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Re: [PATCH] ath11k: fix fw crash due to peer get authorized before key install

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Karthikeyan Periyasamy <quic_periyasa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Firmware expects host to authorize the peer after the successful key
> install. But host authorize the peer before the key install, this trigger
> the firmware assert which leads to Q6 crash. To avoid this Q6 crash, host
> should authorize the peer after the key install. So introduce is_authorized
> in peer object to identify that peer is authorize or not. When
> IEEE80211_STA_CONTROL_PORT flag is unset, peer move to authorize state
> before the vdev up. When the same flag is set then peer move to authorize
> state after vdev up. So added authorise check in ath11k_bss_assoc() to
> handle the earlier state transition case. Also added the WMI authorize
> procedure in ath11k_mac_op_sta_state() to handle the non-earlier state
> transition case.
> 
> Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.4.0.1-01492-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
> 
> Signed-off-by: Karthikeyan Periyasamy <quic_periyasa@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

85f36923be47 ath11k: fix fw crash due to peer get authorized before key install

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/1636554200-12345-1-git-send-email-quic_periyasa@xxxxxxxxxxx/

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




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