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smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=JVCK79CV; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="JVCK79CV" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 03C75C116D0; Sat, 7 Feb 2026 11:06:28 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1770462390; bh=hl6sMJ3a8mYwMZWLzjwAe3alKa5UzdSa7W51usuN9OU=; h=Date:Subject:To:Cc:References:From:In-Reply-To:From; b=JVCK79CVeqb7mSI97nwwzBDiIfIFBctt5ca+uCJfXM9jKsnQRNppPF5gCGZW8P8Nb z9AQPFMO5GqrG45lzSLiTuOJq720w8vAvZS/sVES//8yI9QoENT0QN/fgaq0PxxEUc w7JXSv+dW5D5rt/eq4O4cpLfCsz3/9opfoWsgq6CK8/b0wNxWuGJafBAp+mtbOAHze dqBxMXETFs+kZlmr+0TWQXSmaRuN88DJNrYVP7SABgnZq56it5MWXqHhaN+I1VCg4l 4NQcEW1V0k3ZtPjrA8Unx9AMW+aTZYsxlNhNvIyyFBbmdO5uC2AWw94N0H7jm+F/zB XEAAP1K0w7ZAw== Message-ID: <5f3b8417-b1be-4dbf-9de1-cd29b8b39f6e@kernel.org> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 12:06:27 +0100 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 wireless] wifi: mac80211: skip BSS_CHANGED_TXPOWER for monitor interfaces To: Dhyan K Prajapati , Lachlan Hodges , Johannes Berg Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Dhyan K Prajapati References: <20260207110224.32755-1-dhyan19022009@gmail.com> From: Krzysztof Kozlowski Content-Language: en-US Autocrypt: addr=krzk@kernel.org; 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charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 07/02/2026 12:02, Dhyan K Prajapati wrote: > Monitor mode interfaces do not maintain a BSS context, since a commit in > July 2025 monitor interfaces with WANT_MONITOR_VIF began receiving link > change notification duing ieee80211_add_vitual_monitor(), when > ieee_assign_link_chanctx() assigns a channel context, it triggers > ieee80211_recalc_txpower() this sends a bss_info_changed callback > receive link->conf as the bss_conf prameter, in monitor mode it isn't > initialised leading to NULL pointer dereference in drivers like iwldvm, > as BSS_CHANGED_TXPOWER is not applicable for monitor mode we can just Impossible to understand. > skip it. > > Fixes: c57e5b9819df ("wifi: mac80211: fix WARN_ON for monitor mode on some devices") > Tested-by: Dhyan K Prajapati No, you are the same person. Plus I do not believe that this is anything more than microslop AI. You ignore people's feedback, do not respond to it, do not version your patches (still!). Start reading and responding the feedback. Provide proofs (e.g. by improving your contributions) that you actually read what we asked. Best regards, Krzysztof