Re: [PATCH ath-next 0/2] wifi: ath12k: install pairwise key first

[Baochen Qiang <quic_bqiang@quicinc.com>]

On 6/25/2025 5:51 PM, Johan Hovold wrote:
> [ +CC: Gregoire ]
> 
> On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 11:49:00AM +0800, Baochen Qiang wrote:
>> We got report that WCN7850 is not working with IWD [1][2]. Debug
>> shows the reason is that IWD installs group key before pairwise
>> key, which goes against WCN7850's firmware.
>>
>> Reorder key install to workaround this.
>>
>> [1] https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218733
>> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/AS8P190MB12051DDBD84CD88E71C40AD7873F2@AS8P190MB1205.EURP190.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Baochen Qiang <quic_bqiang@quicinc.com>
>> ---
>> ---
>> Baochen Qiang (2):
>>       wifi: ath12k: avoid bit operation on key flags
>>       wifi: ath12k: install pairwise key first
> 
> Thanks for fixing this, Baochen.
> 
> I noticed the patches weren't clearly marked as fixes. Do you think we
> should ask the stable team to backport these once they are in mainline
> (e.g. after 6.17-rc1 is out)? Or do you think they are too intrusive and
> risky to backport or similar?

Yeah, I think they should be backported.

> 
> [ Also please try to remember to CC any (public) reporters. I only found
>   out today that this had been addressed in linux-next. ]

Thanks, will keep in mind.

> 
> Johan