Loic Poulain <loic.poulain@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Current hw_scan implementation does not trigger offloaded > hardware scan and seems to only put the device in a kind of > listening mode (beacon/probe-response) for software scan. > Since no probe request are generated by the software, current > scanning method is similar to a passive scan. > > This patch introduces support for 'true' hardware offloaded scan. > Hardware scan is configured and started via the start-scan-offload > firmware message. Once scan has been completed a scan indicator > message is received from firmware. > > Moreover, this patch includes support for directed probe-request, > allowing connection with hidden APs. It also fixes scan issues with > band-steering AP which are not 'visible' with passive scan (due to > hidden ssid in beacons). > > Let's keep the 'legacy' scanning method in case scan-offload is not > supported. > > Signed-off-by: Loic Poulain <loic.poulain@xxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks. 2f3bef4b247e wcn36xx: Add hardware scan offload support -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10101937/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-arm-msm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
