[PATCH v2 4/9] wifi: wfx: introduce hif_scan_uniq()

Jérôme Pouiller
2023-09-27T16:33:44Z

Like hof_scan(), hif_scan_uniq() invoke HIF_SCAN. However, it only
allows to probe one channel and disable probe requests. It works very
well to implement Remain-On-Channel.

Signed-off-by: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@silabs.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/hif_tx.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/hif_tx.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 26 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/hif_tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/hif_tx.c
index de5a31482df38..9f403d275cb13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/hif_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/hif_tx.c
@@ -238,6 +238,31 @@ int wfx_hif_write_mib(struct wfx_dev *wdev, int vif_id, u16 mib_id, void *val, s
return ret;
}

+/* Hijack scan request to implement Remain-On-Channel */
+int wfx_hif_scan_uniq(struct wfx_vif *wvif, struct ieee80211_channel *chan, int duration)
+{
+ int ret;
+ struct wfx_hif_msg *hif;
+ size_t buf_len = sizeof(struct wfx_hif_req_start_scan_alt) + sizeof(u8);
+ struct wfx_hif_req_start_scan_alt *body = wfx_alloc_hif(buf_len, &hif);
+
+ if (!hif)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ body->num_of_ssids = HIF_API_MAX_NB_SSIDS;
+ body->maintain_current_bss = 1;
+ body->disallow_ps = 1;
+ body->tx_power_level = cpu_to_le32(chan->max_power);
+ body->num_of_channels = 1;
+ body->channel_list[0] = chan->hw_value;
+ body->max_transmit_rate = API_RATE_INDEX_B_1MBPS;
+ body->min_channel_time = cpu_to_le32(duration);
+ body->max_channel_time = cpu_to_le32(duration * 110 / 100);
+ wfx_fill_header(hif, wvif->id, HIF_REQ_ID_START_SCAN, buf_len);
+ ret = wfx_cmd_send(wvif->wdev, hif, NULL, 0, false);
+ kfree(hif);
+ return ret;
+}
+
int wfx_hif_scan(struct wfx_vif *wvif, struct cfg80211_scan_request *req,
int chan_start_idx, int chan_num)
{
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/hif_tx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/hif_tx.h
index 71817a6571f0b..aab54df6aafa6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/hif_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/hif_tx.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ int wfx_hif_beacon_transmit(struct wfx_vif *wvif, bool enable);
int wfx_hif_update_ie_beacon(struct wfx_vif *wvif, const u8 *ies, size_t ies_len);
int wfx_hif_scan(struct wfx_vif *wvif, struct cfg80211_scan_request *req80211,
int chan_start, int chan_num);
+int wfx_hif_scan_uniq(struct wfx_vif *wvif, struct ieee80211_channel *chan, int duration);
int wfx_hif_stop_scan(struct wfx_vif *wvif);
int wfx_hif_configuration(struct wfx_dev *wdev, const u8 *conf, size_t len);
int wfx_hif_shutdown(struct wfx_dev *wdev);
--
2.39.2