Sven Eckelmann <[email protected]> writes:
> From: Ben Greear <[email protected]>
>
> QCA9984 hardware can do 4x4 at 80Mhz, but only 2x2 at 160Mhz.
>
> First, report this to user-space by setting the max-tx-speed
> and max-rx-speed vht capabilities.
>
> Second, if the peer rx-speed is configured, and if we
> are in 160 or 80+80 mode, and the peer rx-speed matches
> the max speed for 2x2 or 1x1 at 160Mhz (long guard interval),
> then use that info to set the peer_bw_rxnss_override appropriately.
>
> Without this, a 9984 firmware will not use 2x2 ratesets when
> transmitting to peer (it will be stuck at 1x1), because
> the firmware would not have configured the rxnss_override.
>
> This could use some testing....
Sven, I assume you have tested this so I removed the last sentence.
> @@ -4408,6 +4422,23 @@ static struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap
> ath10k_create_vht_cap(struct ath10k *ar)
> vht_cap.vht_mcs.rx_mcs_map = cpu_to_le16(mcs_map);
> vht_cap.vht_mcs.tx_mcs_map = cpu_to_le16(mcs_map);
>
> + /* If we are supporting 160Mhz or 80+80, then the NIC may be able to do
> + * a restricted NSS for 160 or 80+80 vs what it can do for 80Mhz. Give
> + * user-space a clue if that is the case.
> + */
> + if (vht_cap.cap & IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_SUPP_CHAN_WIDTH_MASK) {
> + switch (ar->dev_id) {
> + case QCA9984_1_0_DEVICE_ID:
> + /* Can do only 2x2 VHT160 or 80+80.
> + * 1560Mbps is 4x4 80Mhz or 2x2 160Mhz,
> + * long-guard-interval
> + */
> + vht_cap.vht_mcs.rx_highest = 1560;
> + vht_cap.vht_mcs.tx_highest = 1560;
> + break;
> + }
> + }
We have hw_params for stuff like this so I changed this and the
following patch to use that. Please review:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kvalo/ath.git/commit/?h=pending&id=81f55f2a3e1837287a52de6577ca89a2c7393456
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kvalo/ath.git/commit/?h=pending&id=09ce674529472c8deca41fbb28bad59e03330321
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