mac80211: clean up beacon interval settings
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1 /*
2 * mac80211 <-> driver interface
4 * Copyright 2002-2005, Devicescape Software, Inc.
5 * Copyright 2006-2007 Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz>
6 * Copyright 2007-2008 Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
8 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
10 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
13 #ifndef MAC80211_H
14 #define MAC80211_H
16 #include <linux/kernel.h>
17 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
18 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
19 #include <linux/wireless.h>
20 #include <linux/device.h>
21 #include <linux/ieee80211.h>
22 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
24 /**
25 * DOC: Introduction
27 * mac80211 is the Linux stack for 802.11 hardware that implements
28 * only partial functionality in hard- or firmware. This document
29 * defines the interface between mac80211 and low-level hardware
30 * drivers.
33 /**
34 * DOC: Calling mac80211 from interrupts
36 * Only ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() and ieee80211_rx_irqsafe() can be
37 * called in hardware interrupt context. The low-level driver must not call any
38 * other functions in hardware interrupt context. If there is a need for such
39 * call, the low-level driver should first ACK the interrupt and perform the
40 * IEEE 802.11 code call after this, e.g. from a scheduled workqueue or even
41 * tasklet function.
43 * NOTE: If the driver opts to use the _irqsafe() functions, it may not also
44 * use the non-IRQ-safe functions!
47 /**
48 * DOC: Warning
50 * If you're reading this document and not the header file itself, it will
51 * be incomplete because not all documentation has been converted yet.
54 /**
55 * DOC: Frame format
57 * As a general rule, when frames are passed between mac80211 and the driver,
58 * they start with the IEEE 802.11 header and include the same octets that are
59 * sent over the air except for the FCS which should be calculated by the
60 * hardware.
62 * There are, however, various exceptions to this rule for advanced features:
64 * The first exception is for hardware encryption and decryption offload
65 * where the IV/ICV may or may not be generated in hardware.
67 * Secondly, when the hardware handles fragmentation, the frame handed to
68 * the driver from mac80211 is the MSDU, not the MPDU.
70 * Finally, for received frames, the driver is able to indicate that it has
71 * filled a radiotap header and put that in front of the frame; if it does
72 * not do so then mac80211 may add this under certain circumstances.
75 /**
76 * struct ieee80211_ht_bss_info - describing BSS's HT characteristics
78 * This structure describes most essential parameters needed
79 * to describe 802.11n HT characteristics in a BSS.
81 * @primary_channel: channel number of primery channel
82 * @bss_cap: 802.11n's general BSS capabilities (e.g. channel width)
83 * @bss_op_mode: 802.11n's BSS operation modes (e.g. HT protection)
85 struct ieee80211_ht_bss_info {
86 u8 primary_channel;
87 u8 bss_cap; /* use IEEE80211_HT_IE_CHA_ */
88 u8 bss_op_mode; /* use IEEE80211_HT_IE_ */
91 /**
92 * enum ieee80211_max_queues - maximum number of queues
94 * @IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES: Maximum number of regular device queues.
96 enum ieee80211_max_queues {
97 IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES = 4,
101 * struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params - transmit queue configuration
103 * The information provided in this structure is required for QoS
104 * transmit queue configuration. Cf. IEEE 802.11 7.3.2.29.
106 * @aifs: arbitration interframe space [0..255]
107 * @cw_min: minimum contention window [a value of the form
108 * 2^n-1 in the range 1..32767]
109 * @cw_max: maximum contention window [like @cw_min]
110 * @txop: maximum burst time in units of 32 usecs, 0 meaning disabled
112 struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params {
113 u16 txop;
114 u16 cw_min;
115 u16 cw_max;
116 u8 aifs;
120 * struct ieee80211_tx_queue_stats - transmit queue statistics
122 * @len: number of packets in queue
123 * @limit: queue length limit
124 * @count: number of frames sent
126 struct ieee80211_tx_queue_stats {
127 unsigned int len;
128 unsigned int limit;
129 unsigned int count;
132 struct ieee80211_low_level_stats {
133 unsigned int dot11ACKFailureCount;
134 unsigned int dot11RTSFailureCount;
135 unsigned int dot11FCSErrorCount;
136 unsigned int dot11RTSSuccessCount;
140 * enum ieee80211_bss_change - BSS change notification flags
142 * These flags are used with the bss_info_changed() callback
143 * to indicate which BSS parameter changed.
145 * @BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC: association status changed (associated/disassociated),
146 * also implies a change in the AID.
147 * @BSS_CHANGED_ERP_CTS_PROT: CTS protection changed
148 * @BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE: preamble changed
149 * @BSS_CHANGED_ERP_SLOT: slot timing changed
150 * @BSS_CHANGED_HT: 802.11n parameters changed
151 * @BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES: Basic rateset changed
152 * @BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT: Beacon interval changed
154 enum ieee80211_bss_change {
155 BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC = 1<<0,
156 BSS_CHANGED_ERP_CTS_PROT = 1<<1,
157 BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE = 1<<2,
158 BSS_CHANGED_ERP_SLOT = 1<<3,
159 BSS_CHANGED_HT = 1<<4,
160 BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES = 1<<5,
161 BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT = 1<<6,
165 * struct ieee80211_bss_ht_conf - BSS's changing HT configuration
166 * @operation_mode: HT operation mode (like in &struct ieee80211_ht_info)
168 struct ieee80211_bss_ht_conf {
169 u16 operation_mode;
173 * struct ieee80211_bss_conf - holds the BSS's changing parameters
175 * This structure keeps information about a BSS (and an association
176 * to that BSS) that can change during the lifetime of the BSS.
178 * @assoc: association status
179 * @aid: association ID number, valid only when @assoc is true
180 * @use_cts_prot: use CTS protection
181 * @use_short_preamble: use 802.11b short preamble;
182 * if the hardware cannot handle this it must set the
183 * IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_PREAMBLE_INCAPABLE hardware flag
184 * @use_short_slot: use short slot time (only relevant for ERP);
185 * if the hardware cannot handle this it must set the
186 * IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_SLOT_INCAPABLE hardware flag
187 * @dtim_period: num of beacons before the next DTIM, for PSM
188 * @timestamp: beacon timestamp
189 * @beacon_int: beacon interval
190 * @assoc_capability: capabilities taken from assoc resp
191 * @ht: BSS's HT configuration
192 * @basic_rates: bitmap of basic rates, each bit stands for an
193 * index into the rate table configured by the driver in
194 * the current band.
196 struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
197 /* association related data */
198 bool assoc;
199 u16 aid;
200 /* erp related data */
201 bool use_cts_prot;
202 bool use_short_preamble;
203 bool use_short_slot;
204 u8 dtim_period;
205 u16 beacon_int;
206 u16 assoc_capability;
207 u64 timestamp;
208 u32 basic_rates;
209 struct ieee80211_bss_ht_conf ht;
213 * enum mac80211_tx_control_flags - flags to describe transmission information/status
215 * These flags are used with the @flags member of &ieee80211_tx_info.
217 * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS: request TX status callback for this frame.
218 * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_ASSIGN_SEQ: The driver has to assign a sequence
219 * number to this frame, taking care of not overwriting the fragment
220 * number and increasing the sequence number only when the
221 * IEEE80211_TX_CTL_FIRST_FRAGMENT flag is set. mac80211 will properly
222 * assign sequence numbers to QoS-data frames but cannot do so correctly
223 * for non-QoS-data and management frames because beacons need them from
224 * that counter as well and mac80211 cannot guarantee proper sequencing.
225 * If this flag is set, the driver should instruct the hardware to
226 * assign a sequence number to the frame or assign one itself. Cf. IEEE
227 * 802.11-2007 7.1.3.4.1 paragraph 3. This flag will always be set for
228 * beacons and always be clear for frames without a sequence number field.
229 * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK: tell the low level not to wait for an ack
230 * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_CLEAR_PS_FILT: clear powersave filter for destination
231 * station
232 * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_FIRST_FRAGMENT: this is a first fragment of the frame
233 * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_SEND_AFTER_DTIM: send this frame after DTIM beacon
234 * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU: this frame should be sent as part of an A-MPDU
235 * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_INJECTED: Frame was injected, internal to mac80211.
236 * @IEEE80211_TX_STAT_TX_FILTERED: The frame was not transmitted
237 * because the destination STA was in powersave mode.
238 * @IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK: Frame was acknowledged
239 * @IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU: The frame was aggregated, so status
240 * is for the whole aggregation.
241 * @IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU_NO_BACK: no block ack was returned,
242 * so consider using block ack request (BAR).
243 * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE: internal to mac80211, can be
244 * set by rate control algorithms to indicate probe rate, will
245 * be cleared for fragmented frames (except on the last fragment)
246 * @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RCALGO: mac80211 internal flag, do not test or
247 * set this flag in the driver; indicates that the rate control
248 * algorithm was used and should be notified of TX status
249 * @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING: completely internal to mac80211,
250 * used to indicate that a pending frame requires TX processing before
251 * it can be sent out.
253 enum mac80211_tx_control_flags {
254 IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS = BIT(0),
255 IEEE80211_TX_CTL_ASSIGN_SEQ = BIT(1),
256 IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK = BIT(2),
257 IEEE80211_TX_CTL_CLEAR_PS_FILT = BIT(3),
258 IEEE80211_TX_CTL_FIRST_FRAGMENT = BIT(4),
259 IEEE80211_TX_CTL_SEND_AFTER_DTIM = BIT(5),
260 IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU = BIT(6),
261 IEEE80211_TX_CTL_INJECTED = BIT(7),
262 IEEE80211_TX_STAT_TX_FILTERED = BIT(8),
263 IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK = BIT(9),
264 IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU = BIT(10),
265 IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU_NO_BACK = BIT(11),
266 IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE = BIT(12),
267 IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RCALGO = BIT(13),
268 IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING = BIT(14),
272 * enum mac80211_rate_control_flags - per-rate flags set by the
273 * Rate Control algorithm.
275 * These flags are set by the Rate control algorithm for each rate during tx,
276 * in the @flags member of struct ieee80211_tx_rate.
278 * @IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS: Use RTS/CTS exchange for this rate.
279 * @IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT: CTS-to-self protection is required.
280 * This is set if the current BSS requires ERP protection.
281 * @IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_SHORT_PREAMBLE: Use short preamble.
282 * @IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS: HT rate.
283 * @IEEE80211_TX_RC_GREEN_FIELD: Indicates whether this rate should be used in
284 * Greenfield mode.
285 * @IEEE80211_TX_RC_40_MHZ_WIDTH: Indicates if the Channel Width should be 40 MHz.
286 * @IEEE80211_TX_RC_DUP_DATA: The frame should be transmitted on both of the
287 * adjacent 20 MHz channels, if the current channel type is
288 * NL80211_CHAN_HT40MINUS or NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS.
289 * @IEEE80211_TX_RC_SHORT_GI: Short Guard interval should be used for this rate.
291 enum mac80211_rate_control_flags {
292 IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS = BIT(0),
293 IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT = BIT(1),
294 IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_SHORT_PREAMBLE = BIT(2),
296 /* rate index is an MCS rate number instead of an index */
297 IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS = BIT(3),
298 IEEE80211_TX_RC_GREEN_FIELD = BIT(4),
299 IEEE80211_TX_RC_40_MHZ_WIDTH = BIT(5),
300 IEEE80211_TX_RC_DUP_DATA = BIT(6),
301 IEEE80211_TX_RC_SHORT_GI = BIT(7),
305 /* there are 40 bytes if you don't need the rateset to be kept */
306 #define IEEE80211_TX_INFO_DRIVER_DATA_SIZE 40
308 /* if you do need the rateset, then you have less space */
309 #define IEEE80211_TX_INFO_RATE_DRIVER_DATA_SIZE 24
311 /* maximum number of rate stages */
312 #define IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES 5
315 * struct ieee80211_tx_rate - rate selection/status
317 * @idx: rate index to attempt to send with
318 * @flags: rate control flags (&enum mac80211_rate_control_flags)
319 * @count: number of tries in this rate before going to the next rate
321 * A value of -1 for @idx indicates an invalid rate and, if used
322 * in an array of retry rates, that no more rates should be tried.
324 * When used for transmit status reporting, the driver should
325 * always report the rate along with the flags it used.
327 struct ieee80211_tx_rate {
328 s8 idx;
329 u8 count;
330 u8 flags;
331 } __attribute__((packed));
334 * struct ieee80211_tx_info - skb transmit information
336 * This structure is placed in skb->cb for three uses:
337 * (1) mac80211 TX control - mac80211 tells the driver what to do
338 * (2) driver internal use (if applicable)
339 * (3) TX status information - driver tells mac80211 what happened
341 * The TX control's sta pointer is only valid during the ->tx call,
342 * it may be NULL.
344 * @flags: transmit info flags, defined above
345 * @band: the band to transmit on (use for checking for races)
346 * @antenna_sel_tx: antenna to use, 0 for automatic diversity
347 * @pad: padding, ignore
348 * @control: union for control data
349 * @status: union for status data
350 * @driver_data: array of driver_data pointers
351 * @ampdu_ack_len: number of aggregated frames.
352 * relevant only if IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_AMPDU was set.
353 * @ampdu_ack_map: block ack bit map for the aggregation.
354 * relevant only if IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_AMPDU was set.
355 * @ack_signal: signal strength of the ACK frame
357 struct ieee80211_tx_info {
358 /* common information */
359 u32 flags;
360 u8 band;
362 u8 antenna_sel_tx;
364 /* 2 byte hole */
365 u8 pad[2];
367 union {
368 struct {
369 union {
370 /* rate control */
371 struct {
372 struct ieee80211_tx_rate rates[
373 IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES];
374 s8 rts_cts_rate_idx;
376 /* only needed before rate control */
377 unsigned long jiffies;
379 /* NB: vif can be NULL for injected frames */
380 struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
381 struct ieee80211_key_conf *hw_key;
382 struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
383 } control;
384 struct {
385 struct ieee80211_tx_rate rates[IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES];
386 u8 ampdu_ack_len;
387 u64 ampdu_ack_map;
388 int ack_signal;
389 /* 8 bytes free */
390 } status;
391 struct {
392 struct ieee80211_tx_rate driver_rates[
393 IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES];
394 void *rate_driver_data[
395 IEEE80211_TX_INFO_RATE_DRIVER_DATA_SIZE / sizeof(void *)];
397 void *driver_data[
398 IEEE80211_TX_INFO_DRIVER_DATA_SIZE / sizeof(void *)];
402 static inline struct ieee80211_tx_info *IEEE80211_SKB_CB(struct sk_buff *skb)
404 return (struct ieee80211_tx_info *)skb->cb;
408 * ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status - clear TX status
410 * @info: The &struct ieee80211_tx_info to be cleared.
412 * When the driver passes an skb back to mac80211, it must report
413 * a number of things in TX status. This function clears everything
414 * in the TX status but the rate control information (it does clear
415 * the count since you need to fill that in anyway).
417 * NOTE: You can only use this function if you do NOT use
418 * info->driver_data! Use info->rate_driver_data
419 * instead if you need only the less space that allows.
421 static inline void
422 ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status(struct ieee80211_tx_info *info)
424 int i;
426 BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, status.rates) !=
427 offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, control.rates));
428 BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, status.rates) !=
429 offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, driver_rates));
430 BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, status.rates) != 8);
431 /* clear the rate counts */
432 for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++)
433 info->status.rates[i].count = 0;
435 BUILD_BUG_ON(
436 offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, status.ampdu_ack_len) != 23);
437 memset(&info->status.ampdu_ack_len, 0,
438 sizeof(struct ieee80211_tx_info) -
439 offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, status.ampdu_ack_len));
444 * enum mac80211_rx_flags - receive flags
446 * These flags are used with the @flag member of &struct ieee80211_rx_status.
447 * @RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR: Michael MIC error was reported on this frame.
448 * Use together with %RX_FLAG_MMIC_STRIPPED.
449 * @RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED: This frame was decrypted in hardware.
450 * @RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP: This frame starts with a radiotap header.
451 * @RX_FLAG_MMIC_STRIPPED: the Michael MIC is stripped off this frame,
452 * verification has been done by the hardware.
453 * @RX_FLAG_IV_STRIPPED: The IV/ICV are stripped from this frame.
454 * If this flag is set, the stack cannot do any replay detection
455 * hence the driver or hardware will have to do that.
456 * @RX_FLAG_FAILED_FCS_CRC: Set this flag if the FCS check failed on
457 * the frame.
458 * @RX_FLAG_FAILED_PLCP_CRC: Set this flag if the PCLP check failed on
459 * the frame.
460 * @RX_FLAG_TSFT: The timestamp passed in the RX status (@mactime field)
461 * is valid. This is useful in monitor mode and necessary for beacon frames
462 * to enable IBSS merging.
463 * @RX_FLAG_SHORTPRE: Short preamble was used for this frame
464 * @RX_FLAG_HT: HT MCS was used and rate_idx is MCS index
465 * @RX_FLAG_40MHZ: HT40 (40 MHz) was used
466 * @RX_FLAG_SHORT_GI: Short guard interval was used
468 enum mac80211_rx_flags {
469 RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR = 1<<0,
470 RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED = 1<<1,
471 RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP = 1<<2,
472 RX_FLAG_MMIC_STRIPPED = 1<<3,
473 RX_FLAG_IV_STRIPPED = 1<<4,
474 RX_FLAG_FAILED_FCS_CRC = 1<<5,
475 RX_FLAG_FAILED_PLCP_CRC = 1<<6,
476 RX_FLAG_TSFT = 1<<7,
477 RX_FLAG_SHORTPRE = 1<<8,
478 RX_FLAG_HT = 1<<9,
479 RX_FLAG_40MHZ = 1<<10,
480 RX_FLAG_SHORT_GI = 1<<11,
484 * struct ieee80211_rx_status - receive status
486 * The low-level driver should provide this information (the subset
487 * supported by hardware) to the 802.11 code with each received
488 * frame.
490 * @mactime: value in microseconds of the 64-bit Time Synchronization Function
491 * (TSF) timer when the first data symbol (MPDU) arrived at the hardware.
492 * @band: the active band when this frame was received
493 * @freq: frequency the radio was tuned to when receiving this frame, in MHz
494 * @signal: signal strength when receiving this frame, either in dBm, in dB or
495 * unspecified depending on the hardware capabilities flags
496 * @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_*
497 * @noise: noise when receiving this frame, in dBm.
498 * @qual: overall signal quality indication, in percent (0-100).
499 * @antenna: antenna used
500 * @rate_idx: index of data rate into band's supported rates or MCS index if
501 * HT rates are use (RX_FLAG_HT)
502 * @flag: %RX_FLAG_*
504 struct ieee80211_rx_status {
505 u64 mactime;
506 enum ieee80211_band band;
507 int freq;
508 int signal;
509 int noise;
510 int qual;
511 int antenna;
512 int rate_idx;
513 int flag;
517 * enum ieee80211_conf_flags - configuration flags
519 * Flags to define PHY configuration options
521 * @IEEE80211_CONF_RADIOTAP: add radiotap header at receive time (if supported)
522 * @IEEE80211_CONF_PS: Enable 802.11 power save mode (managed mode only)
524 enum ieee80211_conf_flags {
525 IEEE80211_CONF_RADIOTAP = (1<<0),
526 IEEE80211_CONF_PS = (1<<1),
531 * enum ieee80211_conf_changed - denotes which configuration changed
533 * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RADIO_ENABLED: the value of radio_enabled changed
534 * @_IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL: DEPRECATED
535 * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_LISTEN_INTERVAL: the listen interval changed
536 * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RADIOTAP: the radiotap flag changed
537 * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS: the PS flag or dynamic PS timeout changed
538 * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_POWER: the TX power changed
539 * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL: the channel/channel_type changed
540 * @IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS: retry limits changed
542 enum ieee80211_conf_changed {
543 IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RADIO_ENABLED = BIT(0),
544 _IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL = BIT(1),
545 IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_LISTEN_INTERVAL = BIT(2),
546 IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RADIOTAP = BIT(3),
547 IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS = BIT(4),
548 IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_POWER = BIT(5),
549 IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL = BIT(6),
550 IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS = BIT(7),
553 static inline __deprecated enum ieee80211_conf_changed
554 __IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL(void)
556 return _IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL;
558 #define IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL \
559 __IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_BEACON_INTERVAL()
562 * struct ieee80211_conf - configuration of the device
564 * This struct indicates how the driver shall configure the hardware.
566 * @flags: configuration flags defined above
568 * @radio_enabled: when zero, driver is required to switch off the radio.
569 * @beacon_int: beacon interval (TODO make interface config)
571 * @listen_interval: listen interval in units of beacon interval
572 * @max_sleep_period: the maximum number of beacon intervals to sleep for
573 * before checking the beacon for a TIM bit (managed mode only); this
574 * value will be only achievable between DTIM frames, the hardware
575 * needs to check for the multicast traffic bit in DTIM beacons.
576 * This variable is valid only when the CONF_PS flag is set.
577 * @dynamic_ps_timeout: The dynamic powersave timeout (in ms), see the
578 * powersave documentation below. This variable is valid only when
579 * the CONF_PS flag is set.
581 * @power_level: requested transmit power (in dBm)
583 * @channel: the channel to tune to
584 * @channel_type: the channel (HT) type
586 * @long_frame_max_tx_count: Maximum number of transmissions for a "long" frame
587 * (a frame not RTS protected), called "dot11LongRetryLimit" in 802.11,
588 * but actually means the number of transmissions not the number of retries
589 * @short_frame_max_tx_count: Maximum number of transmissions for a "short"
590 * frame, called "dot11ShortRetryLimit" in 802.11, but actually means the
591 * number of transmissions not the number of retries
593 struct ieee80211_conf {
594 int beacon_int;
595 u32 flags;
596 int power_level, dynamic_ps_timeout;
597 int max_sleep_period;
599 u16 listen_interval;
600 bool radio_enabled;
602 u8 long_frame_max_tx_count, short_frame_max_tx_count;
604 struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
605 enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type;
609 * struct ieee80211_vif - per-interface data
611 * Data in this structure is continually present for driver
612 * use during the life of a virtual interface.
614 * @type: type of this virtual interface
615 * @bss_conf: BSS configuration for this interface, either our own
616 * or the BSS we're associated to
617 * @drv_priv: data area for driver use, will always be aligned to
618 * sizeof(void *).
620 struct ieee80211_vif {
621 enum nl80211_iftype type;
622 struct ieee80211_bss_conf bss_conf;
623 /* must be last */
624 u8 drv_priv[0] __attribute__((__aligned__(sizeof(void *))));
627 static inline bool ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
629 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
630 return vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT;
631 #endif
632 return false;
636 * struct ieee80211_if_init_conf - initial configuration of an interface
638 * @vif: pointer to a driver-use per-interface structure. The pointer
639 * itself is also used for various functions including
640 * ieee80211_beacon_get() and ieee80211_get_buffered_bc().
641 * @type: one of &enum nl80211_iftype constants. Determines the type of
642 * added/removed interface.
643 * @mac_addr: pointer to MAC address of the interface. This pointer is valid
644 * until the interface is removed (i.e. it cannot be used after
645 * remove_interface() callback was called for this interface).
647 * This structure is used in add_interface() and remove_interface()
648 * callbacks of &struct ieee80211_hw.
650 * When you allow multiple interfaces to be added to your PHY, take care
651 * that the hardware can actually handle multiple MAC addresses. However,
652 * also take care that when there's no interface left with mac_addr != %NULL
653 * you remove the MAC address from the device to avoid acknowledging packets
654 * in pure monitor mode.
656 struct ieee80211_if_init_conf {
657 enum nl80211_iftype type;
658 struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
659 void *mac_addr;
663 * enum ieee80211_if_conf_change - interface config change flags
665 * @IEEE80211_IFCC_BSSID: The BSSID changed.
666 * @IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON: The beacon for this interface changed
667 * (currently AP and MESH only), use ieee80211_beacon_get().
668 * @IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON_ENABLED: The enable_beacon value changed.
670 enum ieee80211_if_conf_change {
671 IEEE80211_IFCC_BSSID = BIT(0),
672 IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON = BIT(1),
673 IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON_ENABLED = BIT(2),
677 * struct ieee80211_if_conf - configuration of an interface
679 * @changed: parameters that have changed, see &enum ieee80211_if_conf_change.
680 * @bssid: BSSID of the network we are associated to/creating.
681 * @enable_beacon: Indicates whether beacons can be sent.
682 * This is valid only for AP/IBSS/MESH modes.
684 * This structure is passed to the config_interface() callback of
685 * &struct ieee80211_hw.
687 struct ieee80211_if_conf {
688 u32 changed;
689 const u8 *bssid;
690 bool enable_beacon;
694 * enum ieee80211_key_alg - key algorithm
695 * @ALG_WEP: WEP40 or WEP104
696 * @ALG_TKIP: TKIP
697 * @ALG_CCMP: CCMP (AES)
698 * @ALG_AES_CMAC: AES-128-CMAC
700 enum ieee80211_key_alg {
701 ALG_WEP,
702 ALG_TKIP,
703 ALG_CCMP,
704 ALG_AES_CMAC,
708 * enum ieee80211_key_len - key length
709 * @LEN_WEP40: WEP 5-byte long key
710 * @LEN_WEP104: WEP 13-byte long key
712 enum ieee80211_key_len {
713 LEN_WEP40 = 5,
714 LEN_WEP104 = 13,
718 * enum ieee80211_key_flags - key flags
720 * These flags are used for communication about keys between the driver
721 * and mac80211, with the @flags parameter of &struct ieee80211_key_conf.
723 * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_WMM_STA: Set by mac80211, this flag indicates
724 * that the STA this key will be used with could be using QoS.
725 * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV: This flag should be set by the
726 * driver to indicate that it requires IV generation for this
727 * particular key.
728 * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC: This flag should be set by
729 * the driver for a TKIP key if it requires Michael MIC
730 * generation in software.
731 * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE: Set by mac80211, this flag indicates
732 * that the key is pairwise rather then a shared key.
733 * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_SW_MGMT: This flag should be set by the driver for a
734 * CCMP key if it requires CCMP encryption of management frames (MFP) to
735 * be done in software.
737 enum ieee80211_key_flags {
738 IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_WMM_STA = 1<<0,
739 IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV = 1<<1,
740 IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC= 1<<2,
741 IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE = 1<<3,
742 IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_SW_MGMT = 1<<4,
746 * struct ieee80211_key_conf - key information
748 * This key information is given by mac80211 to the driver by
749 * the set_key() callback in &struct ieee80211_ops.
751 * @hw_key_idx: To be set by the driver, this is the key index the driver
752 * wants to be given when a frame is transmitted and needs to be
753 * encrypted in hardware.
754 * @alg: The key algorithm.
755 * @flags: key flags, see &enum ieee80211_key_flags.
756 * @keyidx: the key index (0-3)
757 * @keylen: key material length
758 * @key: key material. For ALG_TKIP the key is encoded as a 256-bit (32 byte)
759 * data block:
760 * - Temporal Encryption Key (128 bits)
761 * - Temporal Authenticator Tx MIC Key (64 bits)
762 * - Temporal Authenticator Rx MIC Key (64 bits)
763 * @icv_len: The ICV length for this key type
764 * @iv_len: The IV length for this key type
766 struct ieee80211_key_conf {
767 enum ieee80211_key_alg alg;
768 u8 icv_len;
769 u8 iv_len;
770 u8 hw_key_idx;
771 u8 flags;
772 s8 keyidx;
773 u8 keylen;
774 u8 key[0];
778 * enum set_key_cmd - key command
780 * Used with the set_key() callback in &struct ieee80211_ops, this
781 * indicates whether a key is being removed or added.
783 * @SET_KEY: a key is set
784 * @DISABLE_KEY: a key must be disabled
786 enum set_key_cmd {
787 SET_KEY, DISABLE_KEY,
791 * struct ieee80211_sta - station table entry
793 * A station table entry represents a station we are possibly
794 * communicating with. Since stations are RCU-managed in
795 * mac80211, any ieee80211_sta pointer you get access to must
796 * either be protected by rcu_read_lock() explicitly or implicitly,
797 * or you must take good care to not use such a pointer after a
798 * call to your sta_notify callback that removed it.
800 * @addr: MAC address
801 * @aid: AID we assigned to the station if we're an AP
802 * @supp_rates: Bitmap of supported rates (per band)
803 * @ht_cap: HT capabilities of this STA; restricted to our own TX capabilities
804 * @drv_priv: data area for driver use, will always be aligned to
805 * sizeof(void *), size is determined in hw information.
807 struct ieee80211_sta {
808 u32 supp_rates[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
809 u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
810 u16 aid;
811 struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap ht_cap;
813 /* must be last */
814 u8 drv_priv[0] __attribute__((__aligned__(sizeof(void *))));
818 * enum sta_notify_cmd - sta notify command
820 * Used with the sta_notify() callback in &struct ieee80211_ops, this
821 * indicates addition and removal of a station to station table,
822 * or if a associated station made a power state transition.
824 * @STA_NOTIFY_ADD: a station was added to the station table
825 * @STA_NOTIFY_REMOVE: a station being removed from the station table
826 * @STA_NOTIFY_SLEEP: a station is now sleeping
827 * @STA_NOTIFY_AWAKE: a sleeping station woke up
829 enum sta_notify_cmd {
830 STA_NOTIFY_ADD, STA_NOTIFY_REMOVE,
831 STA_NOTIFY_SLEEP, STA_NOTIFY_AWAKE,
835 * enum ieee80211_tkip_key_type - get tkip key
837 * Used by drivers which need to get a tkip key for skb. Some drivers need a
838 * phase 1 key, others need a phase 2 key. A single function allows the driver
839 * to get the key, this enum indicates what type of key is required.
841 * @IEEE80211_TKIP_P1_KEY: the driver needs a phase 1 key
842 * @IEEE80211_TKIP_P2_KEY: the driver needs a phase 2 key
844 enum ieee80211_tkip_key_type {
845 IEEE80211_TKIP_P1_KEY,
846 IEEE80211_TKIP_P2_KEY,
850 * enum ieee80211_hw_flags - hardware flags
852 * These flags are used to indicate hardware capabilities to
853 * the stack. Generally, flags here should have their meaning
854 * done in a way that the simplest hardware doesn't need setting
855 * any particular flags. There are some exceptions to this rule,
856 * however, so you are advised to review these flags carefully.
858 * @IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS:
859 * Indicates that received frames passed to the stack include
860 * the FCS at the end.
862 * @IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING:
863 * Some wireless LAN chipsets buffer broadcast/multicast frames
864 * for power saving stations in the hardware/firmware and others
865 * rely on the host system for such buffering. This option is used
866 * to configure the IEEE 802.11 upper layer to buffer broadcast and
867 * multicast frames when there are power saving stations so that
868 * the driver can fetch them with ieee80211_get_buffered_bc().
870 * @IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_SLOT_INCAPABLE:
871 * Hardware is not capable of short slot operation on the 2.4 GHz band.
873 * @IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_PREAMBLE_INCAPABLE:
874 * Hardware is not capable of receiving frames with short preamble on
875 * the 2.4 GHz band.
877 * @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC:
878 * Hardware can provide signal values but we don't know its units. We
879 * expect values between 0 and @max_signal.
880 * If possible please provide dB or dBm instead.
882 * @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM:
883 * Hardware gives signal values in dBm, decibel difference from
884 * one milliwatt. This is the preferred method since it is standardized
885 * between different devices. @max_signal does not need to be set.
887 * @IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM:
888 * Hardware can provide noise (radio interference) values in units dBm,
889 * decibel difference from one milliwatt.
891 * @IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT:
892 * Hardware supports spectrum management defined in 802.11h
893 * Measurement, Channel Switch, Quieting, TPC
895 * @IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_AGGREGATION:
896 * Hardware supports 11n A-MPDU aggregation.
898 * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS:
899 * Hardware has power save support (i.e. can go to sleep).
901 * @IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK:
902 * Hardware requires nullfunc frame handling in stack, implies
903 * stack support for dynamic PS.
905 * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS:
906 * Hardware has support for dynamic PS.
908 * @IEEE80211_HW_MFP_CAPABLE:
909 * Hardware supports management frame protection (MFP, IEEE 802.11w).
911 * @IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER:
912 * Hardware supports dropping of irrelevant beacon frames to
913 * avoid waking up cpu.
915 enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
916 IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS = 1<<1,
917 IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING = 1<<2,
918 IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_SLOT_INCAPABLE = 1<<3,
919 IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_PREAMBLE_INCAPABLE = 1<<4,
920 IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC = 1<<5,
921 IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM = 1<<6,
922 IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM = 1<<7,
923 IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT = 1<<8,
924 IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_AGGREGATION = 1<<9,
925 IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS = 1<<10,
926 IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK = 1<<11,
927 IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS = 1<<12,
928 IEEE80211_HW_MFP_CAPABLE = 1<<13,
929 IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER = 1<<14,
933 * struct ieee80211_hw - hardware information and state
935 * This structure contains the configuration and hardware
936 * information for an 802.11 PHY.
938 * @wiphy: This points to the &struct wiphy allocated for this
939 * 802.11 PHY. You must fill in the @perm_addr and @dev
940 * members of this structure using SET_IEEE80211_DEV()
941 * and SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(). Additionally, all supported
942 * bands (with channels, bitrates) are registered here.
944 * @conf: &struct ieee80211_conf, device configuration, don't use.
946 * @workqueue: single threaded workqueue available for driver use,
947 * allocated by mac80211 on registration and flushed when an
948 * interface is removed.
949 * NOTICE: All work performed on this workqueue must not
950 * acquire the RTNL lock.
952 * @priv: pointer to private area that was allocated for driver use
953 * along with this structure.
955 * @flags: hardware flags, see &enum ieee80211_hw_flags.
957 * @extra_tx_headroom: headroom to reserve in each transmit skb
958 * for use by the driver (e.g. for transmit headers.)
960 * @channel_change_time: time (in microseconds) it takes to change channels.
962 * @max_signal: Maximum value for signal (rssi) in RX information, used
963 * only when @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC or @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB
965 * @max_listen_interval: max listen interval in units of beacon interval
966 * that HW supports
968 * @queues: number of available hardware transmit queues for
969 * data packets. WMM/QoS requires at least four, these
970 * queues need to have configurable access parameters.
972 * @rate_control_algorithm: rate control algorithm for this hardware.
973 * If unset (NULL), the default algorithm will be used. Must be
974 * set before calling ieee80211_register_hw().
976 * @vif_data_size: size (in bytes) of the drv_priv data area
977 * within &struct ieee80211_vif.
978 * @sta_data_size: size (in bytes) of the drv_priv data area
979 * within &struct ieee80211_sta.
981 * @max_rates: maximum number of alternate rate retry stages
982 * @max_rate_tries: maximum number of tries for each stage
984 struct ieee80211_hw {
985 struct ieee80211_conf conf;
986 struct wiphy *wiphy;
987 struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
988 const char *rate_control_algorithm;
989 void *priv;
990 u32 flags;
991 unsigned int extra_tx_headroom;
992 int channel_change_time;
993 int vif_data_size;
994 int sta_data_size;
995 u16 queues;
996 u16 max_listen_interval;
997 s8 max_signal;
998 u8 max_rates;
999 u8 max_rate_tries;
1003 * wiphy_to_ieee80211_hw - return a mac80211 driver hw struct from a wiphy
1005 * @wiphy: the &struct wiphy which we want to query
1007 * mac80211 drivers can use this to get to their respective
1008 * &struct ieee80211_hw. Drivers wishing to get to their own private
1009 * structure can then access it via hw->priv. Note that mac802111 drivers should
1010 * not use wiphy_priv() to try to get their private driver structure as this
1011 * is already used internally by mac80211.
1013 struct ieee80211_hw *wiphy_to_ieee80211_hw(struct wiphy *wiphy);
1016 * SET_IEEE80211_DEV - set device for 802.11 hardware
1018 * @hw: the &struct ieee80211_hw to set the device for
1019 * @dev: the &struct device of this 802.11 device
1021 static inline void SET_IEEE80211_DEV(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct device *dev)
1023 set_wiphy_dev(hw->wiphy, dev);
1027 * SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR - set the permanent MAC address for 802.11 hardware
1029 * @hw: the &struct ieee80211_hw to set the MAC address for
1030 * @addr: the address to set
1032 static inline void SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *addr)
1034 memcpy(hw->wiphy->perm_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
1037 static inline struct ieee80211_rate *
1038 ieee80211_get_tx_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1039 const struct ieee80211_tx_info *c)
1041 if (WARN_ON(c->control.rates[0].idx < 0))
1042 return NULL;
1043 return &hw->wiphy->bands[c->band]->bitrates[c->control.rates[0].idx];
1046 static inline struct ieee80211_rate *
1047 ieee80211_get_rts_cts_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1048 const struct ieee80211_tx_info *c)
1050 if (c->control.rts_cts_rate_idx < 0)
1051 return NULL;
1052 return &hw->wiphy->bands[c->band]->bitrates[c->control.rts_cts_rate_idx];
1055 static inline struct ieee80211_rate *
1056 ieee80211_get_alt_retry_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1057 const struct ieee80211_tx_info *c, int idx)
1059 if (c->control.rates[idx + 1].idx < 0)
1060 return NULL;
1061 return &hw->wiphy->bands[c->band]->bitrates[c->control.rates[idx + 1].idx];
1065 * DOC: Hardware crypto acceleration
1067 * mac80211 is capable of taking advantage of many hardware
1068 * acceleration designs for encryption and decryption operations.
1070 * The set_key() callback in the &struct ieee80211_ops for a given
1071 * device is called to enable hardware acceleration of encryption and
1072 * decryption. The callback takes a @sta parameter that will be NULL
1073 * for default keys or keys used for transmission only, or point to
1074 * the station information for the peer for individual keys.
1075 * Multiple transmission keys with the same key index may be used when
1076 * VLANs are configured for an access point.
1078 * When transmitting, the TX control data will use the @hw_key_idx
1079 * selected by the driver by modifying the &struct ieee80211_key_conf
1080 * pointed to by the @key parameter to the set_key() function.
1082 * The set_key() call for the %SET_KEY command should return 0 if
1083 * the key is now in use, -%EOPNOTSUPP or -%ENOSPC if it couldn't be
1084 * added; if you return 0 then hw_key_idx must be assigned to the
1085 * hardware key index, you are free to use the full u8 range.
1087 * When the cmd is %DISABLE_KEY then it must succeed.
1089 * Note that it is permissible to not decrypt a frame even if a key
1090 * for it has been uploaded to hardware, the stack will not make any
1091 * decision based on whether a key has been uploaded or not but rather
1092 * based on the receive flags.
1094 * The &struct ieee80211_key_conf structure pointed to by the @key
1095 * parameter is guaranteed to be valid until another call to set_key()
1096 * removes it, but it can only be used as a cookie to differentiate
1097 * keys.
1099 * In TKIP some HW need to be provided a phase 1 key, for RX decryption
1100 * acceleration (i.e. iwlwifi). Those drivers should provide update_tkip_key
1101 * handler.
1102 * The update_tkip_key() call updates the driver with the new phase 1 key.
1103 * This happens everytime the iv16 wraps around (every 65536 packets). The
1104 * set_key() call will happen only once for each key (unless the AP did
1105 * rekeying), it will not include a valid phase 1 key. The valid phase 1 key is
1106 * provided by update_tkip_key only. The trigger that makes mac80211 call this
1107 * handler is software decryption with wrap around of iv16.
1111 * DOC: Powersave support
1113 * mac80211 has support for various powersave implementations.
1115 * First, it can support hardware that handles all powersaving by
1116 * itself, such hardware should simply set the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS
1117 * hardware flag. In that case, it will be told about the desired
1118 * powersave mode depending on the association status, and the driver
1119 * must take care of sending nullfunc frames when necessary, i.e. when
1120 * entering and leaving powersave mode. The driver is required to look at
1121 * the AID in beacons and signal to the AP that it woke up when it finds
1122 * traffic directed to it. This mode supports dynamic PS by simply
1123 * enabling/disabling PS.
1125 * Additionally, such hardware may set the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS
1126 * flag to indicate that it can support dynamic PS mode itself (see below).
1128 * Other hardware designs cannot send nullfunc frames by themselves and also
1129 * need software support for parsing the TIM bitmap. This is also supported
1130 * by mac80211 by combining the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS and
1131 * %IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK flags. The hardware is of course still
1132 * required to pass up beacons. The hardware is still required to handle
1133 * waking up for multicast traffic; if it cannot the driver must handle that
1134 * as best as it can, mac80211 is too slow.
1136 * Dynamic powersave mode is an extension to normal powersave mode in which
1137 * the hardware stays awake for a user-specified period of time after sending
1138 * a frame so that reply frames need not be buffered and therefore delayed
1139 * to the next wakeup. This can either be supported by hardware, in which case
1140 * the driver needs to look at the @dynamic_ps_timeout hardware configuration
1141 * value, or by the stack if all nullfunc handling is in the stack.
1145 * DOC: Beacon filter support
1147 * Some hardware have beacon filter support to reduce host cpu wakeups
1148 * which will reduce system power consumption. It usuallly works so that
1149 * the firmware creates a checksum of the beacon but omits all constantly
1150 * changing elements (TSF, TIM etc). Whenever the checksum changes the
1151 * beacon is forwarded to the host, otherwise it will be just dropped. That
1152 * way the host will only receive beacons where some relevant information
1153 * (for example ERP protection or WMM settings) have changed.
1155 * Beacon filter support is advertised with the %IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER
1156 * hardware capability. The driver needs to enable beacon filter support
1157 * whenever power save is enabled, that is %IEEE80211_CONF_PS is set. When
1158 * power save is enabled, the stack will not check for beacon loss and the
1159 * driver needs to notify about loss of beacons with ieee80211_beacon_loss().
1161 * The time (or number of beacons missed) until the firmware notifies the
1162 * driver of a beacon loss event (which in turn causes the driver to call
1163 * ieee80211_beacon_loss()) should be configurable and will be controlled
1164 * by mac80211 and the roaming algorithm in the future.
1166 * Since there may be constantly changing information elements that nothing
1167 * in the software stack cares about, we will, in the future, have mac80211
1168 * tell the driver which information elements are interesting in the sense
1169 * that we want to see changes in them. This will include
1170 * - a list of information element IDs
1171 * - a list of OUIs for the vendor information element
1173 * Ideally, the hardware would filter out any beacons without changes in the
1174 * requested elements, but if it cannot support that it may, at the expense
1175 * of some efficiency, filter out only a subset. For example, if the device
1176 * doesn't support checking for OUIs it should pass up all changes in all
1177 * vendor information elements.
1179 * Note that change, for the sake of simplification, also includes information
1180 * elements appearing or disappearing from the beacon.
1182 * Some hardware supports an "ignore list" instead, just make sure nothing
1183 * that was requested is on the ignore list, and include commonly changing
1184 * information element IDs in the ignore list, for example 11 (BSS load) and
1185 * the various vendor-assigned IEs with unknown contents (128, 129, 133-136,
1186 * 149, 150, 155, 156, 173, 176, 178, 179, 219); for forward compatibility
1187 * it could also include some currently unused IDs.
1190 * In addition to these capabilities, hardware should support notifying the
1191 * host of changes in the beacon RSSI. This is relevant to implement roaming
1192 * when no traffic is flowing (when traffic is flowing we see the RSSI of
1193 * the received data packets). This can consist in notifying the host when
1194 * the RSSI changes significantly or when it drops below or rises above
1195 * configurable thresholds. In the future these thresholds will also be
1196 * configured by mac80211 (which gets them from userspace) to implement
1197 * them as the roaming algorithm requires.
1199 * If the hardware cannot implement this, the driver should ask it to
1200 * periodically pass beacon frames to the host so that software can do the
1201 * signal strength threshold checking.
1205 * DOC: Frame filtering
1207 * mac80211 requires to see many management frames for proper
1208 * operation, and users may want to see many more frames when
1209 * in monitor mode. However, for best CPU usage and power consumption,
1210 * having as few frames as possible percolate through the stack is
1211 * desirable. Hence, the hardware should filter as much as possible.
1213 * To achieve this, mac80211 uses filter flags (see below) to tell
1214 * the driver's configure_filter() function which frames should be
1215 * passed to mac80211 and which should be filtered out.
1217 * The configure_filter() callback is invoked with the parameters
1218 * @mc_count and @mc_list for the combined multicast address list
1219 * of all virtual interfaces, @changed_flags telling which flags
1220 * were changed and @total_flags with the new flag states.
1222 * If your device has no multicast address filters your driver will
1223 * need to check both the %FIF_ALLMULTI flag and the @mc_count
1224 * parameter to see whether multicast frames should be accepted
1225 * or dropped.
1227 * All unsupported flags in @total_flags must be cleared.
1228 * Hardware does not support a flag if it is incapable of _passing_
1229 * the frame to the stack. Otherwise the driver must ignore
1230 * the flag, but not clear it.
1231 * You must _only_ clear the flag (announce no support for the
1232 * flag to mac80211) if you are not able to pass the packet type
1233 * to the stack (so the hardware always filters it).
1234 * So for example, you should clear @FIF_CONTROL, if your hardware
1235 * always filters control frames. If your hardware always passes
1236 * control frames to the kernel and is incapable of filtering them,
1237 * you do _not_ clear the @FIF_CONTROL flag.
1238 * This rule applies to all other FIF flags as well.
1242 * enum ieee80211_filter_flags - hardware filter flags
1244 * These flags determine what the filter in hardware should be
1245 * programmed to let through and what should not be passed to the
1246 * stack. It is always safe to pass more frames than requested,
1247 * but this has negative impact on power consumption.
1249 * @FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS: promiscuous mode within your BSS,
1250 * think of the BSS as your network segment and then this corresponds
1251 * to the regular ethernet device promiscuous mode.
1253 * @FIF_ALLMULTI: pass all multicast frames, this is used if requested
1254 * by the user or if the hardware is not capable of filtering by
1255 * multicast address.
1257 * @FIF_FCSFAIL: pass frames with failed FCS (but you need to set the
1258 * %RX_FLAG_FAILED_FCS_CRC for them)
1260 * @FIF_PLCPFAIL: pass frames with failed PLCP CRC (but you need to set
1261 * the %RX_FLAG_FAILED_PLCP_CRC for them
1263 * @FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC: This flag is set during scanning to indicate
1264 * to the hardware that it should not filter beacons or probe responses
1265 * by BSSID. Filtering them can greatly reduce the amount of processing
1266 * mac80211 needs to do and the amount of CPU wakeups, so you should
1267 * honour this flag if possible.
1269 * @FIF_CONTROL: pass control frames, if PROMISC_IN_BSS is not set then
1270 * only those addressed to this station
1272 * @FIF_OTHER_BSS: pass frames destined to other BSSes
1274 enum ieee80211_filter_flags {
1275 FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS = 1<<0,
1276 FIF_ALLMULTI = 1<<1,
1277 FIF_FCSFAIL = 1<<2,
1278 FIF_PLCPFAIL = 1<<3,
1279 FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC = 1<<4,
1280 FIF_CONTROL = 1<<5,
1281 FIF_OTHER_BSS = 1<<6,
1285 * enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action - A-MPDU actions
1287 * These flags are used with the ampdu_action() callback in
1288 * &struct ieee80211_ops to indicate which action is needed.
1289 * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START: start Rx aggregation
1290 * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP: stop Rx aggregation
1291 * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START: start Tx aggregation
1292 * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP: stop Tx aggregation
1293 * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_OPERATIONAL: TX aggregation has become operational
1295 enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
1296 IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START,
1297 IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP,
1298 IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START,
1299 IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP,
1300 IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_OPERATIONAL,
1304 * struct ieee80211_ops - callbacks from mac80211 to the driver
1306 * This structure contains various callbacks that the driver may
1307 * handle or, in some cases, must handle, for example to configure
1308 * the hardware to a new channel or to transmit a frame.
1310 * @tx: Handler that 802.11 module calls for each transmitted frame.
1311 * skb contains the buffer starting from the IEEE 802.11 header.
1312 * The low-level driver should send the frame out based on
1313 * configuration in the TX control data. This handler should,
1314 * preferably, never fail and stop queues appropriately, more
1315 * importantly, however, it must never fail for A-MPDU-queues.
1316 * This function should return NETDEV_TX_OK except in very
1317 * limited cases.
1318 * Must be implemented and atomic.
1320 * @start: Called before the first netdevice attached to the hardware
1321 * is enabled. This should turn on the hardware and must turn on
1322 * frame reception (for possibly enabled monitor interfaces.)
1323 * Returns negative error codes, these may be seen in userspace,
1324 * or zero.
1325 * When the device is started it should not have a MAC address
1326 * to avoid acknowledging frames before a non-monitor device
1327 * is added.
1328 * Must be implemented.
1330 * @stop: Called after last netdevice attached to the hardware
1331 * is disabled. This should turn off the hardware (at least
1332 * it must turn off frame reception.)
1333 * May be called right after add_interface if that rejects
1334 * an interface.
1335 * Must be implemented.
1337 * @add_interface: Called when a netdevice attached to the hardware is
1338 * enabled. Because it is not called for monitor mode devices, @start
1339 * and @stop must be implemented.
1340 * The driver should perform any initialization it needs before
1341 * the device can be enabled. The initial configuration for the
1342 * interface is given in the conf parameter.
1343 * The callback may refuse to add an interface by returning a
1344 * negative error code (which will be seen in userspace.)
1345 * Must be implemented.
1347 * @remove_interface: Notifies a driver that an interface is going down.
1348 * The @stop callback is called after this if it is the last interface
1349 * and no monitor interfaces are present.
1350 * When all interfaces are removed, the MAC address in the hardware
1351 * must be cleared so the device no longer acknowledges packets,
1352 * the mac_addr member of the conf structure is, however, set to the
1353 * MAC address of the device going away.
1354 * Hence, this callback must be implemented.
1356 * @config: Handler for configuration requests. IEEE 802.11 code calls this
1357 * function to change hardware configuration, e.g., channel.
1358 * This function should never fail but returns a negative error code
1359 * if it does.
1361 * @config_interface: Handler for configuration requests related to interfaces
1362 * (e.g. BSSID changes.)
1363 * Returns a negative error code which will be seen in userspace.
1365 * @bss_info_changed: Handler for configuration requests related to BSS
1366 * parameters that may vary during BSS's lifespan, and may affect low
1367 * level driver (e.g. assoc/disassoc status, erp parameters).
1368 * This function should not be used if no BSS has been set, unless
1369 * for association indication. The @changed parameter indicates which
1370 * of the bss parameters has changed when a call is made.
1372 * @configure_filter: Configure the device's RX filter.
1373 * See the section "Frame filtering" for more information.
1374 * This callback must be implemented and atomic.
1376 * @set_tim: Set TIM bit. mac80211 calls this function when a TIM bit
1377 * must be set or cleared for a given STA. Must be atomic.
1379 * @set_key: See the section "Hardware crypto acceleration"
1380 * This callback can sleep, and is only called between add_interface
1381 * and remove_interface calls, i.e. while the given virtual interface
1382 * is enabled.
1383 * Returns a negative error code if the key can't be added.
1385 * @update_tkip_key: See the section "Hardware crypto acceleration"
1386 * This callback will be called in the context of Rx. Called for drivers
1387 * which set IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_TKIP_REQ_RX_P1_KEY.
1389 * @hw_scan: Ask the hardware to service the scan request, no need to start
1390 * the scan state machine in stack. The scan must honour the channel
1391 * configuration done by the regulatory agent in the wiphy's
1392 * registered bands. The hardware (or the driver) needs to make sure
1393 * that power save is disabled.
1394 * The @req ie/ie_len members are rewritten by mac80211 to contain the
1395 * entire IEs after the SSID, so that drivers need not look at these
1396 * at all but just send them after the SSID -- mac80211 includes the
1397 * (extended) supported rates and HT information (where applicable).
1398 * When the scan finishes, ieee80211_scan_completed() must be called;
1399 * note that it also must be called when the scan cannot finish due to
1400 * any error unless this callback returned a negative error code.
1402 * @sw_scan_start: Notifier function that is called just before a software scan
1403 * is started. Can be NULL, if the driver doesn't need this notification.
1405 * @sw_scan_complete: Notifier function that is called just after a software scan
1406 * finished. Can be NULL, if the driver doesn't need this notification.
1408 * @get_stats: Return low-level statistics.
1409 * Returns zero if statistics are available.
1411 * @get_tkip_seq: If your device implements TKIP encryption in hardware this
1412 * callback should be provided to read the TKIP transmit IVs (both IV32
1413 * and IV16) for the given key from hardware.
1415 * @set_rts_threshold: Configuration of RTS threshold (if device needs it)
1417 * @sta_notify: Notifies low level driver about addition, removal or power
1418 * state transition of an associated station, AP, IBSS/WDS/mesh peer etc.
1419 * Must be atomic.
1421 * @conf_tx: Configure TX queue parameters (EDCF (aifs, cw_min, cw_max),
1422 * bursting) for a hardware TX queue.
1423 * Returns a negative error code on failure.
1425 * @get_tx_stats: Get statistics of the current TX queue status. This is used
1426 * to get number of currently queued packets (queue length), maximum queue
1427 * size (limit), and total number of packets sent using each TX queue
1428 * (count). The 'stats' pointer points to an array that has hw->queues
1429 * items.
1431 * @get_tsf: Get the current TSF timer value from firmware/hardware. Currently,
1432 * this is only used for IBSS mode BSSID merging and debugging. Is not a
1433 * required function.
1435 * @set_tsf: Set the TSF timer to the specified value in the firmware/hardware.
1436 * Currently, this is only used for IBSS mode debugging. Is not a
1437 * required function.
1439 * @reset_tsf: Reset the TSF timer and allow firmware/hardware to synchronize
1440 * with other STAs in the IBSS. This is only used in IBSS mode. This
1441 * function is optional if the firmware/hardware takes full care of
1442 * TSF synchronization.
1444 * @tx_last_beacon: Determine whether the last IBSS beacon was sent by us.
1445 * This is needed only for IBSS mode and the result of this function is
1446 * used to determine whether to reply to Probe Requests.
1447 * Returns non-zero if this device sent the last beacon.
1449 * @ampdu_action: Perform a certain A-MPDU action
1450 * The RA/TID combination determines the destination and TID we want
1451 * the ampdu action to be performed for. The action is defined through
1452 * ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action. Starting sequence number (@ssn)
1453 * is the first frame we expect to perform the action on. Notice
1454 * that TX/RX_STOP can pass NULL for this parameter.
1455 * Returns a negative error code on failure.
1457 struct ieee80211_ops {
1458 int (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
1459 int (*start)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1460 void (*stop)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1461 int (*add_interface)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1462 struct ieee80211_if_init_conf *conf);
1463 void (*remove_interface)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1464 struct ieee80211_if_init_conf *conf);
1465 int (*config)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed);
1466 int (*config_interface)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1467 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
1468 struct ieee80211_if_conf *conf);
1469 void (*bss_info_changed)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1470 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
1471 struct ieee80211_bss_conf *info,
1472 u32 changed);
1473 void (*configure_filter)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1474 unsigned int changed_flags,
1475 unsigned int *total_flags,
1476 int mc_count, struct dev_addr_list *mc_list);
1477 int (*set_tim)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
1478 bool set);
1479 int (*set_key)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum set_key_cmd cmd,
1480 struct ieee80211_vif *vif, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
1481 struct ieee80211_key_conf *key);
1482 void (*update_tkip_key)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1483 struct ieee80211_key_conf *conf, const u8 *address,
1484 u32 iv32, u16 *phase1key);
1485 int (*hw_scan)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1486 struct cfg80211_scan_request *req);
1487 void (*sw_scan_start)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1488 void (*sw_scan_complete)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1489 int (*get_stats)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1490 struct ieee80211_low_level_stats *stats);
1491 void (*get_tkip_seq)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 hw_key_idx,
1492 u32 *iv32, u16 *iv16);
1493 int (*set_rts_threshold)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 value);
1494 void (*sta_notify)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
1495 enum sta_notify_cmd, struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
1496 int (*conf_tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u16 queue,
1497 const struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params *params);
1498 int (*get_tx_stats)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1499 struct ieee80211_tx_queue_stats *stats);
1500 u64 (*get_tsf)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1501 void (*set_tsf)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u64 tsf);
1502 void (*reset_tsf)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1503 int (*tx_last_beacon)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1504 int (*ampdu_action)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1505 enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action,
1506 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u16 tid, u16 *ssn);
1510 * ieee80211_alloc_hw - Allocate a new hardware device
1512 * This must be called once for each hardware device. The returned pointer
1513 * must be used to refer to this device when calling other functions.
1514 * mac80211 allocates a private data area for the driver pointed to by
1515 * @priv in &struct ieee80211_hw, the size of this area is given as
1516 * @priv_data_len.
1518 * @priv_data_len: length of private data
1519 * @ops: callbacks for this device
1521 struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len,
1522 const struct ieee80211_ops *ops);
1525 * ieee80211_register_hw - Register hardware device
1527 * You must call this function before any other functions in
1528 * mac80211. Note that before a hardware can be registered, you
1529 * need to fill the contained wiphy's information.
1531 * @hw: the device to register as returned by ieee80211_alloc_hw()
1533 int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1535 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
1536 extern char *__ieee80211_get_tx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1537 extern char *__ieee80211_get_rx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1538 extern char *__ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1539 extern char *__ieee80211_get_radio_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1540 #endif
1542 * ieee80211_get_tx_led_name - get name of TX LED
1544 * mac80211 creates a transmit LED trigger for each wireless hardware
1545 * that can be used to drive LEDs if your driver registers a LED device.
1546 * This function returns the name (or %NULL if not configured for LEDs)
1547 * of the trigger so you can automatically link the LED device.
1549 * @hw: the hardware to get the LED trigger name for
1551 static inline char *ieee80211_get_tx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
1553 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
1554 return __ieee80211_get_tx_led_name(hw);
1555 #else
1556 return NULL;
1557 #endif
1561 * ieee80211_get_rx_led_name - get name of RX LED
1563 * mac80211 creates a receive LED trigger for each wireless hardware
1564 * that can be used to drive LEDs if your driver registers a LED device.
1565 * This function returns the name (or %NULL if not configured for LEDs)
1566 * of the trigger so you can automatically link the LED device.
1568 * @hw: the hardware to get the LED trigger name for
1570 static inline char *ieee80211_get_rx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
1572 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
1573 return __ieee80211_get_rx_led_name(hw);
1574 #else
1575 return NULL;
1576 #endif
1580 * ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name - get name of association LED
1582 * mac80211 creates a association LED trigger for each wireless hardware
1583 * that can be used to drive LEDs if your driver registers a LED device.
1584 * This function returns the name (or %NULL if not configured for LEDs)
1585 * of the trigger so you can automatically link the LED device.
1587 * @hw: the hardware to get the LED trigger name for
1589 static inline char *ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
1591 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
1592 return __ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name(hw);
1593 #else
1594 return NULL;
1595 #endif
1599 * ieee80211_get_radio_led_name - get name of radio LED
1601 * mac80211 creates a radio change LED trigger for each wireless hardware
1602 * that can be used to drive LEDs if your driver registers a LED device.
1603 * This function returns the name (or %NULL if not configured for LEDs)
1604 * of the trigger so you can automatically link the LED device.
1606 * @hw: the hardware to get the LED trigger name for
1608 static inline char *ieee80211_get_radio_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
1610 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
1611 return __ieee80211_get_radio_led_name(hw);
1612 #else
1613 return NULL;
1614 #endif
1618 * ieee80211_unregister_hw - Unregister a hardware device
1620 * This function instructs mac80211 to free allocated resources
1621 * and unregister netdevices from the networking subsystem.
1623 * @hw: the hardware to unregister
1625 void ieee80211_unregister_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1628 * ieee80211_free_hw - free hardware descriptor
1630 * This function frees everything that was allocated, including the
1631 * private data for the driver. You must call ieee80211_unregister_hw()
1632 * before calling this function.
1634 * @hw: the hardware to free
1636 void ieee80211_free_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1639 * ieee80211_restart_hw - restart hardware completely
1641 * Call this function when the hardware was restarted for some reason
1642 * (hardware error, ...) and the driver is unable to restore its state
1643 * by itself. mac80211 assumes that at this point the driver/hardware
1644 * is completely uninitialised and stopped, it starts the process by
1645 * calling the ->start() operation. The driver will need to reset all
1646 * internal state that it has prior to calling this function.
1648 * @hw: the hardware to restart
1650 void ieee80211_restart_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1652 /* trick to avoid symbol clashes with the ieee80211 subsystem */
1653 void __ieee80211_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
1654 struct ieee80211_rx_status *status);
1657 * ieee80211_rx - receive frame
1659 * Use this function to hand received frames to mac80211. The receive
1660 * buffer in @skb must start with an IEEE 802.11 header or a radiotap
1661 * header if %RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP is set in the @status flags.
1663 * This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function
1664 * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other. Calls
1665 * to this function and ieee80211_rx_irqsafe() may not be mixed for a
1666 * single hardware.
1668 * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
1669 * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac80211 after this call
1670 * @status: status of this frame; the status pointer need not be valid
1671 * after this function returns
1673 static inline void ieee80211_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
1674 struct ieee80211_rx_status *status)
1676 __ieee80211_rx(hw, skb, status);
1680 * ieee80211_rx_irqsafe - receive frame
1682 * Like ieee80211_rx() but can be called in IRQ context
1683 * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
1685 * Calls to this function and ieee80211_rx() may not be mixed for a
1686 * single hardware.
1688 * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
1689 * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac80211 after this call
1690 * @status: status of this frame; the status pointer need not be valid
1691 * after this function returns and is not freed by mac80211,
1692 * it is recommended that it points to a stack area
1694 void ieee80211_rx_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1695 struct sk_buff *skb,
1696 struct ieee80211_rx_status *status);
1699 * ieee80211_tx_status - transmit status callback
1701 * Call this function for all transmitted frames after they have been
1702 * transmitted. It is permissible to not call this function for
1703 * multicast frames but this can affect statistics.
1705 * This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function
1706 * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other. Calls
1707 * to this function and ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() may not be mixed
1708 * for a single hardware.
1710 * @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by
1711 * @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call
1713 void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1714 struct sk_buff *skb);
1717 * ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe - IRQ-safe transmit status callback
1719 * Like ieee80211_tx_status() but can be called in IRQ context
1720 * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
1722 * Calls to this function and ieee80211_tx_status() may not be mixed for a
1723 * single hardware.
1725 * @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by
1726 * @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call
1728 void ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1729 struct sk_buff *skb);
1732 * ieee80211_beacon_get - beacon generation function
1733 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1734 * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf.
1736 * If the beacon frames are generated by the host system (i.e., not in
1737 * hardware/firmware), the low-level driver uses this function to receive
1738 * the next beacon frame from the 802.11 code. The low-level is responsible
1739 * for calling this function before beacon data is needed (e.g., based on
1740 * hardware interrupt). Returned skb is used only once and low-level driver
1741 * is responsible for freeing it.
1743 struct sk_buff *ieee80211_beacon_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1744 struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
1747 * ieee80211_rts_get - RTS frame generation function
1748 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1749 * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf.
1750 * @frame: pointer to the frame that is going to be protected by the RTS.
1751 * @frame_len: the frame length (in octets).
1752 * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_info of the frame.
1753 * @rts: The buffer where to store the RTS frame.
1755 * If the RTS frames are generated by the host system (i.e., not in
1756 * hardware/firmware), the low-level driver uses this function to receive
1757 * the next RTS frame from the 802.11 code. The low-level is responsible
1758 * for calling this function before and RTS frame is needed.
1760 void ieee80211_rts_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
1761 const void *frame, size_t frame_len,
1762 const struct ieee80211_tx_info *frame_txctl,
1763 struct ieee80211_rts *rts);
1766 * ieee80211_rts_duration - Get the duration field for an RTS frame
1767 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1768 * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf.
1769 * @frame_len: the length of the frame that is going to be protected by the RTS.
1770 * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_info of the frame.
1772 * If the RTS is generated in firmware, but the host system must provide
1773 * the duration field, the low-level driver uses this function to receive
1774 * the duration field value in little-endian byteorder.
1776 __le16 ieee80211_rts_duration(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1777 struct ieee80211_vif *vif, size_t frame_len,
1778 const struct ieee80211_tx_info *frame_txctl);
1781 * ieee80211_ctstoself_get - CTS-to-self frame generation function
1782 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1783 * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf.
1784 * @frame: pointer to the frame that is going to be protected by the CTS-to-self.
1785 * @frame_len: the frame length (in octets).
1786 * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_info of the frame.
1787 * @cts: The buffer where to store the CTS-to-self frame.
1789 * If the CTS-to-self frames are generated by the host system (i.e., not in
1790 * hardware/firmware), the low-level driver uses this function to receive
1791 * the next CTS-to-self frame from the 802.11 code. The low-level is responsible
1792 * for calling this function before and CTS-to-self frame is needed.
1794 void ieee80211_ctstoself_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1795 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
1796 const void *frame, size_t frame_len,
1797 const struct ieee80211_tx_info *frame_txctl,
1798 struct ieee80211_cts *cts);
1801 * ieee80211_ctstoself_duration - Get the duration field for a CTS-to-self frame
1802 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1803 * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf.
1804 * @frame_len: the length of the frame that is going to be protected by the CTS-to-self.
1805 * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_info of the frame.
1807 * If the CTS-to-self is generated in firmware, but the host system must provide
1808 * the duration field, the low-level driver uses this function to receive
1809 * the duration field value in little-endian byteorder.
1811 __le16 ieee80211_ctstoself_duration(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1812 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
1813 size_t frame_len,
1814 const struct ieee80211_tx_info *frame_txctl);
1817 * ieee80211_generic_frame_duration - Calculate the duration field for a frame
1818 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1819 * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf.
1820 * @frame_len: the length of the frame.
1821 * @rate: the rate at which the frame is going to be transmitted.
1823 * Calculate the duration field of some generic frame, given its
1824 * length and transmission rate (in 100kbps).
1826 __le16 ieee80211_generic_frame_duration(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1827 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
1828 size_t frame_len,
1829 struct ieee80211_rate *rate);
1832 * ieee80211_get_buffered_bc - accessing buffered broadcast and multicast frames
1833 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1834 * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf.
1836 * Function for accessing buffered broadcast and multicast frames. If
1837 * hardware/firmware does not implement buffering of broadcast/multicast
1838 * frames when power saving is used, 802.11 code buffers them in the host
1839 * memory. The low-level driver uses this function to fetch next buffered
1840 * frame. In most cases, this is used when generating beacon frame. This
1841 * function returns a pointer to the next buffered skb or NULL if no more
1842 * buffered frames are available.
1844 * Note: buffered frames are returned only after DTIM beacon frame was
1845 * generated with ieee80211_beacon_get() and the low-level driver must thus
1846 * call ieee80211_beacon_get() first. ieee80211_get_buffered_bc() returns
1847 * NULL if the previous generated beacon was not DTIM, so the low-level driver
1848 * does not need to check for DTIM beacons separately and should be able to
1849 * use common code for all beacons.
1851 struct sk_buff *
1852 ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
1855 * ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb - get header length from data
1857 * Given an skb with a raw 802.11 header at the data pointer this function
1858 * returns the 802.11 header length in bytes (not including encryption
1859 * headers). If the data in the sk_buff is too short to contain a valid 802.11
1860 * header the function returns 0.
1862 * @skb: the frame
1864 unsigned int ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb);
1867 * ieee80211_hdrlen - get header length in bytes from frame control
1868 * @fc: frame control field in little-endian format
1870 unsigned int ieee80211_hdrlen(__le16 fc);
1873 * ieee80211_get_tkip_key - get a TKIP rc4 for skb
1875 * This function computes a TKIP rc4 key for an skb. It computes
1876 * a phase 1 key if needed (iv16 wraps around). This function is to
1877 * be used by drivers which can do HW encryption but need to compute
1878 * to phase 1/2 key in SW.
1880 * @keyconf: the parameter passed with the set key
1881 * @skb: the skb for which the key is needed
1882 * @type: TBD
1883 * @key: a buffer to which the key will be written
1885 void ieee80211_get_tkip_key(struct ieee80211_key_conf *keyconf,
1886 struct sk_buff *skb,
1887 enum ieee80211_tkip_key_type type, u8 *key);
1889 * ieee80211_wake_queue - wake specific queue
1890 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1891 * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
1893 * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_wake_queue.
1895 void ieee80211_wake_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int queue);
1898 * ieee80211_stop_queue - stop specific queue
1899 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1900 * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
1902 * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_stop_queue.
1904 void ieee80211_stop_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int queue);
1907 * ieee80211_queue_stopped - test status of the queue
1908 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1909 * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
1911 * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_stop_queue.
1914 int ieee80211_queue_stopped(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int queue);
1917 * ieee80211_stop_queues - stop all queues
1918 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1920 * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_stop_queue.
1922 void ieee80211_stop_queues(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1925 * ieee80211_wake_queues - wake all queues
1926 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1928 * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_wake_queue.
1930 void ieee80211_wake_queues(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
1933 * ieee80211_scan_completed - completed hardware scan
1935 * When hardware scan offload is used (i.e. the hw_scan() callback is
1936 * assigned) this function needs to be called by the driver to notify
1937 * mac80211 that the scan finished.
1939 * @hw: the hardware that finished the scan
1940 * @aborted: set to true if scan was aborted
1942 void ieee80211_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool aborted);
1945 * ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces - iterate active interfaces
1947 * This function iterates over the interfaces associated with a given
1948 * hardware that are currently active and calls the callback for them.
1949 * This function allows the iterator function to sleep, when the iterator
1950 * function is atomic @ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic can
1951 * be used.
1953 * @hw: the hardware struct of which the interfaces should be iterated over
1954 * @iterator: the iterator function to call
1955 * @data: first argument of the iterator function
1957 void ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1958 void (*iterator)(void *data, u8 *mac,
1959 struct ieee80211_vif *vif),
1960 void *data);
1963 * ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic - iterate active interfaces
1965 * This function iterates over the interfaces associated with a given
1966 * hardware that are currently active and calls the callback for them.
1967 * This function requires the iterator callback function to be atomic,
1968 * if that is not desired, use @ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces instead.
1970 * @hw: the hardware struct of which the interfaces should be iterated over
1971 * @iterator: the iterator function to call, cannot sleep
1972 * @data: first argument of the iterator function
1974 void ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
1975 void (*iterator)(void *data,
1976 u8 *mac,
1977 struct ieee80211_vif *vif),
1978 void *data);
1981 * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session - Start a tx Block Ack session.
1982 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1983 * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient
1984 * @tid: the TID to BA on.
1986 * Return: success if addBA request was sent, failure otherwise
1988 * Although mac80211/low level driver/user space application can estimate
1989 * the need to start aggregation on a certain RA/TID, the session level
1990 * will be managed by the mac80211.
1992 int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
1995 * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb - low level driver ready to aggregate.
1996 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
1997 * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
1998 * @tid: the TID to BA on.
2000 * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
2001 * finished with preparations for the BA session.
2003 void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
2006 * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe - low level driver ready to aggregate.
2007 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
2008 * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
2009 * @tid: the TID to BA on.
2011 * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
2012 * finished with preparations for the BA session.
2013 * This version of the function is IRQ-safe.
2015 void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *ra,
2016 u16 tid);
2019 * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session - Stop a Block Ack session.
2020 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
2021 * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient
2022 * @tid: the TID to stop BA.
2023 * @initiator: if indicates initiator DELBA frame will be sent.
2025 * Return: error if no sta with matching da found, success otherwise
2027 * Although mac80211/low level driver/user space application can estimate
2028 * the need to stop aggregation on a certain RA/TID, the session level
2029 * will be managed by the mac80211.
2031 int ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
2032 u8 *ra, u16 tid,
2033 enum ieee80211_back_parties initiator);
2036 * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb - low level driver ready to stop aggregate.
2037 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
2038 * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
2039 * @tid: the desired TID to BA on.
2041 * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
2042 * finished with preparations for the BA session tear down.
2044 void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u8 tid);
2047 * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe - low level driver ready to stop aggregate.
2048 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
2049 * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
2050 * @tid: the desired TID to BA on.
2052 * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
2053 * finished with preparations for the BA session tear down.
2054 * This version of the function is IRQ-safe.
2056 void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *ra,
2057 u16 tid);
2060 * ieee80211_find_sta - find a station
2062 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw()
2063 * @addr: station's address
2065 * This function must be called under RCU lock and the
2066 * resulting pointer is only valid under RCU lock as well.
2068 struct ieee80211_sta *ieee80211_find_sta(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
2069 const u8 *addr);
2072 * ieee80211_beacon_loss - inform hardware does not receive beacons
2074 * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf.
2076 * When beacon filtering is enabled with IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTERING and
2077 * IEEE80211_CONF_PS is set, the driver needs to inform whenever the
2078 * hardware is not receiving beacons with this function.
2080 void ieee80211_beacon_loss(struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
2082 /* Rate control API */
2085 * enum rate_control_changed - flags to indicate which parameter changed
2087 * @IEEE80211_RC_HT_CHANGED: The HT parameters of the operating channel have
2088 * changed, rate control algorithm can update its internal state if needed.
2090 enum rate_control_changed {
2091 IEEE80211_RC_HT_CHANGED = BIT(0)
2095 * struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control - rate control information for/from RC algo
2097 * @hw: The hardware the algorithm is invoked for.
2098 * @sband: The band this frame is being transmitted on.
2099 * @bss_conf: the current BSS configuration
2100 * @reported_rate: The rate control algorithm can fill this in to indicate
2101 * which rate should be reported to userspace as the current rate and
2102 * used for rate calculations in the mesh network.
2103 * @rts: whether RTS will be used for this frame because it is longer than the
2104 * RTS threshold
2105 * @short_preamble: whether mac80211 will request short-preamble transmission
2106 * if the selected rate supports it
2107 * @max_rate_idx: user-requested maximum rate (not MCS for now)
2108 * @skb: the skb that will be transmitted, the control information in it needs
2109 * to be filled in
2111 struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control {
2112 struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
2113 struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
2114 struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf;
2115 struct sk_buff *skb;
2116 struct ieee80211_tx_rate reported_rate;
2117 bool rts, short_preamble;
2118 u8 max_rate_idx;
2121 struct rate_control_ops {
2122 struct module *module;
2123 const char *name;
2124 void *(*alloc)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir);
2125 void (*free)(void *priv);
2127 void *(*alloc_sta)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, gfp_t gfp);
2128 void (*rate_init)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
2129 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta);
2130 void (*rate_update)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
2131 struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
2132 void *priv_sta, u32 changed);
2133 void (*free_sta)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
2134 void *priv_sta);
2136 void (*tx_status)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
2137 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
2138 struct sk_buff *skb);
2139 void (*get_rate)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
2140 struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc);
2142 void (*add_sta_debugfs)(void *priv, void *priv_sta,
2143 struct dentry *dir);
2144 void (*remove_sta_debugfs)(void *priv, void *priv_sta);
2147 static inline int rate_supported(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
2148 enum ieee80211_band band,
2149 int index)
2151 return (sta == NULL || sta->supp_rates[band] & BIT(index));
2154 static inline s8
2155 rate_lowest_index(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
2156 struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
2158 int i;
2160 for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++)
2161 if (rate_supported(sta, sband->band, i))
2162 return i;
2164 /* warn when we cannot find a rate. */
2165 WARN_ON(1);
2167 return 0;
2171 int ieee80211_rate_control_register(struct rate_control_ops *ops);
2172 void ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(struct rate_control_ops *ops);
2174 static inline bool
2175 conf_is_ht20(struct ieee80211_conf *conf)
2177 return conf->channel_type == NL80211_CHAN_HT20;
2180 static inline bool
2181 conf_is_ht40_minus(struct ieee80211_conf *conf)
2183 return conf->channel_type == NL80211_CHAN_HT40MINUS;
2186 static inline bool
2187 conf_is_ht40_plus(struct ieee80211_conf *conf)
2189 return conf->channel_type == NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS;
2192 static inline bool
2193 conf_is_ht40(struct ieee80211_conf *conf)
2195 return conf_is_ht40_minus(conf) || conf_is_ht40_plus(conf);
2198 static inline bool
2199 conf_is_ht(struct ieee80211_conf *conf)
2201 return conf->channel_type != NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
2204 #endif /* MAC80211_H */