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Re: [PATCH] ath5k: add support of HW encryption in management frames

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On Tue, 2012-09-11 at 19:36 +0300, Nick Kossifidis wrote:

> > Jouni said that the workaround is to re-encrypt(incorrectly) received
> > robust unicast management frames if hwaccel for CCMP was configured
> > for the transmitting STA (this is to undo the incorrect decryption
> > done by the hardware) and then pass the encrypted frame to mac80211
> > for software decryption.
> >
> 
> How about disabling acks on hw completely and handle them on sw ? This
> might keep the engine running ok for unicast frames.

That would achieve what? Even if you could do something with that ...
the cure would be worse than the disease for sure!

(I'd also appreciate if you guys could drop me from this thread, I have
little interest in ath5k I'm just the person pointing out that it isn't
as easy to enable MFP as it seems)

johannes

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