My Bad, Onwards I will submit a new version of the RFC patch to address the reviewer comments on previous RFC patch and for query or suggestions, I will definitely cc Linux-wireless in my mail without any external link or attachment. Thanks, Prasanna -----Original Message----- From: Kalle Valo [mailto:kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 10:50 PM To: Garnayak, Sarada Prasanna <sarada.prasanna.garnayak@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Berg, Johannes <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>; Jouni Malinen <j@xxxxx>; Sergey Matyukevich <sergey.matyukevich.os@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1] cfg80211/nl80211: add support for AID assignment by driver : https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10726899/ + linux-wireless "Garnayak, Sarada Prasanna" <sarada.prasanna.garnayak@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Thank you so much for reviewing my RFC patch and here I would like to > address the big concerns/comments about this RFC patch like > > Ø What are the exact use case and potential user of this patch. > > Ø How the Hostapd will handle this get aid and free aid. > > Ø etc. > > In the current implementation in WLAN Stack, the hostapd is assigning > the AID for a station during association. > > But we have a few WLAN hardware which is maintaining the AID in the > WLAN hardware level itself and the firmware checking this AID in the > hardware level according to that the firmware is taking action on > station management > > like (Station DB management, BA agreement, SMPS and TM management > frame etc....). For this reason, we need these get_aid/free_aid. > > Also here I am attaching the Hostapd RFC Patch for the same. PFA > (hostapd patch, call flow diagram and comments on this kernel patch) > > Please review the call flow below: You made few crucial mistakes: 1. You did not CC linux-wireless. 2. You submitted the message as HTML and our lists automatically filter those. 3. You attached a powerpoint file and I would hope that our lists automatically filter those as well. At least I'm not going to open any random powerpoint/word files I receive via email. -- Kalle Valo
