Re: [PATCH ath-next v2] wifi: ath10k: skip WMI and beacon transmission when device is wedged

[Rameshkumar Sundaram <rameshkumar.sundaram@oss.qualcomm.com>]

On 4/28/2026 11:47 AM, Kang Yang wrote:
> In ath10k_wmi_cmd_send(), the current code detects ATH10K_STATE_WEDGED
> and sets ret to -ESHUTDOWN, but still proceeds to transmit pending
> beacons and calls ath10k_wmi_cmd_send_nowait().
> 
> This can lead to incorrect behavior, as WMI commands and beacons are
> still sent after the device has been marked as wedged, and the original
> -ESHUTDOWN return value may be overwritten by the result of the send
> path.
> 
> The wedged state indicates the hardware is already unreliable, and no
> further interaction with firmware is expected or meaningful in this
> state.
> 
> Fix this by skipping beacon transmission and the WMI send path entirely
> once ATH10K_STATE_WEDGED is detected, ensuring consistent return values
> and avoiding unnecessary firmware interaction.
> 
> Tested-on: QCA6174 hw3.2 PCI WLAN.RM.4.4.1-00288-QCARMSWPZ-1
> Tested-on: QCA6174 hw3.2 SDIO WLAN.RMH.4.4.1-00189
> 
> Fixes: c256a94d1b1b ("wifi: ath10k: shutdown driver when hardware is unreliable")
> Signed-off-by: Kang Yang <kang.yang@oss.qualcomm.com>

Reviewed-by: Rameshkumar Sundaram <rameshkumar.sundaram@oss.qualcomm.com>