From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
To: Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy <peddolla.reddy@oss.qualcomm.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, kavita.kavita@oss.qualcomm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH wireless-next v2 14/16] wifi: cfg80211: add MAC randomization support for PD requests
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:56:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6800d54f38355fe2df248dab3da40dba4f892643.camel@sipsolutions.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260304071538.3833062-15-peddolla.reddy@oss.qualcomm.com>
On Wed, 2026-03-04 at 12:45 +0530, Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy wrote:
> Enable MAC address randomization for proximity detection requests to
> maintain privacy throughout the entire PD session workflow. When
> enabled, use the same randomized MAC address for discovery,
> authentication, and ranging measurements, ensuring consistent identity
> protection across all phases.
>
> Add a capability flag for devices to advertise PD MAC randomization
> support and validate that randomization is only requested when the
> device supports it. This ensures consistent MAC address usage across
> all phases of proximity detection while preventing invalid
> configurations where randomization is requested but not supported by
> hardware.
Doesn't this basically also require NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_ROC_ADDR_FILTER
for the setup? If so, maybe some check (core.c?) should validate that
you don't have PD MAC randomization without it?
johannes
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-04 11:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-04 7:15 [PATCH wireless-next v2 00/16] wifi: Ranging support enhancements Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 01/16] wifi: cfg80211: Allow RSTA role without LMR request Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 02/16] wifi: cfg80211: cancel pmsr_free_wk in cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 03/16] wifi: cfg80211: Add MAC address filter to remain_on_channel Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 04/16] wifi: cfg80211/mac80211: Add NL80211_IFTYPE_PD for PD PASN and PMSR operations Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 05/16] wifi: cfg80211: add start/stop proximity detection commands Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 11:47 ` Johannes Berg
2026-03-05 15:33 ` Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 06/16] wifi: cfg80211: add proximity detection capabilities to PMSR Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 11:50 ` Johannes Berg
2026-03-05 15:34 ` Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 07/16] wifi: cfg80211: add continuous ranging and PD request support Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 11:52 ` Johannes Berg
2026-03-05 15:38 ` Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 08/16] wifi: cfg80211: extend PMSR FTM response for proximity ranging Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 09/16] wifi: cfg80211: add role-based PD peer limits Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 10/16] wifi: cfg80211: add ingress/egress distance thresholds for FTM Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 11/16] wifi: cfg80211: add PD-specific preamble and bandwidth capabilities Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 12/16] wifi: cfg80211: add FTM range report negotiation support Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 13/16] wifi: cfg80211: add result reporting control for PD requests Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 14/16] wifi: cfg80211: add MAC randomization support " Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 11:56 ` Johannes Berg [this message]
2026-03-05 15:42 ` Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 15/16] wifi: cfg80211: add LTF keyseed support for secure ranging Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 12:03 ` Johannes Berg
2026-03-05 15:48 ` Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
2026-03-04 7:15 ` [PATCH wireless-next v2 16/16] wifi: mac80211_hwsim: Add support for extended FTM ranging Peddolla Harshavardhan Reddy
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