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Re: Why is wmm_param required for HT40- in mlme.c

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On Sun, 2011-01-30 at 09:34 -0800, Ben Greear wrote:
> On 01/30/2011 01:36 AM, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > On Sat, 2011-01-29 at 21:38 -0800, Ben Greear wrote:
> >> I tried to set up hostapd to do HT40-, but for whatever reason,
> >> it's not sending any wmm_param options, so the stations will not
> >> associate with HT40- enabled due to the check below.
> >>
> >> Is it really *reqired* that wmm_param exist to enable HT mode?
> >>
> >>   From mlme.c:
> >> 	if (elems.ht_info_elem&&  elems.wmm_param&&
> >> 	(sdata->local->hw.queues>= 4)&&
> >> 	!(ifmgd->flags&  IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_11N))
> >> 		changed |= ieee80211_enable_ht(sdata, elems.ht_info_elem,
> >> 					       cbss->bssid, ap_ht_cap_flags);
> >
> > 802.11n-2009 says it is required.
> 
> Do you know the pertinent section, or some keywords to search for?  I'm
> unable to find anything useful.

No, I got confused. 802.11n says an HT STA is a QoS STA (5.2.9), but in
practice WMM is tested/certified instead of QoS.

johannes

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