Paweł Owoc <frut3k7@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 6:51 PM Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On 10/8/2024 11:49 PM, Paweł Owoc wrote:> Add support for channel 177 (5885 >> MHz ) for the 5 GHz band. >> > >> > Tested-on: qca988x hw2.0 firmware ver 10.2.4-1.0-00047 >> >> Can you elaborate on what was tested in your commit text? And more >> importantly, what is the impact on existing devices, especially given that >> existing devices would not have calibration data for this channel in the board >> files? Does the QCA988x board file even have calibration data for this channel? >> > In the case of ath10k we use an external regulatory database. > For the country "US" channels 169, 173 and 177 are marked as NO-IR and > we cannot run AP on them. > Even if channels are not disabled in the board files: > * 5845.0 MHz [169] (27.0 dBm) (no IR) > * 5865.0 MHz [173] (27.0 dBm) (no IR) > * 5885.0 MHz [177] (27.0 dBm) (no IR) > > I only tested the use as a client on channel 177: > root@OpenWrt:~# iwinfo phy1 scan > Cell 01 - Address: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX > ESSID: "ch177" > Mode: Master Frequency: 5.885 GHz Band: 5 GHz Channel: 177 > Signal: -43 dBm Quality: 67/70 > Encryption: mixed WPA2/WPA3 PSK/SAE (CCMP) > HT Operation: > Primary Channel: 177 > Secondary Channel Offset: no secondary > Channel Width: 20 MHz I wonder how this works with QCA6174, unfortunately I'm not able to test that. -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
