Re: [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: defer AP-side FT key upload until association

Johannes Berg <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:54:35 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-wireless
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Andrea,

> Thanks for the review. Understood, I’ll hold the standalone patch and wait
> for the SMD-transition series. I’ll review how it handles the deferred-key
> and SW_CRYPTO_CONTROL paths and test it against the AP-side FT case on mt76.

I think I'd mostly like to understand how it interacts. SMD Transition
won't actually handle this particular path, but client-side has a
similar issue where the key is available before the STA entry for the AP
is fully available.

Now looking at the code I also wonder devices could just deal with the
key installed before the station is marked associated?

johannes