Re: [v2 PATCH] mwifiex: parse key management suite from RSN IE

[Xinming Hu <huxm@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Kalle,

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> From: Kalle Valo [mailto:kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 2018年4月9日 18:51
> To: Xinming Hu <huxm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [v2 PATCH] mwifiex: parse key management suite from RSN IE
> 
> Xinming Hu <huxm@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > Association failed when using wpa_supplicant with configuration
> > key_mgmt=WPA-PSK-SHA256, and it is noticed that wpa_supplicant set
> > WLAN_AKM_SUITE_PSK_SHA256 in RSN IE, but miss it in start_ap
> > parameters.
> >
> > This patch parse key management suite from RSN IE, in case it is
> > missed.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Xinming Hu <huxm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Shouldn't you fix wpa_supplicant instead of adding a workaround to the driver?
> 

Yes, I am preparing a wpa_supplicant fix on this.
Even so, driver fix is still need to compatible with old wpa_supplicant stable release

Regards,
Simon

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> Kalle Valo