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Re: [PATCH 2/2] mac80211_hwsim: Update feature flags

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On Mon, 2019-04-22 at 23:34 +0200, Alexander Wetzel wrote:
> Hwsim is not using HW crypto offload and can correctly rekey PTK keys.
> Set NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CAN_REPLACE_PTK0 to not trigger workarounds.

Why not do this generally also in mac80211 when only software crypto is
possible?

> Also allow Extended Key ID to be used with hwsim, regardless that the
> driver A-MPDU aggregation is violating IEEE 802.11 and can aggregate
> MPDUs using different key IDs into one A-MPDU.
> 
> Hwsim can only communicate with other hwsim cards and itself is able to
> handle the non-standard A-MPDUs on Rx.

Makes sense, but a comment would be nice.

Actually though, hwsim never even builds aggregates :-) It negotiates
sessions, but doesn't really make A-MPDUs.

johannes




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