linux-kernel - Re: Redpine RS9116 M.2 module with NetworkManager

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Date:   Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:08:22 -0800
From:   Angus Ainslie <angus@...ea.ca>
To:     Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>
Cc:     Amitkumar Karwar <amitkarwar@...il.com>,
        Siva Rebbagondla <siva8118@...il.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Redpine RS9116 M.2 module with NetworkManager

Hi Dan,

On 2020-01-30 10:39, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Thu, 2020-01-30 at 10:18 -0800, Angus Ainslie wrote:
>> 
>> I suspect this is a driver bug rather than a NM bug as I saw similar
>> issues with an earlier Redpine proprietary driver that was fixed by
>> updating that driver. What rsi_dbg zone will help debug this ?
> 
> NM just uses wpa_supplicant underneath, so if you can get supplicant
> debug logs showing the failure, that would help. But perhaps the driver
> has a problem with scan MAC randomization that NM can be configured to
> do by default; that's been an issue with proprietary and out-of-tree
> drivers in the past. Just a thought.
> 
> https://blog.muench-johannes.de/networkmanager-disable-mac-randomization-314
> 

Thanks that was the fix.

Angus

> Dan