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Re: [PATCH 01/13] wifi: cfg80211: Add provision to advertise multiple radio in one wiphy

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On Fri, 2024-03-29 at 19:41 +0530, Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan wrote:
> > 
> > > + * @hw_chans: list of the channels supported by every constituent underlying
> > > + *	hardware. Drivers abstracting multiple discrete hardware (radio) under
> > > + *	one wiphy can advertise the list of channels supported by each physical
> > > + *	hardware in this list. Underlying hardware specific channel list can be
> > > + *	used while describing interface combination for each of them.
> > 
> > I'd expect there to be a limit on channels being within a single band on
> > a single "hardware"?
> > 
> 
> There are ath12k hardware supporting multiple band which need to be 
> registered under one mac80211_hw/wiphy. This design is to support such 
> hardware.

Oh OK, that was something that I didn't have in mind any more, or never
knew or paid attention to.

> I agree, it is adding complexities. I was thinking if this can 
> be done in steps , first limiting to single band for a single hardware 
> then extending it with multiple bands later but that may bring in 
> different set of challenges...

Probably not point, yeah.

johannes





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