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Re: [PATCH 1/3] mwifiex: add cfg80211 set_default_mgmt_key handler

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On Thu, 2015-02-12 at 23:45 +0530, Avinash Patil wrote:
> From: Xinming Hu <huxm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> It is observed that hostapd failed to setup with management frame
> protection mode enabled when using mwifiex.
> 
> This is because hostapd will try to install IGTK using
> cfg80211 set_default_mgmt_key handler.
> 
> we have already support IGTK install in set_key handler, so just work
> around this issue by add an empty cfg80211_set_default_mgmt_key handler.

I believe that this is incorrect since the key should only be installed
for TX after this handler, not in the set_key handler. This should make
a difference in the case of rekeying? Perhaps hostapd doesn't actually
program the key until rekeying with all stations finishes though.

johannes

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