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Re: [PATCH 5.3] mwifiex: fix 802.11n/WPA detection

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Brian Norris <briannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Commit 63d7ef36103d ("mwifiex: Don't abort on small, spec-compliant
> vendor IEs") adjusted the ieee_types_vendor_header struct, which
> inadvertently messed up the offsets used in
> mwifiex_is_wpa_oui_present(). Add that offset back in, mirroring
> mwifiex_is_rsn_oui_present().
> 
> As it stands, commit 63d7ef36103d breaks compatibility with WPA (not
> WPA2) 802.11n networks, since we hit the "info: Disable 11n if AES is
> not supported by AP" case in mwifiex_is_network_compatible().
> 
> Fixes: 63d7ef36103d ("mwifiex: Don't abort on small, spec-compliant vendor IEs")
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <briannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers.git, thanks.

df612421fe25 mwifiex: fix 802.11n/WPA detection

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11057585/

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