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Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:58:31 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <093ad0f2-8265-4560-a51f-397eb34f7f1c@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:58:30 +0200 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: rtl8xxxu: Enable AP mode for RTL8188EU To: =?UTF-8?Q?Georg_M=C3=BCller?= , Jes.Sorensen@gmail.com Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20260312142155.2642993-1-georgmueller@gmx.net> Content-Language: en-US From: Bitterblue Smith In-Reply-To: <20260312142155.2642993-1-georgmueller@gmx.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 12/03/2026 16:21, Georg Müller wrote: > Allow devices with this driver to be used as a wireless access point. > > I successfully tested this with a TP-Link TP-Link TL-WN725N adapter. > > Experiments two years ago failed, but some other improvements to the > driver seemed to have resolved theses issues. > The rate control code still doesn't handle more than one station. It's not going to work right. It shouldn't be too complicated. The ra_info member of rtl8xxxu_priv needs to become an array. > The max_macid_num is conservative. The old driver used 32 [1], some > other sources said 64. I have not enough adapters to test any of the > higher values. Given the usage of this chipset in nano dongles, I think > the 16 might be high enough. > > Signed-off-by: Georg Müller > --- > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/8188e.c | 2 ++ > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/8188e.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/8188e.c > index 766a7a7c7d28..c6aecb28d28b 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/8188e.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/8188e.c > @@ -1867,6 +1867,8 @@ struct rtl8xxxu_fileops rtl8188eu_fops = { > .init_reg_pkt_life_time = 1, > .gen2_thermal_meter = 1, > .max_sec_cam_num = 32, > + .supports_ap = 1, > + .max_macid_num = 16, > .adda_1t_init = 0x0b1b25a0, > .adda_1t_path_on = 0x0bdb25a0, > /*