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diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 68b294e83944..c0ab6b0a3919 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@
*
*/
+/*
+ * This header file defines the userspace API to the wireless stack. Please
+ * be careful not to break things - i.e. don't move anything around or so
+ * unless you can demonstrate that it breaks neither API nor ABI.
+ *
+ * Additions to the API should be accompanied by actual implementations in
+ * an upstream driver, so that example implementations exist in case there
+ * are ever concerns about the precise semantics of the API or changes are
+ * needed, and to ensure that code for dead (no longer implemented) API
+ * can actually be identified and removed.
+ * Nonetheless, semantics should also be documented carefully in this file.
+ */
+
#include <linux/types.h>
#define NL80211_GENL_NAME "nl80211"
@@ -1684,6 +1697,10 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* If set during scheduled scan start then the new scan req will be
* owned by the netlink socket that created it and the scheduled scan will
* be stopped when the socket is closed.
+ * If set during configuration of regulatory indoor operation then the
+ * regulatory indoor configuration would be owned by the netlink socket
+ * that configured the indoor setting, and the indoor operation would be
+ * cleared when the socket is closed.
*
* @NL80211_ATTR_TDLS_INITIATOR: flag attribute indicating the current end is
* the TDLS link initiator.
@@ -1737,8 +1754,12 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* should be contained in the result as the sum of the respective counters
* over all channels.
*
- * @NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_DELAY: delay before a scheduled scan (or a
- * WoWLAN net-detect scan) is started, u32 in seconds.
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_DELAY: delay before the first cycle of a
+ * scheduled scan (or a WoWLAN net-detect scan) is started, u32
+ * in seconds.
+
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_REG_INDOOR: flag attribute, if set indicates that the device
+ * is operating in an indoor environment.
*
* @NUM_NL80211_ATTR: total number of nl80211_attrs available
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
@@ -2107,6 +2128,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_DELAY,
+ NL80211_ATTR_REG_INDOOR,
+
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -2597,16 +2620,17 @@ enum nl80211_band_attr {
* an indoor surroundings, i.e., it is connected to AC power (and not
* through portable DC inverters) or is under the control of a master
* that is acting as an AP and is connected to AC power.
- * @NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_GO_CONCURRENT: GO operation is allowed on this
+ * @NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_IR_CONCURRENT: IR operation is allowed on this
* channel if it's connected concurrently to a BSS on the same channel on
* the 2 GHz band or to a channel in the same UNII band (on the 5 GHz
- * band), and IEEE80211_CHAN_RADAR is not set. Instantiating a GO on a
- * channel that has the GO_CONCURRENT attribute set can be done when there
- * is a clear assessment that the device is operating under the guidance of
- * an authorized master, i.e., setting up a GO while the device is also
- * connected to an AP with DFS and radar detection on the UNII band (it is
- * up to user-space, i.e., wpa_supplicant to perform the required
- * verifications)
+ * band), and IEEE80211_CHAN_RADAR is not set. Instantiating a GO or TDLS
+ * off-channel on a channel that has the IR_CONCURRENT attribute set can be
+ * done when there is a clear assessment that the device is operating under
+ * the guidance of an authorized master, i.e., setting up a GO or TDLS
+ * off-channel while the device is also connected to an AP with DFS and
+ * radar detection on the UNII band (it is up to user-space, i.e.,
+ * wpa_supplicant to perform the required verifications). Using this
+ * attribute for IR is disallowed for master interfaces (IBSS, AP).
* @NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_20MHZ: 20 MHz operation is not allowed
* on this channel in current regulatory domain.
* @NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_10MHZ: 10 MHz operation is not allowed
@@ -2618,7 +2642,7 @@ enum nl80211_band_attr {
* See https://apps.fcc.gov/eas/comments/GetPublishedDocument.html?id=327&tn=528122
* for more information on the FCC description of the relaxations allowed
* by NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_INDOOR_ONLY and
- * NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_GO_CONCURRENT.
+ * NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_IR_CONCURRENT.
*/
enum nl80211_frequency_attr {
__NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_INVALID,
@@ -2636,7 +2660,7 @@ enum nl80211_frequency_attr {
NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_160MHZ,
NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_DFS_CAC_TIME,
NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_INDOOR_ONLY,
- NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_GO_CONCURRENT,
+ NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_IR_CONCURRENT,
NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_20MHZ,
NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_10MHZ,
@@ -2649,6 +2673,8 @@ enum nl80211_frequency_attr {
#define NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_PASSIVE_SCAN NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_IR
#define NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_IBSS NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_IR
#define NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_IR NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_IR
+#define NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_GO_CONCURRENT \
+ NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_IR_CONCURRENT
/**
* enum nl80211_bitrate_attr - bitrate attributes
@@ -2807,7 +2833,7 @@ enum nl80211_sched_scan_match_attr {
* @NL80211_RRF_AUTO_BW: maximum available bandwidth should be calculated
* base on contiguous rules and wider channels will be allowed to cross
* multiple contiguous/overlapping frequency ranges.
- * @NL80211_RRF_GO_CONCURRENT: See &NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_GO_CONCURRENT
+ * @NL80211_RRF_IR_CONCURRENT: See &NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_IR_CONCURRENT
* @NL80211_RRF_NO_HT40MINUS: channels can't be used in HT40- operation
* @NL80211_RRF_NO_HT40PLUS: channels can't be used in HT40+ operation
* @NL80211_RRF_NO_80MHZ: 80MHz operation not allowed
@@ -2824,7 +2850,7 @@ enum nl80211_reg_rule_flags {
NL80211_RRF_NO_IR = 1<<7,
__NL80211_RRF_NO_IBSS = 1<<8,
NL80211_RRF_AUTO_BW = 1<<11,
- NL80211_RRF_GO_CONCURRENT = 1<<12,
+ NL80211_RRF_IR_CONCURRENT = 1<<12,
NL80211_RRF_NO_HT40MINUS = 1<<13,
NL80211_RRF_NO_HT40PLUS = 1<<14,
NL80211_RRF_NO_80MHZ = 1<<15,
@@ -2836,6 +2862,7 @@ enum nl80211_reg_rule_flags {
#define NL80211_RRF_NO_IR NL80211_RRF_NO_IR
#define NL80211_RRF_NO_HT40 (NL80211_RRF_NO_HT40MINUS |\
NL80211_RRF_NO_HT40PLUS)
+#define NL80211_RRF_GO_CONCURRENT NL80211_RRF_IR_CONCURRENT
/* For backport compatibility with older userspace */
#define NL80211_RRF_NO_IR_ALL (NL80211_RRF_NO_IR | __NL80211_RRF_NO_IBSS)
@@ -3092,7 +3119,8 @@ enum nl80211_mesh_power_mode {
*
* @NL80211_MESHCONF_PLINK_TIMEOUT: If no tx activity is seen from a STA we've
* established peering with for longer than this time (in seconds), then
- * remove it from the STA's list of peers. Default is 30 minutes.
+ * remove it from the STA's list of peers. You may set this to 0 to disable
+ * the removal of the STA. Default is 30 minutes.
*
* @__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -3694,6 +3722,8 @@ struct nl80211_pattern_support {
* @NL80211_WOWLAN_TRIG_ANY: wake up on any activity, do not really put
* the chip into a special state -- works best with chips that have
* support for low-power operation already (flag)
+ * Note that this mode is incompatible with all of the others, if
+ * any others are even supported by the device.
* @NL80211_WOWLAN_TRIG_DISCONNECT: wake up on disconnect, the way disconnect
* is detected is implementation-specific (flag)
* @NL80211_WOWLAN_TRIG_MAGIC_PKT: wake up on magic packet (6x 0xff, followed
@@ -4327,11 +4357,13 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
/**
* enum nl80211_ext_feature_index - bit index of extended features.
+ * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_VHT_IBSS: This driver supports IBSS with VHT datarates.
*
* @NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: number of extended features.
* @MAX_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: highest extended feature index.
*/
enum nl80211_ext_feature_index {
+ NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_VHT_IBSS,
/* add new features before the definition below */
NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES,