Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: Fix non-working BSS STA mode

From: Pkshih <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 00:35:47 +0000

On Wed, 2018-12-12 at 13:13 +0800, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> Once BSS STA mode gets started, it can be scanned by other clients but
> cannot entablish a connection.
         ^^^ typo: establish
> 
> Turns out the set_bcn_reg() and its *_set_beacon_related_registers()
> callbacks never get called so it has problem beaconing.
> 
> Enable the function in rtl_op_bss_info_changed() can make BSS STA mode
> start to work.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c
> b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c
> index 4bf7967590ca..11d27a5cc576 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c
> @@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ static void rtl_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw
> *hw,
>  					 "BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED\n");
>  
>  				/*start hw beacon interrupt. */
> -				/*rtlpriv->cfg->ops->set_bcn_reg(hw); */
> +				rtlpriv->cfg->ops->set_bcn_reg(hw);
>  				mac->beacon_enabled = 1;
>  				rtlpriv->cfg->ops->update_interrupt_mask(hw,
>  						rtlpriv->cfg->maps

Which wifi chip do you use? And, please share your test scenario.

Thanks