This series contains patches from the OpenWrt project which add
support for running an AP and an STA on the same radio and still be
able to switch channels. A test for it has also been added.
Note that there is a major difference from the version in OpenWrt: the
CSA count that is passed to hostapd was originally set to the counter
the STA receives minus 1 ("count - 1"), while it has now been changed
to be the same as the counter the STA receives ("count").
When testing the OpenWrt version with hwsim, the following kernel
warning is triggered:
"""
/* the counter should never reach 0 */
WARN_ON_ONCE(!beacon->cntdwn_current_counter);
"""
It is triggered because by sending "count - 1", the AP is ready to
switch channels - and reaches a count of 1 - one beacon interval
sooner than the STA. As a consequence, the AP has to wait and send one
more beacon, reaching a count of 0 (which should not happen, as the
comment in the kernel code states).
By sending the AP the same counter the STA receives, we make sure this
doesn't happen. It has to be noted that what can *still* happen, is
the AP receiving a counter that is "out of date". Indeed, if the
supplicant takes time to give the AP the counter, we could end up in a
situation where the station is ready to switch before the AP is (the
reverse of the issue described above). From a quick test with hwsim
however, this latter case does not seem to cause any problem with the
channel switch (other than it taking more time).
The 3 corresponding patches in OpenWrt are:
package/network/services/hostapd/patches/340-reload_freq_change.patch
package/network/services/hostapd/patches/360-ctrl_iface_reload.patch
package/network/services/hostapd/patches/370-ap_sta_support.patch
Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) (1):
tests: AP+STA on same radio
Felix Fietkau (3):
hostapd: ctrl_iface: add UPDATE command
Add support for AP+STA on a single radio
hostapd_reload_config: allow update of mode and frequency
hostapd/ctrl_iface.c | 67 +++++++++++++++++
src/ap/beacon.c | 5 --
src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.c | 8 +-
src/ap/hostapd.c | 50 +++++++++----
src/drivers/driver.h | 2 +
src/drivers/driver_nl80211_event.c | 6 +-
tests/hwsim/test_ap_csa.py | 115 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
wpa_supplicant/Makefile | 2 +
wpa_supplicant/bss.c | 10 +++
wpa_supplicant/bss.h | 2 +
wpa_supplicant/events.c | 44 ++++++++++-
wpa_supplicant/main.c | 8 +-
wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c | 70 ++++++++++++++++++
wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h | 7 ++
14 files changed, 371 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
--
2.37.3
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