linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: cfg80211: Use WSEC to set SAE password

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Date:   Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:38:30 +0100
From:   Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>
To:     Hector Martin <marcan@...can.st>,
        Arend van Spriel <aspriel@...il.com>,
        Franky Lin <franky.lin@...adcom.com>,
        Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@...adcom.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Double Lo <double.lo@...ineon.com>
Cc:     Sven Peter <sven@...npeter.dev>,
        Alyssa Rosenzweig <alyssa@...enzweig.io>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        asahi@...ts.linux.dev, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com,
        SHA-cyfmac-dev-list@...ineon.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: cfg80211: Use WSEC to set SAE password



On 2/14/2023 11:30 AM, Hector Martin wrote:
> On 14/02/2023 19.07, Arend van Spriel wrote:
>> + Double Lo
>>
>> On 2/14/2023 10:33 AM, Hector Martin wrote:
>>> Using the WSEC command instead of sae_password seems to be the supported
>>> mechanism on newer firmware, and also how the brcmdhd driver does it.
>>
>> The SAE code in brcmfmac was added by Cypress/Infineon. For my BCA
>> devices that did not work, but this change should be verified on Cypress
>> hardware.
> 
> Do you mean the existing SAE code does not work on BCA, or this version
> doesn't?

I meant the existing SAE code. I will give your patches a spin on the 
devices I have.

> I assume/hope this version works for WCC in general, since that is what
> the Apple-relevant chips are tagged as. If so it sounds like we need a
> firmware type conditional on this, if CYW needs the existing behavior.

Right. Let's hope we get some feedback from them.

Regards,
Arend

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