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> From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2024 2:30 PM
> To: David Lin <yu-hao.lin@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> briannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxx; kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx; francesco@xxxxxxxxxx; Pete
> Hsieh <tsung-hsien.hsieh@xxxxxxx>; Francesco Dolcini
> <francesco.dolcini@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v10 2/2] wifi: mwifiex: add host mlme for AP
> mode
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> On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 02:15:41AM +0000, David Lin wrote:
> > > From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2024 2:32 PM
> > > To: David Lin <yu-hao.lin@xxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > > briannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxx; kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx; francesco@xxxxxxxxxx;
> > > Pete Hsieh <tsung-hsien.hsieh@xxxxxxx>; Francesco Dolcini
> > > <francesco.dolcini@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v10 2/2] wifi: mwifiex: add host mlme
> > > for AP mode
> > >
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> > > On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 02:06:45AM +0000, David Lin wrote:
> > > > > From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 9:12 PM
> > > > > To: David Lin <yu-hao.lin@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > > > > linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; briannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > > > > kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx; francesco@xxxxxxxxxx; Pete Hsieh
> > > > > <tsung-hsien.hsieh@xxxxxxx>; Francesco Dolcini
> > > > > <francesco.dolcini@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v10 2/2] wifi: mwifiex: add host mlme
> > > > > for AP mode
> > > > >
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> > > > > Hi David,
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 02:06:26PM +0800, David Lin wrote:
> > > > > > Add host based MLME to enable WPA3 functionalities in AP mode.
> > > > > > This feature required a firmware with the corresponding V2 Key
> > > > > > API support. The feature (WPA3) is currently enabled and
> > > > > > verified only on IW416. Also, verified no regression with
> > > > > > change when host MLME is disabled.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: David Lin <yu-hao.lin@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Reviewed-by: Francesco Dolcini <francesco.dolcini@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
> > > > > > b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
> > > > > > index 491e36611909..073c665183b3 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
> > > > > > @@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ int mwifiex_set_secure_params(struct
> > > > > mwifiex_private *priv,
> > > > > >                               bss_config->key_mgmt =
> > > > > KEY_MGMT_PSK;
> > > > > >                       }
> > > > > >                       break;
> > > > > > +             case WLAN_AKM_SUITE_SAE:
> > > > > > +                     bss_config->protocol = PROTOCOL_WPA2;
> > > > > > +                     bss_config->key_mgmt =
> KEY_MGMT_SAE;
> > > > > > +                     break;
> > > > >
> > > > > Shouldn't this be |= PROTOCOL_WPA2 and |= KEY_MGMT_SAE?
> > > > > Clearing the other flags when SAE is enabled looks wrong to me.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sascha
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > These fields are used for the configuration of FW, this is the correct
> setting.
> > >
> > > This is done in a loop iterating over the different AKM suites, with
> > > your patch this looks like this:
> > >
> > >         for (i = 0; i < params->crypto.n_akm_suites; i++) {
> > >                 switch (params->crypto.akm_suites[i]) {
> > >                 case WLAN_AKM_SUITE_8021X:
> > >                         if (params->crypto.wpa_versions &
> > >                             NL80211_WPA_VERSION_1) {
> > >                                 bss_config->protocol =
> PROTOCOL_WPA;
> > >                                 bss_config->key_mgmt =
> KEY_MGMT_EAP;
> > >                         }
> > >                         if (params->crypto.wpa_versions &
> > >                             NL80211_WPA_VERSION_2) {
> > >                                 bss_config->protocol |=
> > > PROTOCOL_WPA2;
> > >                                 bss_config->key_mgmt =
> KEY_MGMT_EAP;
> > >                         }
> > >                         break;
> > >                 case WLAN_AKM_SUITE_PSK:
> > >                         if (params->crypto.wpa_versions &
> > >                             NL80211_WPA_VERSION_1) {
> > >                                 bss_config->protocol =
> PROTOCOL_WPA;
> > >                                 bss_config->key_mgmt =
> KEY_MGMT_PSK;
> > >                         }
> > >                         if (params->crypto.wpa_versions &
> > >                             NL80211_WPA_VERSION_2) {
> > >                                 bss_config->protocol |=
> > > PROTOCOL_WPA2;
> > >                                 bss_config->key_mgmt =
> KEY_MGMT_PSK;
> > >                         }
> > >                         break;
> > >                 case WLAN_AKM_SUITE_SAE:
> > >                         bss_config->protocol = PROTOCOL_WPA2;
> > >                         bss_config->key_mgmt = KEY_MGMT_SAE;
> > >                         break;
> > >
> > >                 default:
> > >                         break;
> > >                 }
> > >         }
> > >
> > > It looks wrong to overwrite bss_config->protocol and
> > > bss_config->key_mgmt in each iteration of this loop. If that would
> > > be correct, you wouldn't need a loop at all, but could instead configure
> based on the last AKM suite entry.
> > >
> > > In my understanding the bits in bss_config->key_mgmt should be ored
> > > together depending on the possible AKM suites which is also what the
> > > downstream driver does.
> > >
> >
> > For the configuration of FW, ored only happens for the same AKM suite.
>
> Sorry, I don't understand this. Could you elaborate what you mean here?
>
> Sascha
>
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Firmware can only support one of WLAN_AKM_SUITE_8021X, WLAN_AKM_SUITE_PSK, or WLAN_AKM_SUITE_SAE.
For WLAN_AKM_SUITE_8021X and WLAN_AKM_SUITE_PSK, the protocol can be WPA, WPA2 or both.

David





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