Re: [PATCH v6 11/13] wifi: ath11k: discard BSS_CHANGED_TXPOWER when EXT_TPC_REG_SUPPORT for 6 GHz

From: Aditya Kumar Singh <quic_adisi@quicinc.com>
To: Wen Gong <quic_wgong@quicinc.com>, <ath11k@lists.infradead.org>
Cc: <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>, <kvalo@kernel.org>,
	<quic_jjohnson@quicinc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 11/13] wifi: ath11k: discard BSS_CHANGED_TXPOWER when EXT_TPC_REG_SUPPORT for 6 GHz
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:34:32 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4e4024eb-b518-4a36-b230-3c413c3a06e8@quicinc.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230920082349.29111-12-quic_wgong@quicinc.com>

On 9/20/23 13:53, Wen Gong wrote:
> When station is connected to a 6 GHz AP, it has 2 way to configure
> the power limit to firmware. The first way is to send 2 wmi command
> WMI_PDEV_PARAM_TXPOWER_LIMIT2G/WMI_PDEV_PARAM_TXPOWER_LIMIT5G to
> firmware, the second way is to send WMI_VDEV_SET_TPC_POWER_CMDID to
> firmware which include more parameters for power control.
> 
> When firmware support SERVICE_EXT_TPC_REG, it means firmware support
> the second way for WMI_VDEV_SET_TPC_POWER_CMDID, then ath11k discard
> BSS_CHANGED_TXPOWER flag from mac80211 which is used to the first way
> for 6 GHz band in this patch and select the second way in the subsequent
> patch.
> 
> Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3.6510.23
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <quic_wgong@quicinc.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++++---
>   1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> index f05d66913abd..a8ae281d2635 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> @@ -3396,6 +3396,18 @@ static int ath11k_mac_config_obss_pd(struct ath11k *ar,
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   
> +static bool ath11k_mac_supports_station_tpc(struct ath11k *ar,
> +					    struct ath11k_vif *arvif,
> +					    const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef)
> +{
> +	return ath11k_mac_supports_6ghz_cc_ext(ar) &&
> +		test_bit(WMI_TLV_SERVICE_EXT_TPC_REG_SUPPORT, ar->ab->wmi_ab.svc_map) &&
> +		arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_STA &&
> +		arvif->vdev_subtype == WMI_VDEV_SUBTYPE_NONE &&
> +		chandef->chan &&
> +		chandef->chan->band == NL80211_BAND_6GHZ;
> +}
> +
>   static void ath11k_mac_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>   					   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
>   					   struct ieee80211_bss_conf *info,
> @@ -3595,9 +3607,13 @@ static void ath11k_mac_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>   	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_TXPOWER) {
>   		ath11k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH11K_DBG_MAC, "vdev_id %i txpower %d\n",
>   			   arvif->vdev_id, info->txpower);
> -
> -		arvif->txpower = info->txpower;
> -		ath11k_mac_txpower_recalc(ar);
> +		if (ath11k_mac_supports_station_tpc(ar, arvif, &info->chandef)) {
So even if user wants to operate in low power value, we won't be 
allowing to do that in case of 6 GHz station mode? Only TPC power is valid?

> +			ath11k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH11K_DBG_MAC,
> +				   "discard tx power, change to set TPC power\n");
> +		} else {
> +			arvif->txpower = info->txpower;
> +			ath11k_mac_txpower_recalc(ar);
> +		}
>   	}
>   
>   	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_PS &&


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