Merlijn Wajer <merlijn@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This fix is similar to commit 77c91295ea53 ("wil6210: specify max. IE
> length"). Without the max IE length set, wpa_supplicant cannot operate
> using the nl80211 interface.
>
> This patch is a workaround - the number 512 is taken from the wlcore
> driver, but note that per Paul Fertser:
>
> there's no correct number because the driver will ignore the data
> passed in extra IEs.
>
> Suggested-by: Paul Fertser <fercerpav@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Merlijn Wajer <merlijn@xxxxxxxxxx>
Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.
97affcfa15bb wl1251: specify max. IE length
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