linux-kernel - RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v7 06/12] wifi: mwifiex: added mac address for AP config.

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Date:   Fri, 1 Dec 2023 22:50:42 +0000
From:   David Lin <yu-hao.lin@....com>
To:     Francesco Dolcini <francesco@...cini.it>
CC:     "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "briannorris@...omium.org" <briannorris@...omium.org>,
        "kvalo@...nel.org" <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        Pete Hsieh <tsung-hsien.hsieh@....com>
Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v7 06/12] wifi: mwifiex: added mac address for
 AP config.

> From: Francesco Dolcini <francesco@...cini.it>
> Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 6:31 PM
> To: David Lin <yu-hao.lin@....com>
> Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> briannorris@...omium.org; kvalo@...nel.org; francesco@...cini.it; Pete
> Hsieh <tsung-hsien.hsieh@....com>
> Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v7 06/12] wifi: mwifiex: added mac address for AP
> config.
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> On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 04:31:09PM +0800, David Lin wrote:
> > Added TLV command TLV_TYPE_UAP_MAC_ADDRESS for AP configuration.
> >
> > Without this TLV command, client can't connect to AP after restart of
> > hostapd.
> 
> Do I understand correctly this is a fix for an existing issue that has nothing
> to do with the HOST MLE topic?
> 

Yes.

> If so, that great to have this fixed (and it looks like something I am affected
> by, I will try it in the coming days), but it should be:
>  - separate patch from this series
>  - fixes tag
>  - cc stable
> 

I will sperate this patch from Patch v8 and let it as a single patch.

- fixes tag
- cc stable

I don't understand what does this mean?

> Francesco
>