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-rw-r--r--include/net/mac80211.h15
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/driver-ops.h14
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/mlme.c8
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/trace.h7
4 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 3f1b58cf9c8c..e3fa90ce9ecb 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -2244,6 +2244,18 @@ enum ieee80211_rate_control_changed {
* @get_rssi: Get current signal strength in dBm, the function is optional
* and can sleep.
*
+ * @mgd_prepare_tx: Prepare for transmitting a management frame for association
+ * before associated. In multi-channel scenarios, a virtual interface is
+ * bound to a channel before it is associated, but as it isn't associated
+ * yet it need not necessarily be given airtime, in particular since any
+ * transmission to a P2P GO needs to be synchronized against the GO's
+ * powersave state. mac80211 will call this function before transmitting a
+ * management frame prior to having successfully associated to allow the
+ * driver to give it channel time for the transmission, to get a response
+ * and to be able to synchronize with the GO.
+ * The callback will be called before each transmission and upon return
+ * mac80211 will transmit the frame right away.
+ * The callback is optional and can (should!) sleep.
*/
struct ieee80211_ops {
void (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
@@ -2383,6 +2395,9 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
u32 sset, u8 *data);
int (*get_rssi)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
struct ieee80211_sta *sta, s8 *rssi_dbm);
+
+ void (*mgd_prepare_tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
};
/**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
index 5042151a3325..df9203199102 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
@@ -852,4 +852,18 @@ static inline int drv_get_rssi(struct ieee80211_local *local,
return ret;
}
+
+static inline void drv_mgd_prepare_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+ struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+ might_sleep();
+
+ check_sdata_in_driver(sdata);
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
+
+ trace_drv_mgd_prepare_tx(local, sdata);
+ if (local->ops->mgd_prepare_tx)
+ local->ops->mgd_prepare_tx(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
+ trace_drv_return_void(local);
+}
#endif /* __MAC80211_DRIVER_OPS */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index e9c0d1b68fc8..d563f7c55531 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -541,6 +541,8 @@ static void ieee80211_send_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
memcpy(pos, assoc_data->ie + offset, noffset - offset);
}
+ drv_mgd_prepare_tx(local, sdata);
+
IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT;
ieee80211_tx_skb(sdata, skb);
}
@@ -580,6 +582,9 @@ static void ieee80211_send_deauth_disassoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
if (!(ifmgd->flags & IEEE80211_STA_MFP_ENABLED))
IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->flags |=
IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT;
+
+ drv_mgd_prepare_tx(local, sdata);
+
ieee80211_tx_skb(sdata, skb);
}
}
@@ -1756,6 +1761,7 @@ static void ieee80211_auth_challenge(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
if (!elems.challenge)
return;
auth_data->expected_transaction = 4;
+ drv_mgd_prepare_tx(sdata->local, sdata);
ieee80211_send_auth(sdata, 3, auth_data->algorithm,
elems.challenge - 2, elems.challenge_len + 2,
auth_data->bss->bssid, auth_data->bss->bssid,
@@ -2641,6 +2647,8 @@ static int ieee80211_probe_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
return -ETIMEDOUT;
}
+ drv_mgd_prepare_tx(local, sdata);
+
if (auth_data->bss->proberesp_ies) {
sdata_info(sdata, "send auth to %pM (try %d/%d)\n",
auth_data->bss->bssid, auth_data->tries,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/trace.h b/net/mac80211/trace.h
index 2e60f4acd027..e1e9d10ec2e7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/trace.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/trace.h
@@ -1244,6 +1244,13 @@ TRACE_EVENT(drv_get_rssi,
)
);
+DEFINE_EVENT(local_sdata_evt, drv_mgd_prepare_tx,
+ TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+ struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata),
+
+ TP_ARGS(local, sdata)
+);
+
/*
* Tracing for API calls that drivers call.
*/