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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2016-12-12 21:58:13 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2016-12-12 21:58:13 -0800 |
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Merge tag 'docs-4.10' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
Pull documentation update from Jonathan Corbet:
"These are the documentation changes for 4.10.
It's another busy cycle for the docs tree, as the sphinx conversion
continues. Highlights include:
- Further work on PDF output, which remains a bit of a pain but
should be more solid now.
- Five more DocBook template files converted to Sphinx. Only 27 to
go... Lots of plain-text files have also been converted and
integrated.
- Images in binary formats have been replaced with more
source-friendly versions.
- Various bits of organizational work, including the renaming of
various files discussed at the kernel summit.
- New documentation for the device_link mechanism.
... and, of course, lots of typo fixes and small updates"
* tag 'docs-4.10' of git://git.lwn.net/linux: (193 commits)
dma-buf: Extract dma-buf.rst
Update Documentation/00-INDEX
docs: 00-INDEX: document directories/files with no docs
docs: 00-INDEX: remove non-existing entries
docs: 00-INDEX: add missing entries for documentation files/dirs
docs: 00-INDEX: consolidate process/ and admin-guide/ description
scripts: add a script to check if Documentation/00-INDEX is sane
Docs: change sh -> awk in REPORTING-BUGS
Documentation/core-api/device_link: Add initial documentation
core-api: remove an unexpected unident
ppc/idle: Add documentation for powersave=off
Doc: Correct typo, "Introdution" => "Introduction"
Documentation/atomic_ops.txt: convert to ReST markup
Documentation/local_ops.txt: convert to ReST markup
Documentation/assoc_array.txt: convert to ReST markup
docs-rst: parse-headers.pl: cleanup the documentation
docs-rst: fix media cleandocs target
docs-rst: media/Makefile: reorganize the rules
docs-rst: media: build SVG from graphviz files
docs-rst: replace bayer.png by a SVG image
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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/80211/mac80211.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/80211/mac80211.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..85a8335e80b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/80211/mac80211.rst @@ -0,0 +1,216 @@ +=========================== +mac80211 subsystem (basics) +=========================== + +You should read and understand the information contained within this +part of the book while implementing a mac80211 driver. In some chapters, +advanced usage is noted, those may be skipped if this isn't needed. + +This part of the book only covers station and monitor mode +functionality, additional information required to implement the other +modes is covered in the second part of the book. + +Basic hardware handling +======================= + +TBD + +This chapter shall contain information on getting a hw struct allocated +and registered with mac80211. + +Since it is required to allocate rates/modes before registering a hw +struct, this chapter shall also contain information on setting up the +rate/mode structs. + +Additionally, some discussion about the callbacks and the general +programming model should be in here, including the definition of +ieee80211_ops which will be referred to a lot. + +Finally, a discussion of hardware capabilities should be done with +references to other parts of the book. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_hw + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_hw_flags + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: SET_IEEE80211_DEV + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_ops + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_alloc_hw + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_register_hw + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_unregister_hw + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_free_hw + +PHY configuration +================= + +TBD + +This chapter should describe PHY handling including start/stop callbacks +and the various structures used. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_conf + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_conf_flags + +Virtual interfaces +================== + +TBD + +This chapter should describe virtual interface basics that are relevant +to the driver (VLANs, MGMT etc are not.) It should explain the use of +the add_iface/remove_iface callbacks as well as the interface +configuration callbacks. + +Things related to AP mode should be discussed there. + +Things related to supporting multiple interfaces should be in the +appropriate chapter, a BIG FAT note should be here about this though and +the recommendation to allow only a single interface in STA mode at +first! + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_vif + +Receive and transmit processing +=============================== + +what should be here +------------------- + +TBD + +This should describe the receive and transmit paths in mac80211/the +drivers as well as transmit status handling. + +Frame format +------------ + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :doc: Frame format + +Packet alignment +---------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/rx.c + :doc: Packet alignment + +Calling into mac80211 from interrupts +------------------------------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :doc: Calling mac80211 from interrupts + +functions/definitions +--------------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_rx_status + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: mac80211_rx_flags + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: mac80211_tx_info_flags + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: mac80211_tx_control_flags + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: mac80211_rate_control_flags + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_tx_rate + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_tx_info + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_rx + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_rx_ni + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_rx_irqsafe + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_tx_status + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_tx_status_ni + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_rts_get + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_rts_duration + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_ctstoself_get + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_ctstoself_duration + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_generic_frame_duration + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_wake_queue + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_stop_queue + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_wake_queues + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_stop_queues + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_queue_stopped + +Frame filtering +=============== + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :doc: Frame filtering + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_filter_flags + +The mac80211 workqueue +====================== + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :doc: mac80211 workqueue + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_queue_work + +.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h + :functions: ieee80211_queue_delayed_work |