Re: [PATCH] ath5k: add possible wiphy interface combinations

[Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>]

On 04/16/2012 09:07 AM, Felix Fietkau wrote:
> On 2012-04-16 6:02 PM, Ben Greear wrote:
>> On 04/16/2012 08:28 AM, Felix Fietkau wrote:
>>> Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau<nbd@openwrt.org>
>>> ---
>>>    drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c |   16 ++++++++++++++++
>>>    1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
>>> index 3007bba..2e385f5 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
>>> @@ -2415,6 +2415,19 @@ ath5k_tx_complete_poll_work(struct work_struct *work)
>>>    * Initialization routines *
>>>    \*************************/
>>>
>>> +static const struct ieee80211_iface_limit if_limits[] = {
>>> +	{ .max = 256,	.types = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) },
>>> +	{ .max = 4,	.types = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
>>> +				 BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) },
>>> +};
>>
>> The station max is just an arbitrary number or is 256 really
>> the max it can handle?  At least on ath9k, more are supported,
>> but I haven't tested ath5k lately....
> It is an arbitrary number.

I think the actual max for a channel (AP?) is somewhere around 2000, so maybe
make it 2048 just to make sure we are not adding artificial limitations?

Same with ath9k.

Thanks,
Ben

>
> - Felix


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Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
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