linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Revert "staging:r8188eu: use lib80211 CCMP decrypt"

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Date:   Tue, 1 Jan 2019 19:06:20 -0600
From:   Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:     Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     insafonov@...il.com, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "staging:r8188eu: use lib80211 CCMP decrypt"

On 1/1/19 1:31 PM, Michael Straube wrote:
> 
> I've tested your patch and it solved the issue. No freezes and dmesg looks good.
> 
> I noticed that try_then_request_module() is also used in rtw_wep_encrypt() and
> rtw_wep_decrypt(). I guess that also could cause problems?

Yes, I believe it would if anyone is still using WEP. My plan is to get rid of 
the try_then_request_module() there as well, and for completeness, I plan to 
restore usage of the lib80211 routines for TKIP as well.

Once I get a chance to test the TKIP and WEP changes, I plan to have a set of 4 
patches to switch the driver to using lib80211 routines for all 
decryption/encryption.

Larry