staging/ansuel/package/kernel, branch master

kernel: netdevices: load rtl8366s on boot

2022-07-01T18:22:52Z

This external switch driver should be loaded on boot for network support in failsafe mode. Signed-off-by: Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca

kernel: netdevices: add rtl8367 module

2022-07-01T18:22:52Z

Create a package for rtl8367 to use it as loadable module instead of a builtin one. Signed-off-by: Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca

kernel: netdevices: load rtl8366rb on boot

2022-07-01T18:22:51Z

This external switch driver should be loaded on boot for network support in failsafe mode. Signed-off-by: Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca

mac80211: read alternative brcm fw names from DT

2022-07-01T09:43:58Z

This patch is required for the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. Signed-off-by: Stijn Tintel

mac80211: add patch for mwifiex to fix cryptic errors/warnings

2022-06-29T18:09:05Z

In Turris MOX SDIO card [1], which uses Marvell 88W997 and its driver mwifiex, you might get cryptic messages, which are not helpful to use. @pali created patch, which improves messages by the driver and he will send this to Linux kernel soon. Before: [ 81.026156] mwifiex_sdio mmc1:0001:1: CMD_RESP: cmd 0x20 error, result=0x1 After: [ 15.784018] mwifiex_sdio mmc1:0001:1: CMD_RESP: cmd RF_ANTENNA (0x20) error, result=0x1 Signed-off-by: Josef Schlehofer

mac80211: mwl: add patch to raise global limit of SSID up to 4

2022-06-29T18:08:52Z

SDIO chip 88W9997 from NXP [1] is quite limited by its firmware and driver. Add hacky patch to allow up to 4 SSID instead of 3 SSID. Signed-off-by: Josef Schlehofer

hostapd: introduce min_tx_power option

2022-06-28T00:23:51Z

Introduce a new option min_tx_power to configure the minimum permitted max TX power (in dBm) for ACS and DFS channel selection. Imagine the following regulatory rules: * 5180 MHz [36] (21.0 dBm) * 5200 MHz [40] (21.0 dBm) * 5220 MHz [44] (21.0 dBm) * 5240 MHz [48] (21.0 dBm) * 5260 MHz [52] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5280 MHz [56] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5300 MHz [60] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5320 MHz [64] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5500 MHz [100] (21.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5520 MHz [104] (21.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5540 MHz [108] (21.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5560 MHz [112] (21.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5580 MHz [116] (21.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5600 MHz [120] (21.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5620 MHz [124] (21.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5640 MHz [128] (21.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5660 MHz [132] (21.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5680 MHz [136] (21.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5700 MHz [140] (21.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5720 MHz [144] (13.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5745 MHz [149] (13.0 dBm) * 5765 MHz [153] (13.0 dBm) * 5785 MHz [157] (13.0 dBm) * 5805 MHz [161] (13.0 dBm) * 5825 MHz [165] (13.0 dBm) * 5845 MHz [169] (13.0 dBm) * 5865 MHz [173] (13.0 dBm) When ACS or DFS end up selecting channel 144 or higher, some clients might no longer be able to communicate with the AP due to the TX power being limited to 13 dBm. Setting min_tx_power to 20 will result in hostapd not considering these channels during ACS or after a DFS event. Signed-off-by: Stijn Tintel Acked-by: David Bauer

hostapd: introduce background_radar option

2022-06-28T00:23:51Z

Introduce a new option background_radar to toggle hostapd's background radar feature. Enabling this allows DFS CAC to run on dedicated radio RF chains while the radio(s) are otherwise running normal AP activities on other channels. As OpenWrt configures hostapd to use a channel list even when a single channel is configured, using this feature requires a list of channels in /etc/config/wireless. Alternatively, channel can be set to auto. Signed-off-by: Stijn Tintel Acked-by: David Bauer

ath10k: enable encapsulation offload by default

2022-06-27T19:33:16Z

Enable ath10k offload by default. This improves wireless performance without requiring user configuration. This adds ath10k_core to the AUTOLOAD section so that the frame_mode paramter can be added to /etc/modules.d and passed to the driver. The frame_mode 2 enables ethernet mode on the firmware/driver. This parameter is set by passing a different value to the frame_mode value on kmod insmod. Link to the original patchset: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/cover/20220516032519.29831-1-ryazanov.s.a@gmail.com/ Signed-off-by: Tiago Gaspar

mac80211: increase airtime scheduler quantum

2022-06-26T09:48:11Z

improves performance by requiring fewer iterations over tx queues Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau