From 34d505193bd10668acf1caba02d2f66bddc23fea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lior David Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:58:25 +0200 Subject: cfg80211: basic support for PBSS network type PBSS (Personal Basic Service Set) is a new BSS type for DMG networks. It is similar to infrastructure BSS, having an AP-like entity called PCP (PBSS Control Point), but it has few differences. PBSS support is mandatory for 11ad devices. Add support for PBSS by introducing a new PBSS flag attribute. The PBSS flag is used in the START_AP command to request starting a PCP instead of an AP, and in the CONNECT command to request connecting to a PCP instead of an AP. Signed-off-by: Lior David Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg --- include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h') diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h index 5b7b5ebe7ca8..7758969a2a8e 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h @@ -1789,6 +1789,10 @@ enum nl80211_commands { * thus it must not specify the number of iterations, only the interval * between scans. The scan plans are executed sequentially. * Each scan plan is a nested attribute of &enum nl80211_sched_scan_plan. + * @NL80211_ATTR_PBSS: flag attribute. If set it means operate + * in a PBSS. Specified in %NL80211_CMD_CONNECT to request + * connecting to a PCP, and in %NL80211_CMD_START_AP to start + * a PCP instead of AP. Relevant for DMG networks only. * * @NUM_NL80211_ATTR: total number of nl80211_attrs available * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined @@ -2164,6 +2168,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs { NL80211_ATTR_MAX_SCAN_PLAN_ITERATIONS, NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_PLANS, + NL80211_ATTR_PBSS, + /* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */ __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST, -- cgit v1.2.3 From 0c9ca11b1ae8eb16c1b6bbae91991392d2321372 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Beni Lev Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 20:30:00 +0200 Subject: cfg80211: Add global RRM capability Today, the supplicant will add the RRM capabilities Information Element in the association request only if Quiet period is supported (NL80211_FEATURE_QUIET). Quiet is one of many RRM features, and there are other RRM features that are not related to Quiet (e.g. neighbor report). Therefore, requiring Quiet to enable RRM is too restrictive. Some of the features, like neighbor report, can be supported by user space without any help from the kernel. Hence adding the RRM capabilities IE to association request should be the sole user space's decision. Removing the RRM dependency on Quiet in the driver solves this problem, but using an old driver with a user space tool that would not require Quiet feature would be problematic: the user space would add NL80211_ATTR_USE_RRM in the association request even if the kernel doesn't advertize NL80211_FEATURE_QUIET and the association would be denied by the kernel. This solution adds a global RRM capability, that tells user space that it can request RRM capabilities IE publishment without any specific feature support in the kernel. Signed-off-by: Beni Lev Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg --- include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) (limited to 'include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h') diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h index 7758969a2a8e..5a30a7563633 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h @@ -1727,6 +1727,8 @@ enum nl80211_commands { * underlying device supports these minimal RRM features: * %NL80211_FEATURE_DS_PARAM_SET_IE_IN_PROBES, * %NL80211_FEATURE_QUIET, + * Or, if global RRM is supported, see: + * %NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_RRM * If this flag is used, driver must add the Power Capabilities IE to the * association request. In addition, it must also set the RRM capability * flag in the association request's Capability Info field. @@ -4402,12 +4404,18 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags { /** * enum nl80211_ext_feature_index - bit index of extended features. * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_VHT_IBSS: This driver supports IBSS with VHT datarates. + * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_RRM: This driver supports RRM. When featured, user can + * can request to use RRM (see %NL80211_ATTR_USE_RRM) with + * %NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE and %NL80211_CMD_CONNECT requests, which will set + * the ASSOC_REQ_USE_RRM flag in the association request even if + * NL80211_FEATURE_QUIET is not advertized. * * @NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: number of extended features. * @MAX_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: highest extended feature index. */ enum nl80211_ext_feature_index { NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_VHT_IBSS, + NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_RRM, /* add new features before the definition below */ NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES, -- cgit v1.2.3