Re: [PATCH rtw-next] wifi: rtw88: Enable receiving control frames in monitor mode

[Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>]

On 23/06/2026 04:15, Ping-Ke Shih wrote:
> Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com> wrote:
>> From: Bitterblue Smith (S.E.A. Datentechnik GmbH) <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
>>
>> By default RTL8723D, RTL8703B, RTL8812A, RTL8821A, and RTL8814A are
>> configured to filter out all control frames except PS-Poll, even in
>> monitor mode.
>>
>> Handle FIF_CONTROL in rtw_ops_configure_filter(). When it's set,
>> configure REG_RXFLTMAP1 to let all control frames through. When it's
>> unset, restore the original value. Because some drivers configure
>> REG_RXFLTMAP1 differently, keep track of its value in a new member of
>> struct rtw_hal.
> 
> All behaviors are unchanged for non-monitor mode, right?
> 

I think so.

>>
>> Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith (S.E.A. Datentechnik GmbH) <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
> 
> Once you migrate to your company mail, maybe you can add an entry to .mailmap, 
> which only affects the output of git-shortlog though.
> 

Seeing the company name in parentheses with no explanation makes you
think I'm part of the company, doesn't it? But I'm not, they just
sponsored this patch:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250203174626.1131225-1-kuba@kernel.org/

It's confusing, I don't know why they didn't go with a simple
"Sponsored-by" tag.

> Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
> 
>