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Re: [PATCH] rsi: Fix TX EAPOL packet handling against iwlwifi AP

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Marek Vasut <marex@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> In case RSI9116 SDIO WiFi operates in STA mode against Intel 9260 in AP mode,
> the association fails. The former is using wpa_supplicant during association,
> the later is set up using hostapd:
> 
> iwl$ cat hostapd.conf
> interface=wlp1s0
> ssid=test
> country_code=DE
> hw_mode=g
> channel=1
> wpa=2
> wpa_passphrase=test
> wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> iwl$ hostapd -d hostapd.conf
> 
> rsi$ wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c <(wpa_passphrase test test)
> 
> The problem is that the TX EAPOL data descriptor RSI_DESC_REQUIRE_CFM_TO_HOST
> flag and extended descriptor EAPOL4_CONFIRM frame type are not set in case the
> AP is iwlwifi, because in that case the TX EAPOL packet is 2 bytes shorter.
> 
> The downstream vendor driver has this change in place already [1], however
> there is no explanation for it, neither is there any commit history from which
> such explanation could be obtained.
> 
> [1] https://github.com/SiliconLabs/RS911X-nLink-OSD/blob/master/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c#L238
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marex@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Angus Ainslie <angus@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Martin Kepplinger <martink@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Sebastian Krzyszkowiak <sebastian.krzyszkowiak@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Siva Rebbagondla <siva8118@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

65277100caa2 rsi: Fix TX EAPOL packet handling against iwlwifi AP

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20201015111616.429220-1-marex@xxxxxxx/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches




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