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<subtitle>Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules</subtitle>
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<title>cfg80211: Add multiple scan plans for scheduled scan</title>
<updated>2015-10-13T08:35:26+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Avraham Stern</name>
<email>avraham.stern@intel.com</email>
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<published>2015-10-12T06:51:34+00:00</published>
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Add the option to configure multiple 'scan plans' for scheduled scan.
Each 'scan plan' defines the number of scan cycles and the interval
between scans. The scan plans are executed in the order they were
configured. The last scan plan will always run infinitely and thus
defines only the interval between scans.
The maximum number of scan plans supported by the device and the
maximum number of iterations in a single scan plan are advertised
to userspace so it can configure the scan plans appropriately.

When scheduled scan results are received there is no way to know which
scan plan is being currently executed, so there is no way to know when
the next scan iteration will start. This is not a problem, however.
The scan start timestamp is only used for flushing old scan results,
and there is no difference between flushing all results received until
the end of the previous iteration or the start of the current one,
since no results will be received in between.

Signed-off-by: Avraham Stern &lt;avraham.stern@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Luca Coelho &lt;luciano.coelho@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Add the option to configure multiple 'scan plans' for scheduled scan.
Each 'scan plan' defines the number of scan cycles and the interval
between scans. The scan plans are executed in the order they were
configured. The last scan plan will always run infinitely and thus
defines only the interval between scans.
The maximum number of scan plans supported by the device and the
maximum number of iterations in a single scan plan are advertised
to userspace so it can configure the scan plans appropriately.

When scheduled scan results are received there is no way to know which
scan plan is being currently executed, so there is no way to know when
the next scan iteration will start. This is not a problem, however.
The scan start timestamp is only used for flushing old scan results,
and there is no difference between flushing all results received until
the end of the previous iteration or the start of the current one,
since no results will be received in between.

Signed-off-by: Avraham Stern &lt;avraham.stern@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Luca Coelho &lt;luciano.coelho@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>nl80211: allow BSS data to include CLOCK_BOOTTIME timestamp</title>
<updated>2015-10-13T08:32:17+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Dmitry Shmidt</name>
<email>dimitrysh@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2015-10-07T09:32:53+00:00</published>
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For location and connectivity services, userspace would often like
to know the time when the BSS was last seen. The current "last seen"
value is calculated in a way that makes it less useful, especially
if the system suspended in the meantime.

Add the ability for the driver to report a real CLOCK_BOOTTIME stamp
that can then be reported to userspace (if present).

Drivers wishing to use this must be converted to the new API to call
cfg80211_inform_bss_data() or cfg80211_inform_bss_frame_data(). They
need to ensure the reported value is accurate enough even when the
frame might have been buffered in the device (e.g. firmware.)

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Shmidt &lt;dimitrysh@google.com&gt;
[modified to use struct, inlines]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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For location and connectivity services, userspace would often like
to know the time when the BSS was last seen. The current "last seen"
value is calculated in a way that makes it less useful, especially
if the system suspended in the meantime.

Add the ability for the driver to report a real CLOCK_BOOTTIME stamp
that can then be reported to userspace (if present).

Drivers wishing to use this must be converted to the new API to call
cfg80211_inform_bss_data() or cfg80211_inform_bss_frame_data(). They
need to ensure the reported value is accurate enough even when the
frame might have been buffered in the device (e.g. firmware.)

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Shmidt &lt;dimitrysh@google.com&gt;
[modified to use struct, inlines]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>cfg80211: add bss_type and privacy arguments in cfg80211_get_bss()</title>
<updated>2015-03-03T14:56:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Dedy Lansky</name>
<email>dlansky@codeaurora.org</email>
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<published>2015-02-08T13:52:03+00:00</published>
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802.11ad adds new a network type (PBSS) and changes the capability
field interpretation for the DMG (60G) band.
The same 2 bits that were interpreted as "ESS" and "IBSS" before are
re-used as a 2-bit field with 3 valid values (and 1 reserved). Valid
values are: "IBSS", "PBSS" (new) and "AP".

In order to get the BSS struct for the new PBSS networks, change the
cfg80211_get_bss() function to take a new enum ieee80211_bss_type
argument with the valid network types, as "capa_mask" and "capa_val"
no longer work correctly (the search must be band-aware now.)

The remaining bits in "capa_mask" and "capa_val" are used only for
privacy matching so replace those two with a privacy enum as well.

Signed-off-by: Dedy Lansky &lt;dlansky@codeaurora.org&gt;
[rewrite commit log, tiny fixes]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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802.11ad adds new a network type (PBSS) and changes the capability
field interpretation for the DMG (60G) band.
The same 2 bits that were interpreted as "ESS" and "IBSS" before are
re-used as a 2-bit field with 3 valid values (and 1 reserved). Valid
values are: "IBSS", "PBSS" (new) and "AP".

In order to get the BSS struct for the new PBSS networks, change the
cfg80211_get_bss() function to take a new enum ieee80211_bss_type
argument with the valid network types, as "capa_mask" and "capa_val"
no longer work correctly (the search must be band-aware now.)

The remaining bits in "capa_mask" and "capa_val" are used only for
privacy matching so replace those two with a privacy enum as well.

Signed-off-by: Dedy Lansky &lt;dlansky@codeaurora.org&gt;
[rewrite commit log, tiny fixes]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>cfg80211-wext: return -E2BIG when buffer can't hold full BSS entry</title>
<updated>2015-02-28T20:31:12+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>James Minor</name>
<email>james.minor@ni.com</email>
</author>
<published>2015-02-24T18:58:20+00:00</published>
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When using the wext compatibility code in cfg80211, part of the IEs
can be truncated if the passed user buffer is large enough for part
of the BSS but not large enough for all of the IEs.  This can cause
an EAP network to show up as a PSK network.

Always return -E2BIG in this case to avoid truncating data.

Since this changes the control flow, use an on-stack variable for
a small buffer instead of allocating it.

Signed-off-by: James Minor &lt;james.minor@ni.com&gt;
[rework patch to error out immediately, use _check wrappers]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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When using the wext compatibility code in cfg80211, part of the IEs
can be truncated if the passed user buffer is large enough for part
of the BSS but not large enough for all of the IEs.  This can cause
an EAP network to show up as a PSK network.

Always return -E2BIG in this case to avoid truncating data.

Since this changes the control flow, use an on-stack variable for
a small buffer instead of allocating it.

Signed-off-by: James Minor &lt;james.minor@ni.com&gt;
[rework patch to error out immediately, use _check wrappers]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>cfg80211-wext: export symbols only when needed</title>
<updated>2015-02-28T20:31:09+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Johannes Berg</name>
<email>johannes.berg@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2015-01-06T13:00:53+00:00</published>
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When a fully converted cfg80211 driver needs cfg80211-wext for
userspace API purposes, the symbols need not be exported. When
other drivers (orinoco/hermes or ipw2200) are enabled, they do
need the symbols exported as they use them directly.

Make those drivers select a new CFG80211_WEXT_EXPORT Kconfig
symbol (instead of just CFG80211_WEXT) and export the functions
only if requested - this saves about 1/2k due to the size of
EXPORT_SYMBOL() itself.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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When a fully converted cfg80211 driver needs cfg80211-wext for
userspace API purposes, the symbols need not be exported. When
other drivers (orinoco/hermes or ipw2200) are enabled, they do
need the symbols exported as they use them directly.

Make those drivers select a new CFG80211_WEXT_EXPORT Kconfig
symbol (instead of just CFG80211_WEXT) and export the functions
only if requested - this saves about 1/2k due to the size of
EXPORT_SYMBOL() itself.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>nl80211: Convert sched_scan_req pointer to RCU pointer</title>
<updated>2014-12-18T13:38:09+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jukka Rissanen</name>
<email>jukka.rissanen@linux.intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2014-12-15T11:25:38+00:00</published>
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Because of possible races when accessing sched_scan_req pointer in
rdev, the sched_scan_req is converted to RCU pointer.

Signed-off-by: Jukka Rissanen &lt;jukka.rissanen@linux.intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Because of possible races when accessing sched_scan_req pointer in
rdev, the sched_scan_req is converted to RCU pointer.

Signed-off-by: Jukka Rissanen &lt;jukka.rissanen@linux.intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>cfg80211: add Intel Mobile Communications copyright</title>
<updated>2014-09-05T11:52:06+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Johannes Berg</name>
<email>johannes.berg@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2014-09-03T12:24:58+00:00</published>
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Our legal structure changed at some point (see wikipedia), but
we forgot to immediately switch over to the new copyright
notice.

For files that we have modified in the time since the change,
add the proper copyright notice now.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach &lt;emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Our legal structure changed at some point (see wikipedia), but
we forgot to immediately switch over to the new copyright
notice.

For files that we have modified in the time since the change,
add the proper copyright notice now.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach &lt;emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>cfg80211: allow passing frame type to cfg80211_inform_bss()</title>
<updated>2014-08-26T09:16:02+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Johannes Berg</name>
<email>johannes.berg@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2014-08-12T19:01:28+00:00</published>
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When using the cfg80211_inform_bss[_width]() functions drivers
cannot currently indicate whether the data was received in a
beacon or probe response. Fix that by passing a new enum that
indicates such (or unknown).

For good measure, use it in ath6kl.

Acked-by: Kalle Valo &lt;kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com&gt; [ath6kl]
Acked-by: Arend van Spriel &lt;arend@broadcom.com&gt; [brcmfmac]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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When using the cfg80211_inform_bss[_width]() functions drivers
cannot currently indicate whether the data was received in a
beacon or probe response. Fix that by passing a new enum that
indicates such (or unknown).

For good measure, use it in ath6kl.

Acked-by: Kalle Valo &lt;kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com&gt; [ath6kl]
Acked-by: Arend van Spriel &lt;arend@broadcom.com&gt; [brcmfmac]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>cfg80211: clarify BSS probe response vs. beacon data</title>
<updated>2014-08-26T09:16:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Johannes Berg</name>
<email>johannes.berg@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2014-08-12T18:34:30+00:00</published>
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There are a few possible cases of where BSS data came from:
 1) only a beacon has been received
 2) only a probe response has been received
 3) the driver didn't report what it received (this happens when
    using cfg80211_inform_bss[_width]())
 4) both probe response and beacon data has been received

Unfortunately, in the userspace API, a few things weren't there:
 a) there was no way to differentiate cases 1) and 4) above
    without comparing the data of the IEs
 b) the TSF was always from the last frame, instead of being
    exposed for beacon/probe response separately like IEs

Fix this by
   i) exporting a new flag attribute that indicates whether or
      not probe response data has been received - this addresses (a)
  ii) exporting a BEACON_TSF attribute that holds the beacon's TSF
      if a beacon has been received
 iii) not exporting the beacon attributes in case (3) above as that
      would just lead userspace into thinking the data actually came
      from a beacon when that isn't clear

To implement this, track inside the IEs struct whether or not it
(definitely) came from a beacon.

Reported-by: William Seto
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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There are a few possible cases of where BSS data came from:
 1) only a beacon has been received
 2) only a probe response has been received
 3) the driver didn't report what it received (this happens when
    using cfg80211_inform_bss[_width]())
 4) both probe response and beacon data has been received

Unfortunately, in the userspace API, a few things weren't there:
 a) there was no way to differentiate cases 1) and 4) above
    without comparing the data of the IEs
 b) the TSF was always from the last frame, instead of being
    exposed for beacon/probe response separately like IEs

Fix this by
   i) exporting a new flag attribute that indicates whether or
      not probe response data has been received - this addresses (a)
  ii) exporting a BEACON_TSF attribute that holds the beacon's TSF
      if a beacon has been received
 iii) not exporting the beacon attributes in case (3) above as that
      would just lead userspace into thinking the data actually came
      from a beacon when that isn't clear

To implement this, track inside the IEs struct whether or not it
(definitely) came from a beacon.

Reported-by: William Seto
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/mac80211-next</title>
<updated>2014-05-22T17:58:36+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>John W. Linville</name>
<email>linville@tuxdriver.com</email>
</author>
<published>2014-05-22T17:58:36+00:00</published>
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