On 08/14/2017 06:49 AM, Emmanuel Grumbach wrote:
User space can now allow the kernel to associate to an AP
that requires MFP or that doesn't have MFP enabled in the
same NL80211_CMD_CONNECT command.
The driver / firmware will decide whether to use it or not.
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <[email protected]>
---
No issues from quantenna driver.
Acked-by Igor Mitsyanko <[email protected]>
[...]
@@ -4086,10 +4090,12 @@ enum nl80211_key_type {
* enum nl80211_mfp - Management frame protection state
* @NL80211_MFP_NO: Management frame protection not used
* @NL80211_MFP_REQUIRED: Management frame protection required
+ * @NL80211_MFP_OPTIONAL: Management frame is optional
Probable meant to be "Management frame _protection_ is optional"
*/
enum nl80211_mfp {
NL80211_MFP_NO,
NL80211_MFP_REQUIRED,
+ NL80211_MFP_OPTIONAL,
};
enum nl80211_wpa_versions {
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 8f035d9868d1..829867132326 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -9115,6 +9115,7 @@ static int nl80211_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct
genl_info *info)
if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_USE_MFP]) {
connect.mfp = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_USE_MFP]);
if (connect.mfp != NL80211_MFP_REQUIRED &&
+ connect.mfp != NL80211_MFP_OPTIONAL &&
connect.mfp != NL80211_MFP_NO)
return -EINVAL;
} else {
--
2.9.3
