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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] cfg80211: Use 5MHz bandwidth by default when checking usable channels
On 2014-06-23 11:08, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Sun, 2014-06-22 at 13:41 +0200, Felix Fietkau wrote:
>> On 2014-04-15 14:37, Rostislav Lisovy wrote:
>> > Current code checks if the 20MHz bandwidth is allowed for
>> > particular channel -- if it is not, the channel is disabled.
>> > Since we need to use 5/10 MHz channels, this code is modified in
>> > the way that the default bandwidth to check is 5MHz. If the
>> > maximum bandwidth allowed by the channel is smaller than 5MHz,
>> > the channel is disabled. Otherwise the channel is used and the
>> > flags are set according to the bandwidth allowed by the channel.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Rostislav Lisovy <rostislav.lisovy@fel.cvut.cz>
>
>> This change causes a regression and needs to be reverted or fixed.
>
> Noted, I've reverted it in mac80211.git.
>
>> It leaves Channel 12 enabled for US regdomain and does not prevent
>> bringing up AP mode on it (IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_20MHZ does not get set).
>
> I'm not sure this makes sense - CHAN_NO_20MHZ shouldn't get set on that
> channel? It should be disabled for other reasons for AP mode - e.g.
> NO_IR.
I was thinking it could be valid in AP mode for 5 MHz operation.

- Felix


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