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diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 3b83a80e3fe0..38dc1cd10270 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include <linux/wireless.h>
#include <linux/device.h>
#include <linux/ieee80211.h>
-#include <net/wireless.h>
#include <net/cfg80211.h>
/**
@@ -150,6 +149,13 @@ struct ieee80211_low_level_stats {
* @BSS_CHANGED_ERP_SLOT: slot timing changed
* @BSS_CHANGED_HT: 802.11n parameters changed
* @BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES: Basic rateset changed
+ * @BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT: Beacon interval changed
+ * @BSS_CHANGED_BSSID: BSSID changed, for whatever
+ * reason (IBSS and managed mode)
+ * @BSS_CHANGED_BEACON: Beacon data changed, retrieve
+ * new beacon (beaconing modes)
+ * @BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED: Beaconing should be
+ * enabled/disabled (beaconing modes)
*/
enum ieee80211_bss_change {
BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC = 1<<0,
@@ -158,6 +164,10 @@ enum ieee80211_bss_change {
BSS_CHANGED_ERP_SLOT = 1<<3,
BSS_CHANGED_HT = 1<<4,
BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES = 1<<5,
+ BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT = 1<<6,
+ BSS_CHANGED_BSSID = 1<<7,
+ BSS_CHANGED_BEACON = 1<<8,
+ BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED = 1<<9,
};
/**
@@ -191,8 +201,11 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_ht_conf {
* @basic_rates: bitmap of basic rates, each bit stands for an
* index into the rate table configured by the driver in
* the current band.
+ * @bssid: The BSSID for this BSS
+ * @enable_beacon: whether beaconing should be enabled or not
*/
struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
+ const u8 *bssid;
/* association related data */
bool assoc;
u16 aid;
@@ -200,6 +213,7 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
bool use_cts_prot;
bool use_short_preamble;
bool use_short_slot;
+ bool enable_beacon;
u8 dtim_period;
u16 beacon_int;
u16 assoc_capability;
@@ -518,11 +532,17 @@ struct ieee80211_rx_status {
* Flags to define PHY configuration options
*
* @IEEE80211_CONF_RADIOTAP: add radiotap header at receive time (if supported)
- * @IEEE80211_CONF_PS: Enable 802.11 power save mode
+ * @IEEE80211_CONF_PS: Enable 802.11 power save mode (managed mode only)
+ * @IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE: The device is running, but idle; if the flag is set
+ * the driver should be prepared to handle configuration requests but
+ * may turn the device off as much as possible. Typically, this flag will
+ * be set when an interface is set UP but not associated or scanning, but
+ * it can also be unset in that case when monitor interfaces are active.
*/
enum ieee80211_conf_flags {
IEEE80211_CONF_RADIOTAP = (1<<0),
IEEE80211_CONF_PS = (1<<1),
+ IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE = (1<<2),
};
@@ -530,40 +550,60 @@ enum ieee80211_conf_flags {
* enum ieee80211_conf_changed - denotes which configuration changed
*
* @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RADIO_ENABLED: the value of radio_enabled changed
- * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL: the beacon interval changed
+ * @_IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL: DEPRECATED
* @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_LISTEN_INTERVAL: the listen interval changed
* @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RADIOTAP: the radiotap flag changed
- * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS: the PS flag changed
- * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_DYNPS_TIMEOUT: the dynamic PS timeout changed
+ * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS: the PS flag or dynamic PS timeout changed
* @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_POWER: the TX power changed
* @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL: the channel/channel_type changed
* @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS: retry limits changed
+ * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_IDLE: Idle flag changed
*/
enum ieee80211_conf_changed {
IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RADIO_ENABLED = BIT(0),
- IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL = BIT(1),
+ _IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL = BIT(1),
IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_LISTEN_INTERVAL = BIT(2),
IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RADIOTAP = BIT(3),
IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS = BIT(4),
- IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_DYNPS_TIMEOUT = BIT(5),
- IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_POWER = BIT(6),
- IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL = BIT(7),
- IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS = BIT(8),
+ IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_POWER = BIT(5),
+ IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL = BIT(6),
+ IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS = BIT(7),
+ IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_IDLE = BIT(8),
};
+static inline __deprecated enum ieee80211_conf_changed
+__IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL(void)
+{
+ return _IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL;
+}
+#define IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL \
+ __IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL()
+
/**
* struct ieee80211_conf - configuration of the device
*
* This struct indicates how the driver shall configure the hardware.
*
+ * @flags: configuration flags defined above
+ *
* @radio_enabled: when zero, driver is required to switch off the radio.
* @beacon_int: beacon interval (TODO make interface config)
+ *
* @listen_interval: listen interval in units of beacon interval
- * @flags: configuration flags defined above
+ * @max_sleep_period: the maximum number of beacon intervals to sleep for
+ * before checking the beacon for a TIM bit (managed mode only); this
+ * value will be only achievable between DTIM frames, the hardware
+ * needs to check for the multicast traffic bit in DTIM beacons.
+ * This variable is valid only when the CONF_PS flag is set.
+ * @dynamic_ps_timeout: The dynamic powersave timeout (in ms), see the
+ * powersave documentation below. This variable is valid only when
+ * the CONF_PS flag is set.
+ *
* @power_level: requested transmit power (in dBm)
- * @dynamic_ps_timeout: dynamic powersave timeout (in ms)
+ *
* @channel: the channel to tune to
* @channel_type: the channel (HT) type
+ *
* @long_frame_max_tx_count: Maximum number of transmissions for a "long" frame
* (a frame not RTS protected), called "dot11LongRetryLimit" in 802.11,
* but actually means the number of transmissions not the number of retries
@@ -575,6 +615,7 @@ struct ieee80211_conf {
int beacon_int;
u32 flags;
int power_level, dynamic_ps_timeout;
+ int max_sleep_period;
u16 listen_interval;
bool radio_enabled;
@@ -640,37 +681,6 @@ struct ieee80211_if_init_conf {
};
/**
- * enum ieee80211_if_conf_change - interface config change flags
- *
- * @IEEE80211_IFCC_BSSID: The BSSID changed.
- * @IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON: The beacon for this interface changed
- * (currently AP and MESH only), use ieee80211_beacon_get().
- * @IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON_ENABLED: The enable_beacon value changed.
- */
-enum ieee80211_if_conf_change {
- IEEE80211_IFCC_BSSID = BIT(0),
- IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON = BIT(1),
- IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON_ENABLED = BIT(2),
-};
-
-/**
- * struct ieee80211_if_conf - configuration of an interface
- *
- * @changed: parameters that have changed, see &enum ieee80211_if_conf_change.
- * @bssid: BSSID of the network we are associated to/creating.
- * @enable_beacon: Indicates whether beacons can be sent.
- * This is valid only for AP/IBSS/MESH modes.
- *
- * This structure is passed to the config_interface() callback of
- * &struct ieee80211_hw.
- */
-struct ieee80211_if_conf {
- u32 changed;
- const u8 *bssid;
- bool enable_beacon;
-};
-
-/**
* enum ieee80211_key_alg - key algorithm
* @ALG_WEP: WEP40 or WEP104
* @ALG_TKIP: TKIP
@@ -1109,11 +1119,9 @@ ieee80211_get_alt_retry_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
* need software support for parsing the TIM bitmap. This is also supported
* by mac80211 by combining the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS and
* %IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK flags. The hardware is of course still
- * required to pass up beacons. Additionally, in this case, mac80211 will
- * wake up the hardware when multicast traffic is announced in the beacon.
- *
- * FIXME: I don't think we can be fast enough in software when we want to
- * receive multicast traffic?
+ * required to pass up beacons. The hardware is still required to handle
+ * waking up for multicast traffic; if it cannot the driver must handle that
+ * as best as it can, mac80211 is too slow.
*
* Dynamic powersave mode is an extension to normal powersave mode in which
* the hardware stays awake for a user-specified period of time after sending
@@ -1134,11 +1142,53 @@ ieee80211_get_alt_retry_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
* way the host will only receive beacons where some relevant information
* (for example ERP protection or WMM settings) have changed.
*
- * Beacon filter support is informed with %IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER flag.
- * The driver needs to enable beacon filter support whenever power save is
- * enabled, that is %IEEE80211_CONF_PS is set. When power save is enabled,
- * the stack will not check for beacon miss at all and the driver needs to
- * notify about complete loss of beacons with ieee80211_beacon_loss().
+ * Beacon filter support is advertised with the %IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER
+ * hardware capability. The driver needs to enable beacon filter support
+ * whenever power save is enabled, that is %IEEE80211_CONF_PS is set. When
+ * power save is enabled, the stack will not check for beacon loss and the
+ * driver needs to notify about loss of beacons with ieee80211_beacon_loss().
+ *
+ * The time (or number of beacons missed) until the firmware notifies the
+ * driver of a beacon loss event (which in turn causes the driver to call
+ * ieee80211_beacon_loss()) should be configurable and will be controlled
+ * by mac80211 and the roaming algorithm in the future.
+ *
+ * Since there may be constantly changing information elements that nothing
+ * in the software stack cares about, we will, in the future, have mac80211
+ * tell the driver which information elements are interesting in the sense
+ * that we want to see changes in them. This will include
+ * - a list of information element IDs
+ * - a list of OUIs for the vendor information element
+ *
+ * Ideally, the hardware would filter out any beacons without changes in the
+ * requested elements, but if it cannot support that it may, at the expense
+ * of some efficiency, filter out only a subset. For example, if the device
+ * doesn't support checking for OUIs it should pass up all changes in all
+ * vendor information elements.
+ *
+ * Note that change, for the sake of simplification, also includes information
+ * elements appearing or disappearing from the beacon.
+ *
+ * Some hardware supports an "ignore list" instead, just make sure nothing
+ * that was requested is on the ignore list, and include commonly changing
+ * information element IDs in the ignore list, for example 11 (BSS load) and
+ * the various vendor-assigned IEs with unknown contents (128, 129, 133-136,
+ * 149, 150, 155, 156, 173, 176, 178, 179, 219); for forward compatibility
+ * it could also include some currently unused IDs.
+ *
+ *
+ * In addition to these capabilities, hardware should support notifying the
+ * host of changes in the beacon RSSI. This is relevant to implement roaming
+ * when no traffic is flowing (when traffic is flowing we see the RSSI of
+ * the received data packets). This can consist in notifying the host when
+ * the RSSI changes significantly or when it drops below or rises above
+ * configurable thresholds. In the future these thresholds will also be
+ * configured by mac80211 (which gets them from userspace) to implement
+ * them as the roaming algorithm requires.
+ *
+ * If the hardware cannot implement this, the driver should ask it to
+ * periodically pass beacon frames to the host so that software can do the
+ * signal strength threshold checking.
*/
/**
@@ -1298,10 +1348,6 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
* This function should never fail but returns a negative error code
* if it does.
*
- * @config_interface: Handler for configuration requests related to interfaces
- * (e.g. BSSID changes.)
- * Returns a negative error code which will be seen in userspace.
- *
* @bss_info_changed: Handler for configuration requests related to BSS
* parameters that may vary during BSS's lifespan, and may affect low
* level driver (e.g. assoc/disassoc status, erp parameters).
@@ -1330,11 +1376,14 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
* the scan state machine in stack. The scan must honour the channel
* configuration done by the regulatory agent in the wiphy's
* registered bands. The hardware (or the driver) needs to make sure
- * that power save is disabled. When the scan finishes,
- * ieee80211_scan_completed() must be called; note that it also must
- * be called when the scan cannot finish because the hardware is
- * turned off! Anything else is a bug! Returns a negative error code
- * which will be seen in userspace.
+ * that power save is disabled.
+ * The @req ie/ie_len members are rewritten by mac80211 to contain the
+ * entire IEs after the SSID, so that drivers need not look at these
+ * at all but just send them after the SSID -- mac80211 includes the
+ * (extended) supported rates and HT information (where applicable).
+ * When the scan finishes, ieee80211_scan_completed() must be called;
+ * note that it also must be called when the scan cannot finish due to
+ * any error unless this callback returned a negative error code.
*
* @sw_scan_start: Notifier function that is called just before a software scan
* is started. Can be NULL, if the driver doesn't need this notification.
@@ -1400,9 +1449,6 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
void (*remove_interface)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_if_init_conf *conf);
int (*config)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed);
- int (*config_interface)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
- struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
- struct ieee80211_if_conf *conf);
void (*bss_info_changed)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
struct ieee80211_bss_conf *info,
@@ -1572,6 +1618,20 @@ void ieee80211_unregister_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
*/
void ieee80211_free_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
+/**
+ * ieee80211_restart_hw - restart hardware completely
+ *
+ * Call this function when the hardware was restarted for some reason
+ * (hardware error, ...) and the driver is unable to restore its state
+ * by itself. mac80211 assumes that at this point the driver/hardware
+ * is completely uninitialised and stopped, it starts the process by
+ * calling the ->start() operation. The driver will need to reset all
+ * internal state that it has prior to calling this function.
+ *
+ * @hw: the hardware to restart
+ */
+void ieee80211_restart_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
+
/* trick to avoid symbol clashes with the ieee80211 subsystem */
void __ieee80211_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ieee80211_rx_status *status);