[PATCH] Revert "ath11k: clear the keys properly via DISABLE_KEY"

[Nicolas Escande]

On Tue Aug 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM CEST, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> On 1/17/2025 11:14 AM, Nicolas Escande wrote:
>> This reverts commit 436a4e88659842a7cf634d7cc088c8f2cc94ebf5.
>> 
>> This as been reported by multiple people [0] that with this commit,
>> broadcast packets were not being delivered after GTK exchange.
>> Qualcomm seems to have a similar patch [1] confirming the issue.
>> 
>> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/Z2Q9POuV-6MIdzRf@pilgrim/
>> [1] https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/qsdk/oss/system/feeds/wlan-open/-/blob/win.wlan_host_opensource.3.0.r24/patches/ath11k/350-ath11k-Revert-clear-the-keys-properly-when-DISABLE_K.patch
>> 
>> Fixes: 436a4e886598 ("ath11k: clear the keys properly via DISABLE_KEY")
>> Reported-by: Steffen Moser <lists at steffen-moser.de>
>> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/c6366409-9928-4dd7-bf7b-ba7fcf20eabf@steffen-moser.de
>> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Escande <nico.escande at gmail.com>
>> ---
>
> Can you please check if this alternative addresses the issue:
> [PATCH ath-current v4] wifi: ath11k: fix group data packet drops during rekey
> https://msgid.link/20250810170018.1124014-1-rameshkumar.sundaram@oss.qualcomm.com
>
> Any Tested-on/Tested-by tags would be appreciated!
>
> /jeff
Yes that was on my todo.
It seems to work fine with this patch.
Thanks for taking the time to fix this one