linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] wcn36xx: handle connection loss indication

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Date:   Wed, 1 Sep 2021 12:56:38 +0100
From:   Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@...aro.org>
To:     Loic Poulain <loic.poulain@...aro.org>,
        Benjamin Li <benl@...areup.com>
Cc:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, wcn36xx@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wcn36xx: handle connection loss indication

On 01/09/2021 07:40, Loic Poulain wrote:
> iw wlan0 set power_save off

I do this on wcn3680b and get no loss of signal

If I do this though

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c 
b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
index 03966072f34c..ba613fbb728d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
@@ -2345,6 +2345,8 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_feature_caps_exchange(struct 
wcn36xx *wcn)
                 set_feat_caps(msg_body.feat_caps, DOT11AC);
                 set_feat_caps(msg_body.feat_caps, 
ANTENNA_DIVERSITY_SELECTION);
         }
+       set_feat_caps(msg_body.feat_caps, IBSS_HEARTBEAT_OFFLOAD);
+       set_feat_caps(msg_body.feat_caps, WLANACTIVE_OFFLOAD);

         PREPARE_HAL_BUF(wcn->hal_buf, msg_body);

@@ -2589,7 +2591,7 @@ static int wcn36xx_smd_missed_beacon_ind(struct 
wcn36xx *wcn,
         struct wcn36xx_hal_missed_beacon_ind_msg *rsp = buf;
         struct ieee80211_vif *vif = NULL;
         struct wcn36xx_vif *tmp;
-
+wcn36xx_info("%s/%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
         /* Old FW does not have bss index */
         if (wcn36xx_is_fw_version(wcn, 1, 2, 2, 24)) {
                 list_for_each_entry(tmp, &wcn->vif_list, list) {
@@ -2608,7 +2610,7 @@ static int wcn36xx_smd_missed_beacon_ind(struct 
wcn36xx *wcn,

         list_for_each_entry(tmp, &wcn->vif_list, list) {
                 if (tmp->bss_index == rsp->bss_index) {
-                       wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_HAL, "beacon missed 
bss_index %d\n",
+                       wcn36xx_info("beacon missed bss_index %d\n",
                                     rsp->bss_index);
                         vif = wcn36xx_priv_to_vif(tmp);
                         ieee80211_connection_loss(vif);


bingo

root@...aro-developer:~# iw wlan0 set power_save off 
 


# pulls plug on AP

root@...aro-developer:~# [   83.290987] wcn36xx: 
wcn36xx_smd_missed_beacon_ind/2594
[   83.291070] wcn36xx: beacon missed bss_index 0
[   83.295403] wlan0: Connection to AP e2:63:da:9c:a4:bd lost

I'm not sure if both flags are required but, this is the behavior we want