[PATCH ath-next] wifi: ath12k: Skip adding inactive partner vdev info

Roopni Devanathan
2026-03-30T04:09:07Z

From: Avula Sri Charan <quic_asrichar@quicinc.com>

Currently, a vdev that is created is considered active for partner link
population. In case of an MLD station, non-associated link vdevs can be
created but not started. Yet, they are added as partner links. This leads
to the creation of stale FW partner entries which accumulate and cause
assertions.

To resolve this issue, check if the vdev is started and operating on a
chosen frequency, i.e., arvif->is_started, instead of checking if the vdev
is created, i.e., arvif->is_created. This determines if the vdev is active
or not and skips adding it as a partner link if it's inactive.

Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.6-01181-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Signed-off-by: Avula Sri Charan <quic_asrichar@quicinc.com>
Signed-off-by: Roopni Devanathan <roopni.devanathan@oss.qualcomm.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index 553ec28b6aaa..c1a1b220f4dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -11131,7 +11131,7 @@ ath12k_mac_mlo_get_vdev_args(struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif,
if (arvif == arvif_p)
continue;

- if (!arvif_p->is_created)
+ if (!arvif_p->is_started)
continue;

link_conf = wiphy_dereference(ahvif->ah->hw->wiphy,

base-commit: 15551ababf6d4e857f2101366a0c3eaa86dd822c
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2.43.0