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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-01-14 13:25:30 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-01-14 13:25:30 -0800
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Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (47 commits) GRETH: resolve SMP issues and other problems GRETH: handle frame error interrupts GRETH: avoid writing bad speed/duplex when setting transfer mode GRETH: fixed skb buffer memory leak on frame errors GRETH: GBit transmit descriptor handling optimization GRETH: fix opening/closing GRETH: added raw AMBA vendor/device number to match against. cassini: Fix build bustage on x86. e1000e: consistent use of Rx/Tx vs. RX/TX/rx/tx in comments/logs e1000e: update Copyright for 2011 e1000: Avoid unhandled IRQ r8169: keep firmware in memory. netdev: tilepro: Use is_unicast_ether_addr helper etherdevice.h: Add is_unicast_ether_addr function ks8695net: Use default implementation of ethtool_ops::get_link ks8695net: Disable non-working ethtool operations USB CDC NCM: Don't deref NULL in cdc_ncm_rx_fixup() and don't use uninitialized variable. vxge: Remember to release firmware after upgrading firmware netdev: bfin_mac: Remove is_multicast_ether_addr use in netdev_for_each_mc_addr ipsec: update MAX_AH_AUTH_LEN to support sha512 ...
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diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 5b3fd5add7a4..62c0ce2d1dc8 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
* @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_LDPC: tells the driver to use LDPC for this frame
* @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_STBC: Enables Space-Time Block Coding (STBC) for this
* frame and selects the maximum number of streams that it can use.
+ * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_TX_OFFCHAN: Marks this packet to be transmitted on
+ * the off-channel channel when a remain-on-channel offload is done
+ * in hardware -- normal packets still flow and are expected to be
+ * handled properly by the device.
*
* Note: If you have to add new flags to the enumeration, then don't
* forget to update %IEEE80211_TX_TEMPORARY_FLAGS when necessary.
@@ -1753,6 +1757,16 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
* (also see nl80211.h @NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_ANTENNA_TX).
*
* @get_antenna: Get current antenna configuration from device (tx_ant, rx_ant).
+ *
+ * @remain_on_channel: Starts an off-channel period on the given channel, must
+ * call back to ieee80211_ready_on_channel() when on that channel. Note
+ * that normal channel traffic is not stopped as this is intended for hw
+ * offload. Frames to transmit on the off-channel channel are transmitted
+ * normally except for the %IEEE80211_TX_CTL_TX_OFFCHAN flag. When the
+ * duration (which will always be non-zero) expires, the driver must call
+ * ieee80211_remain_on_channel_expired(). This callback may sleep.
+ * @cancel_remain_on_channel: Requests that an ongoing off-channel period is
+ * aborted before it expires. This callback may sleep.
*/
struct ieee80211_ops {
int (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);