[PATCH] ath10k: Fix missing frame timestamp for beacon/probe-resp

When receiving a beacon or probe response, we should update the
boottime_ns field which is the timestamp the frame was received at.
(cf mac80211.h)

This fixes a scanning issue with Android since it relies on this
timestamp to determine when the AP has been seen for the last time
(via the nl80211 BSS_LAST_SEEN_BOOTTIME parameter).

Fixes: 5e3dd157d7e7 ("ath10k: mac80211 driver for Qualcomm Atheros 802.11ac CQA98xx devices")
Signed-off-by: Loic Poulain <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index d48b922..33d23f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c

@@ -2610,6 +2610,10 @@ int ath10k_wmi_event_mgmt_rx(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control))
 		ath10k_mac_handle_beacon(ar, skb);
 
+	if (ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control) ||
+	    ieee80211_is_probe_resp(hdr->frame_control))
+		status->boottime_ns = ktime_get_boottime_ns();
+
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_MGMT,
 		   "event mgmt rx skb %pK len %d ftype %02x stype %02x\n",
 		   skb, skb->len,

-- 
2.7.4

Loic Poulain [off-list ref] wrote:

When receiving a beacon or probe response, we should update the
boottime_ns field which is the timestamp the frame was received at.
(cf mac80211.h)

This fixes a scanning issue with Android since it relies on this
timestamp to determine when the AP has been seen for the last time
(via the nl80211 BSS_LAST_SEEN_BOOTTIME parameter).

Fixes: 5e3dd157d7e7 ("ath10k: mac80211 driver for Qualcomm Atheros 802.11ac CQA98xx devices")
Signed-off-by: Loic Poulain <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <redacted>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

e6dfbc3ba90c ath10k: Fix missing frame timestamp for beacon/probe-resp

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/1629811733-7927-1-git-send-email-loic.poulain@linaro.org/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches