3 * Kernel space API for accessing WiMAX devices
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7 * Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky.perez-gonzalez@intel.com>
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24 * The WiMAX stack provides an API for controlling and managing the
25 * system's WiMAX devices. This API affects the control plane; the
26 * data plane is accessed via the network stack (netdev).
28 * Parts of the WiMAX stack API and notifications are exported to
29 * user space via Generic Netlink. In user space, libwimax (part of
30 * the wimax-tools package) provides a shim layer for accessing those
33 * The API is standarized for all WiMAX devices and different drivers
34 * implement the backend support for it. However, device-specific
35 * messaging pipes are provided that can be used to issue commands and
36 * receive notifications in free form.
38 * Currently the messaging pipes are the only means of control as it
39 * is not known (due to the lack of more devices in the market) what
40 * will be a good abstraction layer. Expect this to change as more
41 * devices show in the market. This API is designed to be growable in
42 * order to address this problem.
46 * Embed a `struct wimax_dev` at the beginning of the the device's
47 * private structure, initialize and register it. For details, see
48 * `struct wimax_dev`s documentation.
50 * Once this is done, wimax-tools's libwimaxll can be used to
51 * communicate with the driver from user space. You user space
52 * application does not have to forcibily use libwimaxll and can talk
53 * the generic netlink protocol directly if desired.
55 * Remember this is a very low level API that will to provide all of
56 * WiMAX features. Other daemons and services running in user space
57 * are the expected clients of it. They offer a higher level API that
58 * applications should use (an example of this is the Intel's WiMAX
59 * Network Service for the i2400m).
63 * Although not set on final stone, this very basic interface is
64 * mostly completed. Remember this is meant to grow as new common
65 * operations are decided upon. New operations will be added to the
66 * interface, intent being on keeping backwards compatibility as much
69 * This layer implements a set of calls to control a WiMAX device,
70 * exposing a frontend to the rest of the kernel and user space (via
71 * generic netlink) and a backend implementation in the driver through
74 * WiMAX devices have a state, and a kernel-only API allows the
75 * drivers to manipulate that state. State transitions are atomic, and
76 * only some of them are allowed (see `enum wimax_st`).
78 * Most API calls will set the state automatically; in most cases
79 * drivers have to only report state changes due to external
82 * All API operations are 'atomic', serialized thorough a mutex in the
85 * EXPORTING TO USER SPACE THROUGH GENERIC NETLINK
87 * The API is exported to user space using generic netlink (other
88 * methods can be added as needed).
90 * There is a Generic Netlink Family named "WiMAX", where interfaces
91 * supporting the WiMAX interface receive commands and broadcast their
92 * signals over a multicast group named "msg".
94 * Mapping to the source/destination interface is done by an interface
97 * For user-to-kernel traffic (commands) we use a function call
98 * marshalling mechanism, where a message X with attributes A, B, C
99 * sent from user space to kernel space means executing the WiMAX API
100 * call wimax_X(A, B, C), sending the results back as a message.
102 * Kernel-to-user (notifications or signals) communication is sent
103 * over multicast groups. This allows to have multiple applications
106 * Each command/signal gets assigned it's own attribute policy. This
107 * way the validator will verify that all the attributes in there are
108 * only the ones that should be for each command/signal. Thing of an
109 * attribute mapping to a type+argumentname for each command/signal.
111 * If we had a single policy for *all* commands/signals, after running
112 * the validator we'd have to check "does this attribute belong in
113 * here"? for each one. It can be done manually, but it's just easier
114 * to have the validator do that job with multiple policies. As well,
115 * it makes it easier to later expand each command/signal signature
116 * without affecting others and keeping the namespace more or less
117 * sane. Not that it is too complicated, but it makes it even easier.
119 * No state information is maintained in the kernel for each user
120 * space connection (the connection is stateless).
122 * TESTING FOR THE INTERFACE AND VERSIONING
124 * If network interface X is a WiMAX device, there will be a Generic
125 * Netlink family named "WiMAX X" and the device will present a
126 * "wimax" directory in it's network sysfs directory
127 * (/sys/class/net/DEVICE/wimax) [used by HAL].
129 * The inexistence of any of these means the device does not support
132 * By querying the generic netlink controller, versioning information
133 * and the multicast groups available can be found. Applications using
134 * the interface can either rely on that or use the generic netlink
135 * controller to figure out which generic netlink commands/signals are
138 * NOTE: this versioning is a last resort to avoid hard
139 * incompatibilities. It is the intention of the design of this
140 * stack not to introduce backward incompatible changes.
142 * The version code has to fit in one byte (restrictions imposed by
143 * generic netlink); we use `version / 10` for the major version and
144 * `version % 10` for the minor. This gives 9 minors for each major
147 * The version change protocol is as follow:
149 * - Major versions: needs to be increased if an existing message/API
150 * call is changed or removed. Doesn't need to be changed if a new
153 * - Minor version: needs to be increased if new messages/API calls are
154 * being added or some other consideration that doesn't impact the
155 * user-kernel interface too much (like some kind of bug fix) and
156 * that is kind of left up in the air to common sense.
158 * User space code should not try to work if the major version it was
159 * compiled for differs from what the kernel offers. As well, if the
160 * minor version of the kernel interface is lower than the one user
161 * space is expecting (the one it was compiled for), the kernel
162 * might be missing API calls; user space shall be ready to handle
163 * said condition. Use the generic netlink controller operations to
164 * find which ones are supported and which not.
166 * libwimaxll:wimaxll_open() takes care of checking versions.
170 * Each operation is defined in its on file (drivers/net/wimax/op-*.c)
171 * for clarity. The parts needed for an operation are:
173 * - a function pointer in `struct wimax_dev`: optional, as the
174 * operation might be implemented by the stack and not by the
177 * All function pointers are named wimax_dev->op_*(), and drivers
178 * must implement them except where noted otherwise.
180 * - When exported to user space, a `struct nla_policy` to define the
181 * attributes of the generic netlink command and a `struct genl_ops`
182 * to define the operation.
184 * All the declarations for the operation codes (WIMAX_GNL_OP_<NAME>)
185 * and generic netlink attributes (WIMAX_GNL_<NAME>_*) are declared in
186 * include/linux/wimax.h; this file is intended to be cloned by user
187 * space to gain access to those declarations.
189 * A few caveats to remember:
191 * - Need to define attribute numbers starting in 1; otherwise it
194 * - the `struct genl_family` requires a maximum attribute id; when
195 * defining the `struct nla_policy` for each message, it has to have
196 * an array size of WIMAX_GNL_ATTR_MAX+1.
198 * THE PIPE INTERFACE:
200 * This interface is kept intentionally simple. The driver can send
201 * and receive free-form messages to/from user space through a
202 * pipe. See drivers/net/wimax/op-msg.c for details.
204 * The kernel-to-user messages are sent with
205 * wimax_msg(). user-to-kernel messages are delivered via
206 * wimax_dev->op_msg_from_user().
210 * RFKILL support is built into the wimax_dev layer; the driver just
211 * needs to call wimax_report_rfkill_{hw,sw}() to inform of changes in
212 * the hardware or software RF kill switches. When the stack wants to
213 * turn the radio off, it will call wimax_dev->op_rfkill_sw_toggle(),
214 * which the driver implements.
216 * User space can set the software RF Kill switch by calling
219 * The code for now only supports devices that don't require polling;
220 * If the device needs to be polled, create a self-rearming delayed
221 * work struct for polling or look into adding polled support to the
224 * When initializing the hardware (_probe), after calling
225 * wimax_dev_add(), query the device for it's RF Kill switches status
226 * and feed it back to the WiMAX stack using
227 * wimax_report_rfkill_{hw,sw}(). If any switch is missing, always
230 * NOTE: the wimax stack uses an inverted terminology to that of the
233 * - ON: radio is ON, RFKILL is DISABLED or OFF.
234 * - OFF: radio is OFF, RFKILL is ENABLED or ON.
238 * wimax_reset() can be used to reset the device to power on state; by
239 * default it issues a warm reset that maintains the same device
240 * node. If that is not possible, it falls back to a cold reset
241 * (device reconnect). The driver implements the backend to this
242 * through wimax_dev->op_reset().
245 #ifndef __NET__WIMAX_H__
246 #define __NET__WIMAX_H__
249 #include <linux/wimax.h>
250 #include <net/genetlink.h>
251 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
259 * struct wimax_dev - Generic WiMAX device
261 * @net_dev: [fill] Pointer to the &struct net_device this WiMAX
264 * @op_msg_from_user: [fill] Driver-specific operation to
265 * handle a raw message from user space to the driver. The
266 * driver can send messages to user space using with
267 * wimax_msg_to_user().
269 * @op_rfkill_sw_toggle: [fill] Driver-specific operation to act on
270 * userspace (or any other agent) requesting the WiMAX device to
271 * change the RF Kill software switch (WIMAX_RF_ON or
273 * If such hardware support is not present, it is assumed the
274 * radio cannot be switched off and it is always on (and the stack
275 * will error out when trying to switch it off). In such case,
276 * this function pointer can be left as NULL.
278 * @op_reset: [fill] Driver specific operation to reset the
280 * This operation should always attempt first a warm reset that
281 * does not disconnect the device from the bus and return 0.
282 * If that fails, it should resort to some sort of cold or bus
283 * reset (even if it implies a bus disconnection and device
284 * dissapearance). In that case, -ENODEV should be returned to
285 * indicate the device is gone.
286 * This operation has to be synchronous, and return only when the
287 * reset is complete. In case of having had to resort to bus/cold
288 * reset implying a device disconnection, the call is allowed to
289 * return inmediately.
290 * NOTE: wimax_dev->mutex is NOT locked when this op is being
291 * called; however, wimax_dev->mutex_reset IS locked to ensure
292 * serialization of calls to wimax_reset().
293 * See wimax_reset()'s documentation.
295 * @name: [fill] A way to identify this device. We need to register a
296 * name with many subsystems (input for RFKILL, workqueue
297 * creation, etc). We can't use the network device name as that
298 * might change and in some instances we don't know it yet (until
299 * we don't call register_netdev()). So we generate an unique one
300 * using the driver name and device bus id, place it here and use
301 * it across the board. Recommended naming:
302 * DRIVERNAME-BUSNAME:BUSID (dev->bus->name, dev->bus_id).
304 * @id_table_node: [private] link to the list of wimax devices kept by
305 * id-table.c. Protected by it's own spinlock.
307 * @mutex: [private] Serializes all concurrent access and execution of
310 * @mutex_reset: [private] Serializes reset operations. Needs to be a
311 * different mutex because as part of the reset operation, the
312 * driver has to call back into the stack to do things such as
313 * state change, that require wimax_dev->mutex.
315 * @state: [private] Current state of the WiMAX device.
317 * @rfkill: [private] integration into the RF-Kill infrastructure.
319 * @rfkill_input: [private] virtual input device to process the
320 * hardware RF Kill switches.
322 * @rf_sw: [private] State of the software radio switch (OFF/ON)
324 * @rf_hw: [private] State of the hardware radio switch (OFF/ON)
326 * @debugfs_dentry: [private] Used to hook up a debugfs entry. This
327 * shows up in the debugfs root as wimax\:DEVICENAME.
330 * This structure defines a common interface to access all WiMAX
331 * devices from different vendors and provides a common API as well as
332 * a free-form device-specific messaging channel.
335 * 1. Embed a &struct wimax_dev at *the beginning* the network
336 * device structure so that netdev_priv() points to it.
338 * 2. memset() it to zero
340 * 3. Initialize with wimax_dev_init(). This will leave the WiMAX
341 * device in the %__WIMAX_ST_NULL state.
343 * 4. Fill all the fields marked with [fill]; once called
344 * wimax_dev_add(), those fields CANNOT be modified.
346 * 5. Call wimax_dev_add() *after* registering the network
347 * device. This will leave the WiMAX device in the %WIMAX_ST_DOWN
349 * Protect the driver's net_device->open() against succeeding if
350 * the wimax device state is lower than %WIMAX_ST_DOWN.
352 * 6. Select when the device is going to be turned on/initialized;
353 * for example, it could be initialized on 'ifconfig up' (when the
354 * netdev op 'open()' is called on the driver).
356 * When the device is initialized (at `ifconfig up` time, or right
357 * after calling wimax_dev_add() from _probe(), make sure the
358 * following steps are taken
360 * a. Move the device to %WIMAX_ST_UNINITIALIZED. This is needed so
361 * some API calls that shouldn't work until the device is ready
364 * b. Initialize the device. Make sure to turn the SW radio switch
365 * off and move the device to state %WIMAX_ST_RADIO_OFF when
366 * done. When just initialized, a device should be left in RADIO
367 * OFF state until user space devices to turn it on.
369 * c. Query the device for the state of the hardware rfkill switch
370 * and call wimax_rfkill_report_hw() and wimax_rfkill_report_sw()
371 * as needed. See below.
373 * wimax_dev_rm() undoes before unregistering the network device. Once
374 * wimax_dev_add() is called, the driver can get called on the
375 * wimax_dev->op_* function pointers
379 * The stack provides a mutex for each device that will disallow API
380 * calls happening concurrently; thus, op calls into the driver
381 * through the wimax_dev->op*() function pointers will always be
382 * serialized and *never* concurrent.
384 * For locking, take wimax_dev->mutex is taken; (most) operations in
385 * the API have to check for wimax_dev_is_ready() to return 0 before
386 * continuing (this is done internally).
388 * REFERENCE COUNTING:
390 * The WiMAX device is reference counted by the associated network
391 * device. The only operation that can be used to reference the device
392 * is wimax_dev_get_by_genl_info(), and the reference it acquires has
393 * to be released with dev_put(wimax_dev->net_dev).
397 * At startup, both HW and SW radio switchess are assumed to be off.
399 * At initialization time [after calling wimax_dev_add()], have the
400 * driver query the device for the status of the software and hardware
401 * RF kill switches and call wimax_report_rfkill_hw() and
402 * wimax_rfkill_report_sw() to indicate their state. If any is
403 * missing, just call it to indicate it is ON (radio always on).
405 * Whenever the driver detects a change in the state of the RF kill
406 * switches, it should call wimax_report_rfkill_hw() or
407 * wimax_report_rfkill_sw() to report it to the stack.
410 struct net_device
*net_dev
;
411 struct list_head id_table_node
;
412 struct mutex mutex
; /* Protects all members and API calls */
413 struct mutex mutex_reset
;
416 int (*op_msg_from_user
)(struct wimax_dev
*wimax_dev
,
418 const void *, size_t,
419 const struct genl_info
*info
);
420 int (*op_rfkill_sw_toggle
)(struct wimax_dev
*wimax_dev
,
421 enum wimax_rf_state
);
422 int (*op_reset
)(struct wimax_dev
*wimax_dev
);
424 struct rfkill
*rfkill
;
425 struct input_dev
*rfkill_input
;
430 struct dentry
*debugfs_dentry
;
436 * WiMAX stack public API for device drivers
437 * -----------------------------------------
439 * These functions are not exported to user space.
441 extern void wimax_dev_init(struct wimax_dev
*);
442 extern int wimax_dev_add(struct wimax_dev
*, struct net_device
*);
443 extern void wimax_dev_rm(struct wimax_dev
*);
446 struct wimax_dev
*net_dev_to_wimax(struct net_device
*net_dev
)
448 return netdev_priv(net_dev
);
452 struct device
*wimax_dev_to_dev(struct wimax_dev
*wimax_dev
)
454 return wimax_dev
->net_dev
->dev
.parent
;
457 extern void wimax_state_change(struct wimax_dev
*, enum wimax_st
);
458 extern enum wimax_st
wimax_state_get(struct wimax_dev
*);
461 * Radio Switch state reporting.
463 * enum wimax_rf_state is declared in linux/wimax.h so the exports
464 * to user space can use it.
466 extern void wimax_report_rfkill_hw(struct wimax_dev
*, enum wimax_rf_state
);
467 extern void wimax_report_rfkill_sw(struct wimax_dev
*, enum wimax_rf_state
);
471 * Free-form messaging to/from user space
475 * wimax_msg(wimax_dev, pipe_name, buf, buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
479 * skb = wimax_msg_alloc(wimax_dev, pipe_name, buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
481 * wimax_msg_send(wimax_dev, pipe_name, skb);
483 * Be sure not to modify skb->data in the middle (ie: don't use
484 * skb_push()/skb_pull()/skb_reserve() on the skb).
486 * "pipe_name" is any string, than can be interpreted as the name of
487 * the pipe or destinatary; the interpretation of it is driver
488 * specific, so the recipient can multiplex it as wished. It can be
489 * NULL, it won't be used - an example is using a "diagnostics" tag to
490 * send diagnostics information that a device-specific diagnostics
491 * tool would be interested in.
493 extern struct sk_buff
*wimax_msg_alloc(struct wimax_dev
*, const char *,
494 const void *, size_t, gfp_t
);
495 extern int wimax_msg_send(struct wimax_dev
*, struct sk_buff
*);
496 extern int wimax_msg(struct wimax_dev
*, const char *,
497 const void *, size_t, gfp_t
);
499 extern const void *wimax_msg_data_len(struct sk_buff
*, size_t *);
500 extern const void *wimax_msg_data(struct sk_buff
*);
501 extern ssize_t
wimax_msg_len(struct sk_buff
*);
505 * WiMAX stack user space API
506 * --------------------------
508 * This API is what gets exported to user space for general
509 * operations. As well, they can be called from within the kernel,
510 * (with a properly referenced `struct wimax_dev`).
512 * Properly referenced means: the 'struct net_device' that embeds the
513 * device's control structure and (as such) the 'struct wimax_dev' is
514 * referenced by the caller.
516 extern int wimax_rfkill(struct wimax_dev
*, enum wimax_rf_state
);
517 extern int wimax_reset(struct wimax_dev
*);
520 /* You might be looking for linux/wimax.h */
521 #error This file should not be included from user space.
522 #endif /* #ifdef __KERNEL__ */
523 #endif /* #ifndef __NET__WIMAX_H__ */