From: Alexei Avshalom Lazar <ailizaro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Currently the FW is reset on every interface type change, because
of various FW bugs.
FW reset is not required when switching from STA to P2P client, hence
can be skipped.
Signed-off-by: Alexei Avshalom Lazar <ailizaro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Maya Erez <merez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index e9780fc..1a4223f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -643,6 +643,16 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_del_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
return rc;
}
+static bool wil_is_safe_switch(enum nl80211_iftype from,
+ enum nl80211_iftype to)
+{
+ if (from == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
+ to == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT)
+ return true;
+
+ return false;
+}
+
static int wil_cfg80211_change_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
struct net_device *ndev,
enum nl80211_iftype type,
@@ -668,7 +678,8 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_change_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
* because it can cause significant disruption
*/
if (!wil_has_other_active_ifaces(wil, ndev, true, false) &&
- netif_running(ndev) && !wil_is_recovery_blocked(wil)) {
+ netif_running(ndev) && !wil_is_recovery_blocked(wil) &&
+ !wil_is_safe_switch(wdev->iftype, type)) {
wil_dbg_misc(wil, "interface is up. resetting...\n");
mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
__wil_down(wil);
--
1.9.1
