2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 27ef9f761ac5..740c11ca066c 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -621,11 +621,14 @@ enum ieee80211_key_alg {
  * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC: This flag should be set by
  *      the driver for a TKIP key if it requires Michael MIC
  *      generation in software.
+ * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE: Set by mac80211, this flag indicates
+ *      that the key is pairwise rather then a shared key.
  */
 enum ieee80211_key_flags {
         IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_WMM_STA      = 1<<0,
         IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV  = 1<<1,
         IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC= 1<<2,
+        IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE     = 1<<3,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/key.c b/net/mac80211/key.c
index 150d66dbda9d..88b211af7c1f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/key.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/key.c
@@ -323,6 +323,13 @@ void ieee80211_key_link(struct ieee80211_key *key,
                  */
                 if (sta->flags & WLAN_STA_WME)
                         key->conf.flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_WMM_STA;
+
+                /*
+                 * This key is for a specific sta interface,
+                 * inform the driver that it should try to store
+                 * this key as pairwise key.
+                 */
+                key->conf.flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE;
         } else {
                 if (sdata->vif.type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA) {
                         struct sta_info *ap;