linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] wifi: mwifiex: fix key

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Message-ID: <Zp9hW-TIoJvPiGFh@gaggiata.pivistrello.it>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:52:59 +0200
From: Francesco Dolcini <francesco@...cini.it>
To: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>
Cc: Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>,
	Francesco Dolcini <francesco@...cini.it>,
	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>, David Lin <yu-hao.lin@....com>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] wifi: mwifiex: fix key_mgmt setting

On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 09:09:58AM +0200, Sascha Hauer wrote:
> bss_config->key_mgmt specifies the AKM suites that are usable in
> hardware. This variable is set to specific values while iterating
> over the advertised AKM suites. This means the final value of the
> variable depends on the order of the entries in the AKM suites
> array. Instead of setting the variable, just set the relevant bits
> in the key_mgmt bit field to make us independent of the order of
> entries.
> This behaviour is derived from the downstream driver that does the
> same.
> Also, set bss_config->key_mgmt to zero explicitly right before the
> loop. bss_config has been zero allocated by the caller already, but
> do so again to safe the reader from following the code path.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>

Reviewed-by: Francesco Dolcini <francesco.dolcini@...adex.com>

Francesco