Re: [PATCH] wifi: cfg80211: skip regulatory checks when the channel is punctured

[Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>]

Kavita Kavita <quic_kkavita@quicinc.com> writes:

> The kernel performs several regulatory checks for AP mode in
> nl80211/cfg80211. These checks include radar detection,
> verification of whether the sub-channel is disabled, and
> an examination to determine if the channel is a DFS channel
> (both DFS usable and DFS available). These checks are
> performed across a frequency range, examining each sub-channel.
>
> However, these checks are also performed on frequencies that
> have been punctured, which should not be examined as they are
> not in use.
>
> This leads to the issue where the AP stops because one of
> the 20 MHz sub-channels is disabled or radar detected on
> the channel, even when the sub-channel is punctured.
>
> To address this issue, add a condition check wherever
> regulatory checks exist for AP mode in nl80211/cfg80211.
> This check identifies punctured channels and, upon finding
> them, skips the regulatory checks for those channels.
>
> Co-developed-by: Manaswini Paluri <quic_mpaluri@quicinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Manaswini Paluri <quic_mpaluri@quicinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kavita Kavita <quic_kkavita@quicinc.com>

Kavita, is your first and last name really the same? Just trying to
verify that s-o-b is correct.

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