linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] wifi: mwifiex: increase max_num_akm

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Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:12:26 +0000
From: Marcel Ziswiler <marcel.ziswiler@...adex.com>
To: "s.hauer@...gutronix.de" <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>, "kvalo@...nel.org"
	<kvalo@...nel.org>
CC: "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"francesco@...cini.it" <francesco@...cini.it>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org"
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "briannorris@...omium.org"
	<briannorris@...omium.org>, "yu-hao.lin@....com" <yu-hao.lin@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: mwifiex: increase max_num_akm_suites

Hi Sascha

On Mon, 2024-06-10 at 09:27 +0200, Sascha Hauer wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 06, 2024 at 12:25:48PM +0000, Kalle Valo wrote:
> > Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > The maximum number of AKM suites will be set to two if not specified by
> > > the driver. Set it to CFG80211_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES to let userspace
> > > specify up to ten AKM suites in the akm_suites array.
> > > 
> > > Without only the first two AKM suites will be used, further ones are
> > > ignored.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>
> > 
> > I assume you that you have also tested this on a real device, right?
> 
> Sure. It was tested with a MAYA-W161-00B module from u-blox with a IW416
> chipset.
> 
> BTW I haven't mentioned this, but It fixes the same problem as mentioned here:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel/20240523081428.2852276-1-s.hauer@pengutronix.de/T/

As we are also using the IW416 albeit from the MAYA-W160-00B module on our Verdin AM62, we were wondering about
the exact use case this patch helps solving. Could you reveal some more details around this? Thanks!

> Sascha

Cheers

Marcel