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Commit: 8dc06a1c6112fef7616d26e0b001455b5d8c3c5e
Parent: b331615722779b078822988843ddffd4eaec9f83
Author: Johannes Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
AuthorDate: Tue Aug 28 17:01:55 2007 -0400
Committer: David S. Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CommitDate: Wed Oct 10 16:48:56 2007 -0700
[MAC80211]: improve key selection comment
When I changed the code there I forgot to mention what happens
with multicast frames in a regular BSS and keep wondering myself
if the code is correct. Add appropriate comments.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Acked-by: Michael Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
net/mac80211/rx.c | 7 +++++++
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 969be3a..75a1e20 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -327,8 +327,15 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_load_key(struct ieee80211_txrx_data *rx)
* frames can also use key indizes like GTKs. Hence, if we don't
* have a PTK/STK we check the key index for a WEP key.
*
+ * Note that in a regular BSS, multicast frames are sent by the
+ * AP only, associated stations unicast the frame to the AP first
+ * which then multicasts it on their behalf.
+ *
* There is also a slight problem in IBSS mode: GTKs are negotiated
* with each station, that is something we don't currently handle.
+ * The spec seems to expect that one negotiates the same key with
+ * every station but there's no such requirement; VLANs could be
+ * possible.
*/
if (!(rx->fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_PROTECTED))
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