Re: [PATCH ath-next v3] wifi: ath12k: avoid setting 320MHz support on non 6GHz band

On 6/23/2026 8:46 PM, Nicolas Escande wrote:
> On a split phy qcn9274 (2.4GHz + 5GHz low), "iw phy" reports 320MHz
> related features on the 5GHz band while it should not:
> 
>      Wiphy phy1
>      [...]
>          Band 2:
>      [...]
>              EHT Iftypes: managed
>      [...]
>                  EHT PHY Capabilities: (0xe2ffdbe018778000):
>                      320MHz in 6GHz Supported
>      [...]
>                      Beamformee SS (320MHz): 7
>      [...]
>                      Number Of Sounding Dimensions (320MHz): 3
>      [...]
>                  EHT MCS/NSS: (0x22222222222222222200000000):
> 
> This is also reflected in the beacons sent by a mesh interface started on
> that band. They erroneously advertise 320MHz support too.
> 
> This should not happen as IEEE Std 802.11-2024, subclause 9.4.2.323.3 says
> we should not set the 320MHz related fields when not operating on a 6GHz
> band. For example it says about Bit 0 "Support For 320 MHz In 6 GHz"
> 
>    "Reserved if the EHT Capabilities element is indicating capabilities for
>     the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz bands."
> 
> Fix this by clearing the related bits when converting from WMI eht phy
> capabilities to mac80211 phy capabilities, for bands other than 6GHz.
> 
> Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.3.1-00218-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Escande <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Rameshkumar Sundaram <[email protected]>