RE: [PATCH 2/7] rtw88: follow the AP basic rates for tx mgmt frame

[Pkshih <pkshih@realtek.com>]

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> To: Kalle Valo
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> Kevin Yang
> Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/7] rtw88: follow the AP basic rates for tx mgmt frame
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> > From: kvalo=codeaurora.org@mg.codeaurora.org [mailto:kvalo=codeaurora.org@mg.codeaurora.org] On
> > Behalf Of Kalle Valo
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> Ting;
> > Kevin Yang
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] rtw88: follow the AP basic rates for tx mgmt frame
> >
> > Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Shao-Fu Cheng <shaofu@realtek.com>
> > >
> > > By default the driver uses the 1M and 6M rate for managemnt frames
> > > in 2G and 5G bands respectively. But when the basic rates is configured
> > > from the mac80211, we need to send the management frames according the
> > > basic rates.
> > >
> > > This commit makes the driver use the lowest basic rates to send
> > > the management frames and a debufs entry to enable/disable force to use
> > > the lowest rate 1M/6M for 2.4G/5G bands.
> > >
> > > obtain current setting
> > > cat /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phyX/rtw88/basic_rates
> > >
> > > force lowest rate:
> > > echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phyX/rtw88/basic_rates
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Shao-Fu Cheng <shaofu@realtek.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Yu-Yen Ting <steventing@realtek.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
> >
> > Why is a debugfs interface needed?
> >
> 
> By default, driver follows AP's basic rates that may be 24M and above, and
> does association with 24M rate. If AP is far away, it may be hard to communicate
> with 24M rate. Therefore, we add a debugfs to allow driver to send management
> frames with low rate 6M or 1M.
> 

If an AP is configured basic rate 24M or above, I think the IT wants STA follows
the rates. If we have an interface for normal users, it will break the IT's desire.
So, we use a debugfs to help remote debug only, in case user reports he can't
connect to an AP with low RSSI.

I think it's worth that driver can follow AP's basic rate, so I make it as an
individual patch; debugfs as second one. If you need to think if debugfs is necessary,
I hope we can land the first patch first.

The patchset is sent
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20210422030413.9738-1-pkshih@realtek.com/T/#t

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Ping-Ke