Hi David, >>> With host mlme: >>> Tested-by: <rafael.beims@xxxxxxxxxxx> #Verdin AM62 IW416 SD Without >>> host mlme: >>> Tested-by: Francesco Dolcini <francesco.dolcini@xxxxxxxxxxx> # >>> 88W8997-SD >>> >>> This series add host based MLME support to the mwifiex driver, this >>> enables WPA3 support in both client and AP mode. >>> To enable WPA3, a firmware with corresponding V2 Key API support is >>> required. >>> The feature is currently only enabled on NXP IW416 (SD8978), and it >>> was internally validated by NXP QA team. Other NXP Wi-Fi chips >>> supported in current mwifiex are not affected by this change. >> >> I am a bit confused here. If this is just for WPA3 support, then wasn’t this >> suppose to be solved with external_auth support? >> >> Regards >> >> Marcel > > FW can't support WPA3. In order to support WPA3, driver should leverage MLME of wpa_supplicant and hostapd. > This patch is used to let MLME is running by wpa_supplicant and hostapd instead of handling by FW. as I said, isn’t external_auth exactly meant for this? Regards Marcel
