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

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Date:   Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:36:44 +0100
From:   Francesco Dolcini <francesco@...cini.it>
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,
        tsung-hsien.hsieh@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 07/12] wifi: mwifiex: fixed TLV error for station add
 cmd.

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?

>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?)

Francesco