linux-kernel - RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v7 07/12] wifi: mwifiex: fixed TLV error for station add cmd.

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Date:   Fri, 1 Dec 2023 22:52:34 +0000
From:   David Lin <yu-hao.lin@....com>
To:     Francesco Dolcini <francesco@...cini.it>
CC:     "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "briannorris@...omium.org" <briannorris@...omium.org>,
        "kvalo@...nel.org" <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        Pete Hsieh <tsung-hsien.hsieh@....com>
Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v7 07/12] wifi: mwifiex: fixed TLV error for
 station add cmd.

> From: Francesco Dolcini <francesco@...cini.it>
> Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 6:37 PM
> To: David Lin <yu-hao.lin@....com>
> Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> briannorris@...omium.org; kvalo@...nel.org; francesco@...cini.it; Pete
> Hsieh <tsung-hsien.hsieh@....com>
> Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v7 07/12] wifi: mwifiex: fixed TLV error for station
> add cmd.
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> On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 04:31:10PM +0800, David Lin wrote:
> > TLV commands setting for host command
> HostCmd_CMD_ADD_NEW_STATION is
> > not correct. This issue will set wrong station information to firmware.
> >
> > Without this patch, transmission will get 50-70% low throughput for
> > host mlme AP mode.
> 
> Is this an issue affecting also the existing code, or it depends on the host
> MLE one?

This is related to host mlme for AP mode.

> 
> From the commit message to me it looks like it should be a dedicated and
> separated patch, therefore should probably be before the other patch (or
> maybe even a separated one, maybe is easier to get it done this way?)

No, this patch is related to host mlme. It won't affect original existed code.
> 
> Francesco