kernel/git/stable/linux.git/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h, branch linux-3.16.y

cfg80211: implement cfg80211_get_station cfg80211 API

2014-05-21T07:15:17+00:00

Implement and export the new cfg80211_get_station() API. This utility can be used by other kernel modules to obtain detailed information about a given wireless station. It will be in particular useful to batman-adv which will implement a wireless rate based metric. Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: Dynamic channel bandwidth changes in AP mode

2014-04-28T16:09:59+00:00

This extends NL80211_CMD_SET_CHANNEL to allow dynamic channel bandwidth changes in AP mode (including P2P GO) during a lifetime of the BSS. This can be used to implement, e.g., HT 20/40 MHz co-existence rules on the 2.4 GHz band. Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: Pass TDLS peer capability information in tdls_mgmt

2014-02-20T10:55:25+00:00

While framing the TDLS Setup Confirmation frame, the driver needs to know if the TDLS peer is VHT/HT/WMM capable and thus shall construct the VHT/HT operation / WMM parameter elements accordingly. Supplicant determines if the TDLS peer is VHT/HT/WMM capable based on the presence of the respective IEs in the received TDLS Setup Response frame. The host driver should not need to parse the received TDLS Response frame and thus, should be able to rely on the supplicant to indicate the capability of the peer through additional flags while transmitting the TDLS Setup Confirmation frame through tdls_mgmt operations. Signed-off-by: Sunil Dutt Undekari Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: Add support for QoS mapping

2013-12-19T15:29:22+00:00

This allows QoS mapping from external networks to be implemented as defined in IEEE Std 802.11-2012, 10.24.9. APs can use this to advertise DSCP ranges and exceptions for mapping frames to a specific UP over Wi-Fi. The payload of the QoS Map Set element (IEEE Std 802.11-2012, 8.4.2.97) is sent to the driver through the new NL80211_ATTR_QOS_MAP attribute to configure the local behavior either on the AP (based on local configuration) or on a station (based on information received from the AP). Signed-off-by: Kyeyoon Park Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: aggregate mgmt_tx parameters into a struct

2013-12-02T10:51:52+00:00

Change cfg80211 and mac80211 to use cfg80211_mgmt_tx_params struct to aggregate parameters for mgmt_tx functions. This makes the functions' signatures less clumsy and allows less painful parameters extension. Signed-off-by: Andrei Otcheretianski [fix all other drivers] Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: add wdev to testmode cmd

2013-08-12T12:11:37+00:00

To allow drivers to implement per-interface testmode operations more easily, pass a wdev pointer if any identification for one was given from userspace. Clean up the code a bit while at it. Signed-off-by: David Spinadel Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

nl80211/cfg80211: add channel switch command

2013-08-01T16:30:28+00:00

To allow channel switch announcements within beacons, add the channel switch command to nl80211/cfg80211. This is implementation is intended for AP and (later) IBSS mode. Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich Signed-off-by: Mathias Kretschmer Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: introduce critical protocol indication from user-space

2013-04-22T13:48:00+00:00

Some protocols need a more reliable connection to complete successful in reasonable time. This patch adds a user-space API to indicate the wireless driver that a critical protocol is about to commence and when it is done, using nl80211 primitives NL80211_CMD_CRIT_PROTOCOL_START and NL80211_CRIT_PROTOCOL_STOP. There can be only on critical protocol session started per registered cfg80211 device. The driver can support this by implementing the cfg80211 callbacks .crit_proto_start() and .crit_proto_stop(). Examples of protocols that can benefit from this are DHCP, EAPOL, APIPA. Exactly how the link can/should be made more reliable is up to the driver. Things to consider are avoid scanning, no multi-channel operations, and alter coexistence schemes. Reviewed-by: Pieter-Paul Giesberts Reviewed-by: Franky (Zhenhui) Lin Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211/mac80211: disconnect on suspend

2013-03-06T15:35:55+00:00

If possible that after suspend, cfg80211 will receive request to disconnect what require action on interface that was removed during suspend. Problem can manifest itself by various warnings similar to below one: WARNING: at net/mac80211/driver-ops.h:12 ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify+0x2f9/0x300 [mac80211]() wlan0: Failed check-sdata-in-driver check, flags: 0x4 Call Trace: [] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x33/0x40 [] ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify+0x2f9/0x300 [mac80211] [] ieee80211_recalc_ps_vif+0x2a/0x30 [mac80211] [] ieee80211_set_disassoc+0xf6/0x500 [mac80211] [] ieee80211_mgd_deauth+0x1f1/0x280 [mac80211] [] ieee80211_deauth+0x16/0x20 [mac80211] [] cfg80211_mlme_down+0x70/0xc0 [cfg80211] [] __cfg80211_disconnect+0x1b1/0x1d0 [cfg80211] To fix the problem disconnect from any associated network before suspend. User space is responsible to establish connection again after resume. This basically need to be done by user space anyway, because associated stations can go away during suspend (for example NetworkManager disconnects on suspend and connect on resume by default). Patch also handle situation when driver refuse to suspend with wowlan configured and try to suspend again without it. Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: Extend support for IEEE 802.11r Fast BSS Transition

2013-03-06T15:35:51+00:00

Add NL80211_CMD_UPDATE_FT_IES to support update of FT IEs to the WLAN driver and NL80211_CMD_FT_EVENT to send FT events from the WLAN driver. This will carry the target AP's MAC address along with the relevant Information Elements. This event is used to report received FT IEs (MDIE, FTIE, RSN IE, TIE, RICIE). These changes allow FT to be supported with drivers that use an internal SME instead of user space option (like FT implementation in wpa_supplicant with mac80211-based drivers). Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg