netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 12/16] wl1251: enforce changed hw encryption support on monitor state change

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Message-ID: <20131210094846.GA24412@amd.pavel.ucw.cz>
Date:	Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:48:47 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:	Luciano Coelho <luca@...lho.fi>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, freemangordon@....bg,
	aaro.koskinen@....fi, sre@...g0.de, joni.lapilainen@...il.com,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...il.com>,
	David Gnedt <david.gnedt@...izone.at>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 12/16] wl1251: enforce changed hw encryption support
 on monitor state change

On Sun 2013-12-08 10:25:10, Pali Rohár wrote:
> From: David Gnedt <david.gnedt@...izone.at>
> 
> The firmware doesn't support per packet encryption selection, so disable hw
> encryption support completely while a monitor interface is present to support
> injection of packets (which shouldn't get encrypted by hw).
> To enforce the changed hw encryption support force a disassociation on
> non-monitor interfaces.
> For disassociation a workaround using hw connection monitor is employed,
> which temporary enables hw connection manager flag.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Gnedt <david.gnedt@...izone.at>
> Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>

Thanks,
								Pavel

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