ) -#define ATH10K_NUM_CHANS 41 -#define ATH10K_MAX_5G_CHAN 173 +#define ATH10K_NUM_CHANS 42 +#define ATH10K_MAX_5G_CHAN 177 /* Antenna noise floor */ #define ATH10K_DEFAULT_NOISE_FLOOR -95 diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c index 646e1737d4c4..cee6a4d287b5 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c @@ -9543,6 +9543,7 @@ static const struct ieee80211_channel ath10k_5ghz_channels[] = { CHAN5G(165, 5825, 0), CHAN5G(169, 5845, 0), CHAN5G(173, 5865, 0), + CHAN5G(177, 5885, 0), /* If you add more, you may need to change ATH10K_MAX_5G_CHAN */ /* And you will definitely need to change ATH10K_NUM_CHANS in core.h */ };
Add support for channel 177 (5885 MHz ) for the 5 GHz band. Tested-on: qca988x hw2.0 firmware ver 10.2.4-1.0-00047 Signed-off-by: Paweł Owoc <frut3k7@gmail.com> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h | 4 ++-- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c | 1 + 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)