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charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: 1MXyz3I_apZRJHZ9soETqSoKziot-m3_ X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details-Enc: AW1haW4tMjYwNTA1MDE3MSBTYWx0ZWRfX+RelpUq0X29m toEpAvko3xHz+YA/Gbx5vSGPj1VpgekhbXB2yu0USUKfwk+T9rTWc4I/ON25YbhNkYIt0w791x9 PuHKTCaEQ6HFo45C64KtB8H46KGu7ttUIpVDemjE4IEVzcQcHdAVGtDrXWvHb36rETejHaW/Ww5 ip+HXFtYE+mduuf0D09mrKvkGSF+OSvAwpMe7NKcbCjkQV6eBaRrVWvckCYDGE0Xf/NIef5zPGL TdmZ/+OpJvYO40Vqr+2pYZQ1I1AjWPIQc8GsPdNjorbX+4SQeYmev9pZ7zn/rQ5Kh3OTOzxNqWi cLfNPl9z/Xf0dwwzrOSNysUpukk1wGltAlEoQUVdPFv1RPx0uFw/ChblS7u9rNTxdtRVnxwTUGA 1rq33WsVr+IJHVO0DP/0TanTT7BHvynEtYrxrc/iEOLk0T/HV6hq5xCnr+yiJoWghhpJgily6V+ FKsErrwcRDMfp+lsciA== X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=EPU2FVZC c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=69fa2b44 cx=c_pps a=JL+w9abYAAE89/QcEU+0QA==:117 a=dT6tsT/IwG+zFlEliMOpYg==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=NGcC8JguVDcA:10 a=s4-Qcg_JpJYA:10 a=VkNPw1HP01LnGYTKEx00:22 a=u7WPNUs3qKkmUXheDGA7:22 a=eoimf2acIAo5FJnRuUoq:22 a=q8k5l0R3oBWqmF24FgcA:9 a=3ZKOabzyN94A:10 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=324X-CrmTo6CU4MGRt3R:22 X-Proofpoint-GUID: 1MXyz3I_apZRJHZ9soETqSoKziot-m3_ X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.293,Aquarius:18.0.1143,Hydra:6.1.51,FMLib:17.12.100.49 definitions=2026-05-05_02,2026-04-30_02,2025-10-01_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 adultscore=0 malwarescore=0 impostorscore=0 clxscore=1015 bulkscore=0 phishscore=0 suspectscore=0 priorityscore=1501 spamscore=0 lowpriorityscore=0 classifier=typeunknown authscore=0 authtc= authcc= route=outbound adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.22.0-2604200000 definitions=main-2605050171 On 4/27/2026 4:43 PM, Benjamin Berg wrote: > I believe that hostapd will need a bit of refactoring, including > improved tracking to know whether a STA has been inserted into the > driver and whether to TX the AUTH frames using the link address and > NO_STA flag or using the MLD Address. I agree with this design. Refactoring hostapd to handle all STA consistently both in the driver and in hostapd in scenarios where a STA roams with MLD and link address swaps occurs, in both legacy and MLO cases. Additionally, the design should help accommodate upcoming requirements such as Wi‑Fi 8 (802.11bi). In particular, it can address scenarios where a non‑AP ML STA link address needs to be translated to a DS address in the STA mode, while on the AP mode the link address translated to the MLD address. I believe these aspects can be handled as part of this design. Thanks, Ramasamy.