This series intends to bring AP mode support to the rtl8xxxu driver, more specifically for the 8188f, because this is the HW I have. The work is based on the vendor driver as I do not have access to datasheets. The iperf3 measurements for TCP in AP mode still look slower in the AP->STA direction compared to the vendor driver, UDP looks fine. I still hope, this can be fixed by future patches. Thanks, Martin v4 changelog: - restructured beacon enable code in bss_info_changed v3 changelog: - add some R-bs - remove priv->beacon_enabled - rename max_sta_num to max_macid_num v2 changelog: - dropped RFC prefix - rebase patches to newest wireless-next - add some R-bs - new patch: "Add parameter force to rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask" - new patch: "Remove usage of ieee80211_get_tx_rate()" - new patch: "Remove usage of tx_info->control.rates[0].flags" - new patch: "Set maximum number of supported stations" - add macro for broadcast/multicast frames macid - add more explanation about beacon queue in commit message of patch 2 - add macros for bit definitions for beacon functions - implement enable_beacon = false case - fix beacon valid loop so that error condition is actually reached - add more explanation about setting mac address register in add_interface in commit message of patch 6 - rename role macros for connect report h2c - use bitmap for assigning macids - add helper function for looking up assigned macids - move patch 7 so we can use rtl8xxxu_get_macid helper - add sta_remove callback - do things in sta_add only in AP mode - use IEEE80211_TX_CTL_ASSIGN_SEQ flag to determine when to use HW sequence numbers - add priv->vif null pointer check in configure_filter, rework setting BSSID_BEACON/BSSID_MATCH in RCR v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20230322171905.492855-1-martin.kaistra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/ v2: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20230419100145.159191-1-martin.kaistra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/ v3: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20230427090922.165088-1-martin.kaistra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Martin Kaistra (18): wifi: rtl8xxxu: Add start_ap() callback wifi: rtl8xxxu: Select correct queue for beacon frames wifi: rtl8xxxu: Add beacon functions wifi: rtl8xxxu: Add set_tim() callback wifi: rtl8xxxu: Allow setting rts threshold to -1 wifi: rtl8xxxu: Allow creating interface in AP mode wifi: rtl8xxxu: Actually use macid in rtl8xxxu_gen2_report_connect wifi: rtl8xxxu: Add parameter role to report_connect wifi: rtl8xxxu: Add parameter force to rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask wifi: rtl8xxxu: Add sta_add() and sta_remove() callbacks wifi: rtl8xxxu: Put the macid in txdesc wifi: rtl8xxxu: Add parameter macid to update_rate_mask wifi: rtl8xxxu: Enable hw seq for mgmt/non-QoS data frames wifi: rtl8xxxu: Clean up filter configuration wifi: rtl8xxxu: Remove usage of ieee80211_get_tx_rate() wifi: rtl8xxxu: Remove usage of tx_info->control.rates[0].flags wifi: rtl8xxxu: Declare AP mode support for 8188f wifi: rtl8xxxu: Set maximum number of supported stations .../net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h | 37 +- .../realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8188e.c | 3 +- .../realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8188f.c | 2 + .../wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c | 337 ++++++++++++++---- .../wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_regs.h | 5 + 5 files changed, 300 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-) -- 2.30.2
