From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail2.candelatech.com ([208.74.158.173]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1YVqAo-0003wT-1w for ath10k@lists.infradead.org; Wed, 11 Mar 2015 23:36:22 +0000 Message-ID: <5500D15F.7070009@candelatech.com> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:35:59 -0700 From: Ben Greear MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: ath10k and 802.11s support? References: <54FF2912.4030909@candelatech.com> In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "ath10k" Errors-To: ath10k-bounces+kvalo=adurom.com@lists.infradead.org To: Yeoh Chun-Yeow Cc: ath10k On 03/11/2015 04:26 PM, Yeoh Chun-Yeow wrote: > Hi, Ben > > I have forwarded my email two years ago related to fw supporting 802.11s. Thanks for the info. I'll look into this a bit more when I finish some other pending work. Thanks, Ben > > ----- > Chun-Yeow > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Yeoh Chun-Yeow > Date: Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 10:21 AM > Subject: Mesh Support in ath10k > To: Kalle Valo > > > Hi, Kalle Valo > > Currently, I am investigating the possibility of putting mesh or o11s > support in ath10k by utilizing the adhoc mode available in ath10k. > > I have compiled the following issues that need to address to enable > the mesh support: > > 1. Beacon Filtering > Currenly, adhoc mode only allowed the beacon with the BSSID set by the > ath10k_wmi_vdev_up to pass to mac80211. Continuous background scanning > may not be good since we need to receive the beacon for > synchronization purpose. FYI, mesh uses the BSSID similar to its own > vif mac addr. > > 2. QoS Data Frame for broadcast data frame > Currently, only non-QoS data allowed for broadcast frame as I observed. > > 3. QoS Control Field, no stripped off > We need to set the bit-8 of QoS control field to indicate the presence > of mesh control field. > > I believe that we need to have some changes on the Firmware to make this work. > > Please kindly let me know is that possible to make arrangement of FW changes. > > Thanks > > Regards, > Chun-Yeow > > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 5:25 PM, Ben Greear wrote: >> Anyone know what it would take to get ath10k to support >> 802.11s? >> >> As you know, I'm not above modifying ath10k firmware, but >> I also do not have a huge amount of time to put into this, >> so if changes needed are extensive, then probably I cannot >> do it now... >> >> Thanks, >> Ben >> >> -- >> Ben Greear >> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ath10k mailing list >> ath10k@lists.infradead.org >> http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/ath10k > -- Ben Greear Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com _______________________________________________ ath10k mailing list ath10k@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/ath10k