netdev - Re: pull-request: mac80211-next next-2020-02-24

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Message-Id: <BCCC37CB-FA6D-433C-B772-EC46EF734FED@holtmann.org>
Date:   Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:33:12 +0100
From:   Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
To:     Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: pull-request: mac80211-next next-2020-02-24

Hi Johannes,

> Some new updates - initial beacon protection support and TID
> configuration are the interesting parts, but need drivers to
> fill in, so that'll come from Kalle later :)
> 
> Please pull and let me know if there's any problem.
> 
> Thanks,
> johannes
> 
> 
> 
> The following changes since commit 92df9f8a745ee9b8cc250514272345cb2e74e7ef:
> 
>  Merge branch 'mvneta-xdp-ethtool-stats' (2020-02-16 20:04:42 -0800)
> 
> are available in the Git repository at:
> 
>  git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/mac80211-next.git tags/mac80211-next-for-net-next-2020-02-24
> 
> for you to fetch changes up to 370f51d5edac83bfdb9a078d7098f06403dfa4bc:
> 
>  mac80211: Add api to support configuring TID specific configuration (2020-02-24 14:07:01 +0100)
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> A new set of changes:
> * lots of small documentation fixes, from Jérôme Pouiller
> * beacon protection (BIGTK) support from Jouni Malinen
> * some initial code for TID configuration, from Tamizh chelvam
> * I reverted some new API before it's actually used, because
>   it's wrong to mix controlled port and preauth
> * a few other cleanups/fixes
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Amol Grover (1):
>      cfg80211: Pass lockdep expression to RCU lists
> 
> Emmanuel Grumbach (1):
>      cfg80211: remove support for adjacent channel compensation
> 
> Johannes Berg (4):
>      mac80211: check vif pointer before airtime calculation
>      Revert "mac80211: support NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211_MAC_ADDRS"
>      Revert "nl80211: add src and dst addr attributes for control port tx/rx"

so I am bit concerned if these reverts are pushed so quickly without allowing ample time to discuss or review them on the mailing list. I for one, don’t agree with the assessment made to justify these reverts.

Regards

Marcel