linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: Add support for NL80211_ATTR_MAX_AP_ASSOC

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Message-Id: <20200529174213.D0567C4339C@smtp.codeaurora.org>
Date:   Fri, 29 May 2020 17:42:13 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>
Cc:     Amitkumar Karwar <amitkarwar@...il.com>,
        Ganapathi Bhat <ganapathi.bhat@....com>,
        Xinming Hu <huxinming820@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Marek Behún <marek.behun@....cz>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: Add support for NL80211_ATTR_MAX_AP_ASSOC_STA

Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org> wrote:

> SD8997 firmware sends TLV_TYPE_MAX_CONN with struct hw_spec_max_conn to
> inform kernel about maximum number of p2p connections and stations in AP
> mode.
> 
> During initialization of SD8997 wifi chip kernel prints warning:
> 
>   mwifiex_sdio mmc0:0001:1: Unknown GET_HW_SPEC TLV type: 0x217
> 
> This patch adds support for parsing TLV_TYPE_MAX_CONN (0x217) and sets
> appropriate cfg80211 member 'max_ap_assoc_sta' from retrieved structure.
> 
> It allows userspace to retrieve NL80211_ATTR_MAX_AP_ASSOC_STA attribute.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

982d7287f8da mwifiex: Add support for NL80211_ATTR_MAX_AP_ASSOC_STA

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11562835/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches