Re: [PATCH] wifi: ath11k: allow APs combination when dual stations are supported

["Yu Zhang (Yuriy)" <quic_yuzha@quicinc.com>]

On 12/10/2024 4:44 PM, Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez wrote:
>> Yes, Can you pls share the complete steps and commands?
> Sure, I offered it before.
> 
> You need NetworkManager and of course NetworkManager-wifi packages installed
> and working.
> We are using Fedora/rhel with the default configuration and you can configure,
> before the next steps, the wifi interface as sta from NetworkManager or not
> (with no wifi configuration the same result happens) because it is going to
> be unmanaged.
> 
> After booting (wlp1s0 is the wifi interface for ath11k and there are no other
> wifi cards in the system), here the necessary steps with our network
> configuration:
> # nmcli  device set wlp1s0 managed off
> # ip link set wlp1s0 up
> # ip link add name wifi_br0 type bridge
> # ip addr add 192.168.254.1/24 dev wifi_br0
> # ip link set wifi_br0 up
> # iw dev wlp1s0 interface add wlp1s0_0 type __ap
> # iw dev wlp1s0 interface add wlp1s0_1 type __ap
> # systemd-run --unit hostapd1 hostapd -dd /tmp/hostapd1.conf
> # systemd-run --unit hostapd2 hostapd -dd /tmp/hostapd2.conf
> # dnsmasq \
>      --pid-file=/tmp/dnsmasq_wireless.pid \
>      --port=63 \
>      --no-hosts \
>      --interface=wifi_br0 \
>      --bind-interfaces \
>      --dhcp-range=192.168.254.2,192.168.254.205,60m \
>      --dhcp-option=option:router,192.168.254.1 \
>      --dhcp-leasefile=/var/lib/dnsmasq/hostapd.leases \
>      --dhcp-lease-max=200
> 
> After booting I get the same issue just doing:
> # nmcli  device set wlp1s0 managed off
> # ip link set wlp1s0 up
> And the step that you commented in a previous answer:
> # iw dev wlp1s0 interface add wlp1s0_0 type __ap
> # iw dev wlp1s0 interface add wlp1s0_1 type __ap
> # hostapd hostapd1.conf &
> # hostapd hostapd2.conf &
> 
Got it, you use Networkmanager, so that the add interface type will 
always be managed. But it's still work fine in my device that I use 
"hostapd hostapd2.conf" to up the second ap.

So could you share your log about it? Enable debug and tracer about 
ath11k and mac80211, and share the the recorded trace?

> You can use whatever hostapd configuration (with the suitable interface name).
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Best regards
> Jose Ignacio
>