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From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
To:     "Garnayak\, Sarada Prasanna" <sarada.prasanna.garnayak@intel.com>
Cc:     "Berg\, Johannes" <johannes.berg@intel.com>,
        Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>,
        Sergey Matyukevich <sergey.matyukevich.os@quantenna.com>,
        "linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
        linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1] cfg80211/nl80211: add support for AID assignment by driver : https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10726899/
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Date:   Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:19:55 +0200
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        (Sarada Prasanna Garnayak's message of "Sat, 5 Jan 2019 13:35:08
        +0000")
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"Garnayak, Sarada Prasanna" <sarada.prasanna.garnayak@intel.com> 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=20
>
> =C3=98 What are the exact use case and potential user of this patch.
>
> =C3=98 How the Hostapd will handle this get aid and free aid.
>
> =C3=98 etc.
>
> In the current implementation in WLAN Stack, the hostapd is assigning
> the AID for a station during association.=20
>
> 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.=20
>
> 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.

--=20
Kalle Valo