Return-path: Received: from hupie.dyndns.org ([80.101.237.101]:56357 "EHLO hupie.dyndns.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752099AbcJZPPt (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:15:49 -0400 Subject: Re: [ath9k-devel] [NOT FOR MERGE] ath9k: work around key cache corruption To: Kalle Valo , Antonio Quartulli References: <20161018083552.28592-1-a@unstable.cc> <87lgxbxl2d.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> Cc: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Antonio Quartulli From: Ferry Huberts Message-ID: <8dbef9e2-129e-ee65-0906-4ed9020fa712@hupie.com> (sfid-20161026_171553_631983_3E74703E) Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:43:00 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <87lgxbxl2d.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: do a grep in the kernel: dual license bsd/gpl On 26/10/16 16:05, Kalle Valo wrote: > Antonio Quartulli writes: > >> From: Antonio Quartulli >> >> This patch was crafted long time ago to work around a key cache >> corruption problem on ath9k chipsets. >> >> The workaround consists in periodically triggering a worker that >> uploads all the keys to the HW cache. The worker is triggered also >> when the vif detects 21 undecryptable packets. >> >> >> This patch is based on top compat-wireless-2015-10-26. >> >> >> I was asked to release this code to the public and, since it is >> GPL, I am now doing it. > > GPL? AFAICS ath9k is under ISC. I'm not sure what you mean with the > sentence above, but it's possible to interpret it so that this patch is > not under ISC license, which is problematic. > -- Ferry Huberts