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Re: [PATCH] mac80211: allow overriding HT STBC capabilities

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> From: Sergey Matyukevich <sergey.matyukevich.os@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Allow user to override STBC configuration for Rx and Tx spatial streams.
> In practice RX/TX STBC settings can be modified using appropriate
> options in wpa_supplicant configuration file:
>   tx_stbc=-1..1
>   rx_stbc=-1..3
> 
> This functionality has been added to wpa_supplicant in commit cdeea70f59d0.
> 
> In FullMAC case these STBC options are passed to drivers by cfg80211
> connect callback in fields of cfg80211_connect_params structure.
> However for mac80211 drivers, e.g. for mac80211_hwsim,
> overrides for STBC settings are ignored.

...

> Signed-off-by: Sergey Matyukevich <sergey.matyukevich.os@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  net/mac80211/ht.c   | 8 ++++++++
>  net/mac80211/main.c | 2 ++
>  2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

FWIW, the accompanying RFC patch extending STBC tests in hwsim hostapd test
suite has been posted to hostapd mailing list:

http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/hostap/2019-January/039274.html

Regards,
Sergey




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