Re: [PATCH v3] brcmfmac: fix incorrect event channel deduction

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Gavin Li <gavinli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I think calling this a performance regression is a bit understated; my
> download speed jumped from 1Mbit/s back up to 40MBit/s after applying
> the patch due to the sheer amount of packets being incorrectly
> processed.
>
> In addition, processing arbitrary data frames as firmware events might
> be a security vulnerability.

You should always mention valuable information like this in the commit
log, don't make us maintainers (and others) guessing the symptoms and
impact.

-- 
Kalle Valo
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