Re: [PATCH v5.18] ath11k: reduce the wait time of 11d scan and hw scan while add interface

[Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>]

Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org> writes:

> From: Wen Gong <quic_wgong@quicinc.com>
>
> (cherry picked from commit 1f682dc9fb3790aa7ec27d3d122ff32b1eda1365 in wireless-next)
>
> Currently ath11k will wait 11d scan complete while add interface in
> ath11k_mac_op_add_interface(), when system resume without enable
> wowlan, ath11k_mac_op_add_interface() is called for each resume, thus
> it increase the resume time of system. And ath11k_mac_op_hw_scan()
> after ath11k_mac_op_add_interface() also needs some time cost because
> the previous 11d scan need more than 5 seconds when 6 GHz is enabled,
> then the scan started event will indicated to ath11k after the 11d
> scan completed.
>
> While 11d scan/hw scan is running in firmware, if ath11k update channel
> list to firmware by WMI_SCAN_CHAN_LIST_CMDID, then firmware will cancel
> the current scan which is running, it lead the scan failed. The patch
> commit 9dcf6808b253 ("ath11k: add 11d scan offload support") used
> finish_11d_scan/finish_11d_ch_list/pending_11d to synchronize the 11d
> scan/hw scan/channel list between ath11k/firmware/mac80211 and to avoid
> the scan fail.
>
> Add wait operation before ath11k update channel list, function
> ath11k_reg_update_chan_list() will wait until the current 11d scan/hw
> scan completed. And remove the wait operation of start 11d scan and
> waiting channel list complete in hw scan. After these changes, resume
> time cost reduce about 5 seconds and also hw scan time cost reduced
> obviously, and scan failed not seen.
>
> The 11d scan is sent to firmware only one time for each interface added
> in mac.c, and it is moved after the 1st hw scan because 11d scan will
> cost some time and thus leads the AP scan result update to UI delay.
> Currently priority of ath11k's hw scan is WMI_SCAN_PRIORITY_LOW, and
> priority of 11d scan in firmware is WMI_SCAN_PRIORITY_MEDIUM, then the
> 11d scan which sent after hw scan will cancel the hw scan in firmware,
> so change the priority to WMI_SCAN_PRIORITY_MEDIUM for the hw scan which
> is in front of the 11d scan, thus it will not happen scan cancel in
> firmware.
>
> Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3
>
> Fixes: 9dcf6808b253 ("ath11k: add 11d scan offload support")
> Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <quic_wgong@quicinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@quicinc.com>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220328035832.14122-1-quic_wgong@quicinc.com

I forgot to include the link to the bug report:

Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215777

I'll add that during commit.

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