linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: Fix skipped vendor specific IEs

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Message-ID: <c378bdc5-23f9-4eb2-948f-a5944f0a7136@cogentembedded.com>
Date:   Tue, 24 Jul 2018 12:07:04 +0300
From:   Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:     roman.stratiienko@...ballogic.com, akarwar@...vell.com
Cc:     nishants@...vell.com, kvalo@...eaurora.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: Fix skipped vendor specific IEs

Hello!

On 7/23/2018 4:31 PM, roman.stratiienko@...ballogic.com wrote:

> From: Roman Stratiienko <roman.stratiienko@...ballogic.com>
> 
> Only microsoft specific IE is added by FW
> Let other IEs to pass from userspace

    "To" not needed here.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Roman Stratiienko <roman.stratiienko@...ballogic.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c | 10 +++++++++-
>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c
> index c488c30..c58b345 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c
> @@ -353,8 +353,16 @@ static int mwifiex_uap_parse_tail_ies(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
>   		case WLAN_EID_HT_OPERATION:
>   		case WLAN_EID_VHT_CAPABILITY:
>   		case WLAN_EID_VHT_OPERATION:
> -		case WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:
>   			break;
> +		case WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:
> +			/* Skip only Microsoft IE that added by FW
                                                   ^^^^
    That's?

> +			 * Let other vendor specific IE to pass

    "To" not needed here as well...

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MBR, Sergei