| Message ID | 1345778993-23033-1-git-send-email-yeohchunyeow@gmail.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Not Applicable, archived |
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On Fri, 2012-08-24 at 11:29 +0800, Chun-Yeow Yeoh wrote: > The IEEE80211_HW_MFP_CAPABLE is required to ensure the > successful key installation of CIPHER_AES_CMAC (currently > done in software) for secured mesh. You shouldn't blindly set the flag though because it "is required". You really need to test that management frames aren't decrypted by the hardware erroneously. johannes -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
> You shouldn't blindly set the flag though because it "is required". You > really need to test that management frames aren't decrypted by the > hardware erroneously. Noted. Will take a look on alternative solution for this. -- Chun-Yeow -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c index a0a202d..4605fe1 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c @@ -2446,7 +2446,8 @@ ath5k_init_ah(struct ath5k_hw *ah, const struct ath_bus_ops *bus_ops) hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS | IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING | IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM | - IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS; + IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS | + IEEE80211_HW_MFP_CAPABLE; hw->wiphy->interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
The IEEE80211_HW_MFP_CAPABLE is required to ensure the successful key installation of CIPHER_AES_CMAC (currently done in software) for secured mesh. Signed-off-by: Chun-Yeow Yeoh <yeohchunyeow@gmail.com> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c | 3 ++- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)