Re: [PATCH] wifi: wfx: repair open network AP mode

[Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>]

"A. Sverdlin" <alexander.sverdlin@siemens.com> writes:

> From: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@siemens.com>
>
> RSN IE missing in beacon is normal in open networks.
> Avoid returning -ENODEV in this case.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
>
> $ cat /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
> network={
> 	ssid="testNet"
> 	mode=2
> 	key_mgmt=NONE
> }
>
> $ wpa_supplicant -iwlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
> nl80211: Beacon set failed: -22 (Invalid argument)
> Failed to set beacon parameters
> Interface initialization failed
> wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED
> wlan0: AP-DISABLED
> wlan0: Unable to setup interface.
> Failed to initialize AP interface
>
> After the change:
>
> $ wpa_supplicant -iwlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
> Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
> wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->ENABLED
> wlan0: AP-ENABLED

BTW excellent commit message, immediately obvious what was the problem
and how it was tested. I wish everyone would do the same.

> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Fixes: fe0a7776d4d1 ("wifi: wfx: fix possible NULL pointer dereference in wfx_set_mfp_ap()")
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@siemens.com>

I think this should go to wireless tree for v6.11, right?

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