netdev - Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 079/149] iwlwifi: mvm: Passively scan non PSC channels only when requested so

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Date:   Sat, 9 Apr 2022 10:04:33 -0400
From:   Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
To:     Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Ilan Peer <ilan.peer@...el.com>,
        Luca Coelho <luciano.coelho@...el.com>, kvalo@...nel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        johannes.berg@...el.com, avraham.stern@...el.com,
        ayala.beker@...el.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 079/149] iwlwifi: mvm: Passively scan non
 PSC channels only when requested so

On Fri, Apr 01, 2022 at 07:52:39AM -0700, Ben Greear wrote:
>I had to revert this patch in my 5.17+ kernel (with 5.18-ish iwlwifi patches backported)
>to get the station to properly scan and connect to a vendor's AP.
>
>I got zero response to my earlier email about that regression.
>
>I think this is not something that should be added to stable builds at this time.

Agreed and dropped, thanks.

-- 
Thanks,
Sasha