RE: [RFC PATCH v1] cfg80211/nl80211: add support for AID assignment by driver : https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10726899/

[Garnayak, Sarada Prasanna]

My Bad, Onwards I will submit a new version of the RFC patch to address the reviewer comments on previous RFC patch and for query or suggestions, I will definitely cc Linux-wireless in my mail without any external link or attachment.

Thanks,
Prasanna

-----Original Message-----
From: Kalle Valo [mailto:kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 10:50 PM
To: Garnayak, Sarada Prasanna <sarada.prasanna.garnayak@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Berg, Johannes <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>; Jouni Malinen <j@xxxxx>; Sergey Matyukevich <sergey.matyukevich.os@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1] cfg80211/nl80211: add support for AID assignment by driver : https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10726899/

+ linux-wireless

"Garnayak, Sarada Prasanna" <sarada.prasanna.garnayak@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Thank you so much for reviewing my RFC patch and here I would like to 
> address the big concerns/comments about this RFC patch like
>
> Ã What are the exact use case and potential user of this patch.
>
> Ã How the Hostapd will handle this get aid and free aid.
>
> Ã etc.
>
> In the current implementation in WLAN Stack, the hostapd is assigning 
> the AID for a station during association.
>
> But we have a few WLAN hardware which is maintaining the AID in the 
> WLAN hardware level itself and the firmware checking this AID in the 
> hardware level according to that the firmware is taking action on 
> station management
>
> like (Station DB management, BA agreement, SMPS and TM management 
> frame etc....). For this reason, we need these get_aid/free_aid.
>
> Also here I am attaching the Hostapd RFC Patch for the same. PFA 
> (hostapd patch, call flow diagram and comments on this kernel patch)
>
> Please review the call flow below:

You made few crucial mistakes:

1. You did not CC linux-wireless.

2. You submitted the message as HTML and our lists automatically filter
   those.

3. You attached a powerpoint file and I would hope that our lists
   automatically filter those as well. At least I'm not going to open
   any random powerpoint/word files I receive via email.

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Kalle Valo