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

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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:05:24 -0700
From: Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
To: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>
Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Francesco Dolcini <francesco@...cini.it>,
	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>, David Lin <yu-hao.lin@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: mwifiex: increase max_num_akm_suites

Hi Sascha,

On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 03:01:56PM +0200, Sascha Hauer 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>
> ---
> 
> Current wpa_supplicant/hostapd only put a maximum of two into the
> akm_suites array as well, a patch changing this can be found here:
> http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/hostap/2024-May/042720.html

Thanks for the patches and research.

Possibly dumb question: what's unique about mwifiex here? Everything you
describe above sounds applicable to all drivers, IIUC, and I don't see
any other driver that touches max_num_akm_suites.

Brian