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Re: [PATCH] wifi: ath11k: fix layout of scan_flags in struct scan_req_params

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On Tue Nov 28, 2023 at 1:57 AM CET, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> On 11/27/2023 2:54 PM, Nicolas Escande wrote:
[...]
> > So either we should not use WMI_SCAN_XXX with scan_req_params.scan_flags ever
> > and only use the bitfield to set scan parameters or if we use WMI_SCAN_XXX with
> > scan_req_params.scan_flags they need to match the corresponding bitfield.
>
> IMO the correct thing to do is to remove the unions from that struct and
> only leave behind the bitfields and not use the WMI_SCAN_XXX masks
> except when filling the firmware structure.
>
> But don't spin an update to your patches until Kalle has a chance to
> give his opinion. I'm new to maintaining these drivers and Kalle may
> have a different opinion on this.
>
> /jeff

No problem, I'll wait for Kalle's input on this before doing anything.
As soon as we decide which way is the right way, I'll work on this. I only care
that this gets resolved.





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