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authorDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2010-01-19 11:43:42 -0800
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2010-01-19 11:43:42 -0800
commit6373464288cab09bc641be301d8d30fc9f64ba71 (patch)
treec1bc92dc630aa15da2e12bc0d09c92169817a702 /include/net
parent6d955180b2f9ccff444df06265160868cabb289a (diff)
parent730dd70549e0ec755dd55615ba5cfc38a482a947 (diff)
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Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6
Conflicts: drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
Diffstat (limited to 'include/net')
-rw-r--r--include/net/cfg80211.h31
-rw-r--r--include/net/mac80211.h151
2 files changed, 142 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index add79930f47d..2af52704e670 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
* @IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ: around 5GHz band (4.9-5.7)
*/
enum ieee80211_band {
- IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ,
- IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ,
+ IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ = NL80211_BAND_2GHZ,
+ IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ = NL80211_BAND_5GHZ,
/* keep last */
IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS
@@ -626,8 +626,14 @@ enum cfg80211_signal_type {
* @beacon_interval: the beacon interval as from the frame
* @capability: the capability field in host byte order
* @information_elements: the information elements (Note that there
- * is no guarantee that these are well-formed!)
+ * is no guarantee that these are well-formed!); this is a pointer to
+ * either the beacon_ies or proberesp_ies depending on whether Probe
+ * Response frame has been received
* @len_information_elements: total length of the information elements
+ * @beacon_ies: the information elements from the last Beacon frame
+ * @len_beacon_ies: total length of the beacon_ies
+ * @proberesp_ies: the information elements from the last Probe Response frame
+ * @len_proberesp_ies: total length of the proberesp_ies
* @signal: signal strength value (type depends on the wiphy's signal_type)
* @free_priv: function pointer to free private data
* @priv: private area for driver use, has at least wiphy->bss_priv_size bytes
@@ -641,6 +647,10 @@ struct cfg80211_bss {
u16 capability;
u8 *information_elements;
size_t len_information_elements;
+ u8 *beacon_ies;
+ size_t len_beacon_ies;
+ u8 *proberesp_ies;
+ size_t len_proberesp_ies;
s32 signal;
@@ -837,6 +847,7 @@ enum wiphy_params_flags {
WIPHY_PARAM_RETRY_LONG = 1 << 1,
WIPHY_PARAM_FRAG_THRESHOLD = 1 << 2,
WIPHY_PARAM_RTS_THRESHOLD = 1 << 3,
+ WIPHY_PARAM_COVERAGE_CLASS = 1 << 4,
};
/**
@@ -856,20 +867,11 @@ enum tx_power_setting {
* cfg80211_bitrate_mask - masks for bitrate control
*/
struct cfg80211_bitrate_mask {
-/*
- * As discussed in Berlin, this struct really
- * should look like this:
-
struct {
u32 legacy;
- u8 mcs[IEEE80211_HT_MCS_MASK_LEN];
+ /* TODO: add support for masking MCS rates; e.g.: */
+ /* u8 mcs[IEEE80211_HT_MCS_MASK_LEN]; */
} control[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
-
- * Since we can always fix in-kernel users, let's keep
- * it simpler for now:
- */
- u32 fixed; /* fixed bitrate, 0 == not fixed */
- u32 maxrate; /* in kbps, 0 == no limit */
};
/**
* struct cfg80211_pmksa - PMK Security Association
@@ -1236,6 +1238,7 @@ struct wiphy {
u8 retry_long;
u32 frag_threshold;
u32 rts_threshold;
+ u8 coverage_class;
char fw_version[ETHTOOL_BUSINFO_LEN];
u32 hw_version;
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index f073a2a50574..c90047de4428 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -107,12 +107,14 @@ enum ieee80211_max_queues {
* 2^n-1 in the range 1..32767]
* @cw_max: maximum contention window [like @cw_min]
* @txop: maximum burst time in units of 32 usecs, 0 meaning disabled
+ * @uapsd: is U-APSD mode enabled for the queue
*/
struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params {
u16 txop;
u16 cw_min;
u16 cw_max;
u8 aifs;
+ bool uapsd;
};
/**
@@ -255,9 +257,6 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
* @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE: internal to mac80211, can be
* set by rate control algorithms to indicate probe rate, will
* be cleared for fragmented frames (except on the last fragment)
- * @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RCALGO: mac80211 internal flag, do not test or
- * set this flag in the driver; indicates that the rate control
- * algorithm was used and should be notified of TX status
* @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING: completely internal to mac80211,
* used to indicate that a pending frame requires TX processing before
* it can be sent out.
@@ -287,7 +286,6 @@ enum mac80211_tx_control_flags {
IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU = BIT(10),
IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU_NO_BACK = BIT(11),
IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE = BIT(12),
- IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RCALGO = BIT(13),
IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING = BIT(14),
IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRIED = BIT(15),
IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT = BIT(16),
@@ -571,7 +569,13 @@ struct ieee80211_rx_status {
* @IEEE80211_CONF_MONITOR: there's a monitor interface present -- use this
* to determine for example whether to calculate timestamps for packets
* or not, do not use instead of filter flags!
- * @IEEE80211_CONF_PS: Enable 802.11 power save mode (managed mode only)
+ * @IEEE80211_CONF_PS: Enable 802.11 power save mode (managed mode only).
+ * This is the power save mode defined by IEEE 802.11-2007 section 11.2,
+ * meaning that the hardware still wakes up for beacons, is able to
+ * transmit frames and receive the possible acknowledgment frames.
+ * Not to be confused with hardware specific wakeup/sleep states,
+ * driver is responsible for that. See the section "Powersave support"
+ * for more.
* @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
@@ -611,7 +615,11 @@ enum ieee80211_conf_changed {
/**
* enum ieee80211_smps_mode - spatial multiplexing power save mode
*
- * @
+ * @IEEE80211_SMPS_AUTOMATIC: automatic
+ * @IEEE80211_SMPS_OFF: off
+ * @IEEE80211_SMPS_STATIC: static
+ * @IEEE80211_SMPS_DYNAMIC: dynamic
+ * @IEEE80211_SMPS_NUM_MODES: internal, don't use
*/
enum ieee80211_smps_mode {
IEEE80211_SMPS_AUTOMATIC,
@@ -933,6 +941,11 @@ enum ieee80211_tkip_key_type {
* Hardware supports dynamic spatial multiplexing powersave,
* ie. can turn off all but one chain and then wake the rest
* up as required after, for example, rts/cts handshake.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_UAPSD:
+ * Hardware supports Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery
+ * (U-APSD) in managed mode. The mode is configured with
+ * conf_tx() operation.
*/
enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
IEEE80211_HW_HAS_RATE_CONTROL = 1<<0,
@@ -952,6 +965,7 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER = 1<<14,
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_STATIC_SMPS = 1<<15,
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_SMPS = 1<<16,
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_UAPSD = 1<<17,
};
/**
@@ -1130,18 +1144,24 @@ ieee80211_get_alt_retry_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
*
* mac80211 has support for various powersave implementations.
*
- * First, it can support hardware that handles all powersaving by
- * itself, such hardware should simply set the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS
- * hardware flag. In that case, it will be told about the desired
- * powersave mode depending on the association status, and the driver
- * must take care of sending nullfunc frames when necessary, i.e. when
- * entering and leaving powersave mode. The driver is required to look at
- * the AID in beacons and signal to the AP that it woke up when it finds
- * traffic directed to it. This mode supports dynamic PS by simply
- * enabling/disabling PS.
- *
- * Additionally, such hardware may set the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS
- * flag to indicate that it can support dynamic PS mode itself (see below).
+ * First, it can support hardware that handles all powersaving by itself,
+ * such hardware should simply set the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS hardware
+ * flag. In that case, it will be told about the desired powersave mode
+ * with the %IEEE80211_CONF_PS flag depending on the association status.
+ * The hardware must take care of sending nullfunc frames when necessary,
+ * i.e. when entering and leaving powersave mode. The hardware is required
+ * to look at the AID in beacons and signal to the AP that it woke up when
+ * it finds traffic directed to it.
+ *
+ * %IEEE80211_CONF_PS flag enabled means that the powersave mode defined in
+ * IEEE 802.11-2007 section 11.2 is enabled. This is not to be confused
+ * with hardware wakeup and sleep states. Driver is responsible for waking
+ * up the hardware before issueing commands to the hardware and putting it
+ * back to sleep at approriate times.
+ *
+ * When PS is enabled, hardware needs to wakeup for beacons and receive the
+ * buffered multicast/broadcast frames after the beacon. Also it must be
+ * possible to send frames and receive the acknowledment frame.
*
* Other hardware designs cannot send nullfunc frames by themselves and also
* need software support for parsing the TIM bitmap. This is also supported
@@ -1149,14 +1169,35 @@ ieee80211_get_alt_retry_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
* %IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK flags. The hardware is of course still
* 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
- * a frame so that reply frames need not be buffered and therefore delayed
- * to the next wakeup. This can either be supported by hardware, in which case
- * the driver needs to look at the @dynamic_ps_timeout hardware configuration
- * value, or by the stack if all nullfunc handling is in the stack.
+ * as best as it can, mac80211 is too slow to do that.
+ *
+ * Dynamic powersave is an extension to normal powersave in which the
+ * hardware stays awake for a user-specified period of time after sending a
+ * frame so that reply frames need not be buffered and therefore delayed to
+ * the next wakeup. It's compromise of getting good enough latency when
+ * there's data traffic and still saving significantly power in idle
+ * periods.
+ *
+ * Dynamic powersave is supported by simply mac80211 enabling and disabling
+ * PS based on traffic. Driver needs to only set %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS
+ * flag and mac80211 will handle everything automatically. Additionally,
+ * hardware having support for the dynamic PS feature may set the
+ * %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS flag to indicate that it can support
+ * dynamic PS mode itself. The driver needs to look at the
+ * @dynamic_ps_timeout hardware configuration value and use it that value
+ * whenever %IEEE80211_CONF_PS is set. In this case mac80211 will disable
+ * dynamic PS feature in stack and will just keep %IEEE80211_CONF_PS
+ * enabled whenever user has enabled powersave.
+ *
+ * Driver informs U-APSD client support by enabling
+ * %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_UAPSD flag. The mode is configured through the
+ * uapsd paramater in conf_tx() operation. Hardware needs to send the QoS
+ * Nullfunc frames and stay awake until the service period has ended. To
+ * utilize U-APSD, dynamic powersave is disabled for voip AC and all frames
+ * from that AC are transmitted with powersave enabled.
+ *
+ * Note: U-APSD client mode is not yet supported with
+ * %IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK.
*/
/**
@@ -1533,6 +1574,10 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
* and need to call wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state() in the callback.
* The callback can sleep.
*
+ * @set_coverage_class: Set slot time for given coverage class as specified
+ * in IEEE 802.11-2007 section 17.3.8.6 and modify ACK timeout
+ * accordingly. This callback is not required and may sleep.
+ *
* @testmode_cmd: Implement a cfg80211 test mode command.
* The callback can sleep.
*
@@ -1592,6 +1637,7 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u16 tid, u16 *ssn);
void (*rfkill_poll)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
+ void (*set_coverage_class)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 coverage_class);
#ifdef CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE
int (*testmode_cmd)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, void *data, int len);
#endif
@@ -1874,6 +1920,53 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *ieee80211_beacon_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
}
/**
+ * ieee80211_pspoll_get - retrieve a PS Poll template
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ *
+ * Creates a PS Poll a template which can, for example, uploaded to
+ * hardware. The template must be updated after association so that correct
+ * AID, BSSID and MAC address is used.
+ *
+ * Note: Caller (or hardware) is responsible for setting the
+ * &IEEE80211_FCTL_PM bit.
+ */
+struct sk_buff *ieee80211_pspoll_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_nullfunc_get - retrieve a nullfunc template
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ *
+ * Creates a Nullfunc template which can, for example, uploaded to
+ * hardware. The template must be updated after association so that correct
+ * BSSID and address is used.
+ *
+ * Note: Caller (or hardware) is responsible for setting the
+ * &IEEE80211_FCTL_PM bit as well as Duration and Sequence Control fields.
+ */
+struct sk_buff *ieee80211_nullfunc_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_probereq_get - retrieve a Probe Request template
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ * @ssid: SSID buffer
+ * @ssid_len: length of SSID
+ * @ie: buffer containing all IEs except SSID for the template
+ * @ie_len: length of the IE buffer
+ *
+ * Creates a Probe Request template which can, for example, be uploaded to
+ * hardware.
+ */
+struct sk_buff *ieee80211_probereq_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+ const u8 *ssid, size_t ssid_len,
+ const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len);
+
+/**
* ieee80211_rts_get - RTS frame generation function
* @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
* @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
@@ -2292,8 +2385,12 @@ enum rate_control_changed {
* @short_preamble: whether mac80211 will request short-preamble transmission
* if the selected rate supports it
* @max_rate_idx: user-requested maximum rate (not MCS for now)
+ * (deprecated; this will be removed once drivers get updated to use
+ * rate_idx_mask)
+ * @rate_idx_mask: user-requested rate mask (not MCS for now)
* @skb: the skb that will be transmitted, the control information in it needs
* to be filled in
+ * @ap: whether this frame is sent out in AP mode
*/
struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control {
struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
@@ -2303,6 +2400,8 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control {
struct ieee80211_tx_rate reported_rate;
bool rts, short_preamble;
u8 max_rate_idx;
+ u32 rate_idx_mask;
+ bool ap;
};
struct rate_control_ops {