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Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: fix setting AP channel with new firmwares

From Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: fix setting AP channel with new firmwares
Date 2016-05-25 23:10 +0200
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On 24-05-16 11:09, Rafał Miłecki wrote:
> Firmware for new chipsets is based on a new major version of code
> internally maintained at Broadcom. E.g. brcmfmac4366b-pcie.bin (used for
> BCM4366B1) is based on 10.10.69.3309 while brcmfmac43602-pcie.ap.bin was
> based on 7.35.177.56.
> 
> Currently setting AP 5 GHz channel doesn't work reliably with BCM4366B1.
> When setting e.g. 36 control channel with VHT80 (center channel 42)
> firmware may randomly pick one of:
> 1) 52 control channel with 58 as center one
> 2) 100 control channel with 106 as center one
> 3) 116 control channel with 122 as center one
> 4) 149 control channel with 155 as center one
> 
> It seems new firmwares require setting AP mode (BRCMF_C_SET_AP) before
> specifying a channel. Changing an order of firmware calls fixes the
> problem.
> 
> This fix was verified with BCM4366B1 and tested for regressions on
> BCM43602. It's unclear if it's needed (or correct at all) for P2P
> interfaces so it leaves this code unaffected.

In doing so the code reads a bit awkward so if P2P-GO works with the
changed order that would be preferable.

> Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com>
> ---
>  .../net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c  | 16 ++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

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[PATCH] brcmfmac: fix setting AP channel with new firmwares Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-05-24 11:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: fix setting AP channel with new firmwares Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> - 2016-05-25 23:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: fix setting AP channel with new firmwares Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-05-25 23:50 +0200
  [PATCH V2] brcmfmac: fix setting AP channel with new firmwares Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 21:10 +0200

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