> From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2024 5:15 PM > To: David Lin <yu-hao.lin@xxxxxxx> > Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; LKML <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > briannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxx; Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx>; > francesco@xxxxxxxxxx; Pete Hsieh <tsung-hsien.hsieh@xxxxxxx>; rafael.beims > <rafael.beims@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Francesco Dolcini > <francesco.dolcini@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [EXT] [PATCH v10 0/2] wifi: mwifiex: add code to support host > mlme > > Caution: This is an external email. Please take care when clicking links or > opening attachments. When in doubt, report the message using the 'Report > this email' button > > > 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 Can you let me know what does "external_auth" mean? David
