2 * Low-level hardware driver -- IEEE 802.11 driver (80211.o) interface
3 * Copyright 2002-2005, Devicescape Software, Inc.
4 * Copyright 2006-2007 Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz>
6 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
8 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
14 #include <linux/kernel.h>
15 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
16 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
17 #include <linux/wireless.h>
18 #include <linux/device.h>
19 #include <linux/ieee80211.h>
20 #include <net/wireless.h>
21 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
23 /* Note! Only ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() and ieee80211_rx_irqsafe() can be
24 * called in hardware interrupt context. The low-level driver must not call any
25 * other functions in hardware interrupt context. If there is a need for such
26 * call, the low-level driver should first ACK the interrupt and perform the
27 * IEEE 802.11 code call after this, e.g., from a scheduled tasklet (in
28 * software interrupt context).
32 * Frame format used when passing frame between low-level hardware drivers
33 * and IEEE 802.11 driver the same as used in the wireless media, i.e.,
34 * buffers start with IEEE 802.11 header and include the same octets that
37 * If hardware uses IEEE 802.3 headers (and perform 802.3 <-> 802.11
38 * conversion in firmware), upper layer 802.11 code needs to be changed to
41 * If the receive frame format is not the same as the real frame sent
42 * on the wireless media (e.g., due to padding etc.), upper layer 802.11 code
43 * could be updated to provide support for such format assuming this would
44 * optimize the performance, e.g., by removing need to re-allocation and
45 * copying of the data.
48 #define IEEE80211_CHAN_W_SCAN 0x00000001
49 #define IEEE80211_CHAN_W_ACTIVE_SCAN 0x00000002
50 #define IEEE80211_CHAN_W_IBSS 0x00000004
52 /* Channel information structure. Low-level driver is expected to fill in chan,
53 * freq, and val fields. Other fields will be filled in by 80211.o based on
54 * hostapd information and low-level driver does not need to use them. The
55 * limits for each channel will be provided in 'struct ieee80211_conf' when
56 * configuring the low-level driver with hw->config callback. If a device has
57 * a default regulatory domain, IEEE80211_HW_DEFAULT_REG_DOMAIN_CONFIGURED
58 * can be set to let the driver configure all fields */
59 struct ieee80211_channel
{
60 short chan
; /* channel number (IEEE 802.11) */
61 short freq
; /* frequency in MHz */
62 int val
; /* hw specific value for the channel */
63 int flag
; /* flag for hostapd use (IEEE80211_CHAN_*) */
64 unsigned char power_level
;
65 unsigned char antenna_max
;
68 #define IEEE80211_RATE_ERP 0x00000001
69 #define IEEE80211_RATE_BASIC 0x00000002
70 #define IEEE80211_RATE_PREAMBLE2 0x00000004
71 #define IEEE80211_RATE_SUPPORTED 0x00000010
72 #define IEEE80211_RATE_OFDM 0x00000020
73 #define IEEE80211_RATE_CCK 0x00000040
74 #define IEEE80211_RATE_TURBO 0x00000080
75 #define IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY 0x00000100
77 #define IEEE80211_RATE_CCK_2 (IEEE80211_RATE_CCK | IEEE80211_RATE_PREAMBLE2)
78 #define IEEE80211_RATE_MODULATION(f) \
79 (f & (IEEE80211_RATE_CCK | IEEE80211_RATE_OFDM))
81 /* Low-level driver should set PREAMBLE2, OFDM, CCK, and TURBO flags.
82 * BASIC, SUPPORTED, ERP, and MANDATORY flags are set in 80211.o based on the
84 struct ieee80211_rate
{
85 int rate
; /* rate in 100 kbps */
86 int val
; /* hw specific value for the rate */
87 int flags
; /* IEEE80211_RATE_ flags */
88 int val2
; /* hw specific value for the rate when using short preamble
89 * (only when IEEE80211_RATE_PREAMBLE2 flag is set, i.e., for
90 * 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps) */
91 signed char min_rssi_ack
;
92 unsigned char min_rssi_ack_delta
;
94 /* following fields are set by 80211.o and need not be filled by the
96 int rate_inv
; /* inverse of the rate (LCM(all rates) / rate) for
97 * optimizing channel utilization estimates */
100 /* 802.11g is backwards-compatible with 802.11b, so a wlan card can
101 * actually be both in 11b and 11g modes at the same time. */
103 MODE_IEEE80211A
, /* IEEE 802.11a */
104 MODE_IEEE80211B
, /* IEEE 802.11b only */
105 MODE_ATHEROS_TURBO
, /* Atheros Turbo mode (2x.11a at 5 GHz) */
106 MODE_IEEE80211G
, /* IEEE 802.11g (and 802.11b compatibility) */
107 MODE_ATHEROS_TURBOG
, /* Atheros Turbo mode (2x.11g at 2.4 GHz) */
113 struct ieee80211_hw_mode
{
114 int mode
; /* MODE_IEEE80211... */
115 int num_channels
; /* Number of channels (below) */
116 struct ieee80211_channel
*channels
; /* Array of supported channels */
117 int num_rates
; /* Number of rates (below) */
118 struct ieee80211_rate
*rates
; /* Array of supported rates */
120 struct list_head list
; /* Internal, don't touch */
123 struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params
{
124 int aifs
; /* 0 .. 255; -1 = use default */
125 int cw_min
; /* 2^n-1: 1, 3, 7, .. , 1023; 0 = use default */
126 int cw_max
; /* 2^n-1: 1, 3, 7, .. , 1023; 0 = use default */
127 int burst_time
; /* maximum burst time in 0.1 ms (i.e., 10 = 1 ms);
131 struct ieee80211_tx_queue_stats_data
{
132 unsigned int len
; /* num packets in queue */
133 unsigned int limit
; /* queue len (soft) limit */
134 unsigned int count
; /* total num frames sent */
138 IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_DATA0
,
139 IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_DATA1
,
140 IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_DATA2
,
141 IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_DATA3
,
142 IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_DATA4
,
143 IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_SVP
,
147 /* due to stupidity in the sub-ioctl userspace interface, the items in
148 * this struct need to have fixed values. As soon as it is removed, we can
149 * fix these entries. */
150 IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_AFTER_BEACON
= 6,
151 IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_BEACON
= 7
154 struct ieee80211_tx_queue_stats
{
155 struct ieee80211_tx_queue_stats_data data
[NUM_TX_DATA_QUEUES
];
158 struct ieee80211_low_level_stats
{
159 unsigned int dot11ACKFailureCount
;
160 unsigned int dot11RTSFailureCount
;
161 unsigned int dot11FCSErrorCount
;
162 unsigned int dot11RTSSuccessCount
;
165 /* Transmit control fields. This data structure is passed to low-level driver
166 * with each TX frame. The low-level driver is responsible for configuring
167 * the hardware to use given values (depending on what is supported). */
168 #define HW_KEY_IDX_INVALID -1
170 struct ieee80211_tx_control
{
171 int tx_rate
; /* Transmit rate, given as the hw specific value for the
172 * rate (from struct ieee80211_rate) */
173 int rts_cts_rate
; /* Transmit rate for RTS/CTS frame, given as the hw
174 * specific value for the rate (from
175 * struct ieee80211_rate) */
177 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_REQ_TX_STATUS (1<<0)/* request TX status callback for
179 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT (1<<1) /* send this frame without
180 * encryption; e.g., for EAPOL
182 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_USE_RTS_CTS (1<<2) /* use RTS-CTS before sending
184 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT (1<<3) /* use CTS protection for the
185 * frame (e.g., for combined
186 * 802.11g / 802.11b networks) */
187 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_NO_ACK (1<<4) /* tell the low level not to
189 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE (1<<5)
190 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_CLEAR_DST_MASK (1<<6)
191 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_REQUEUE (1<<7)
192 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_FIRST_FRAGMENT (1<<8) /* this is a first fragment of
194 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_TKIP_NEW_PHASE1_KEY (1<<9)
195 u32 flags
; /* tx control flags defined
197 u8 retry_limit
; /* 1 = only first attempt, 2 = one retry, .. */
198 u8 power_level
; /* per-packet transmit power level, in dBm */
199 u8 antenna_sel_tx
; /* 0 = default/diversity, 1 = Ant0, 2 = Ant1 */
200 s8 key_idx
; /* -1 = do not encrypt, >= 0 keyidx from
202 u8 icv_len
; /* length of the ICV/MIC field in octets */
203 u8 iv_len
; /* length of the IV field in octets */
204 u8 tkip_key
[16]; /* generated phase2/phase1 key for hw TKIP */
205 u8 queue
; /* hardware queue to use for this frame;
206 * 0 = highest, hw->queues-1 = lowest */
207 u8 sw_retry_attempt
; /* number of times hw has tried to
208 * transmit frame (not incl. hw retries) */
210 struct ieee80211_rate
*rate
; /* internal 80211.o rate */
211 struct ieee80211_rate
*rts_rate
; /* internal 80211.o rate
213 int alt_retry_rate
; /* retry rate for the last retries, given as the
214 * hw specific value for the rate (from
215 * struct ieee80211_rate). To be used to limit
216 * packet dropping when probing higher rates, if hw
217 * supports multiple retry rates. -1 = not used */
218 int type
; /* internal */
219 int ifindex
; /* internal */
222 /* Receive status. The low-level driver should provide this information
223 * (the subset supported by hardware) to the 802.11 code with each received
225 struct ieee80211_rx_status
{
227 int freq
; /* receive frequency in Mhz */
231 int signal
; /* used as qual in statistics reporting */
235 #define RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR (1<<0)
236 #define RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED (1<<1)
237 #define RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP (1<<2)
241 /* Transmit status. The low-level driver should provide this information
242 * (the subset supported by hardware) to the 802.11 code for each transmit
244 struct ieee80211_tx_status
{
245 /* copied ieee80211_tx_control structure */
246 struct ieee80211_tx_control control
;
248 #define IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_TX_FILTERED (1<<0)
249 #define IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_ACK (1<<1) /* whether the TX frame was ACKed */
250 u32 flags
; /* tx staus flags defined above */
252 int ack_signal
; /* measured signal strength of the ACK frame */
253 int excessive_retries
;
256 int queue_length
; /* information about TX queue */
262 * struct ieee80211_conf - configuration of the device
264 * This struct indicates how the driver shall configure the hardware.
266 * @radio_enabled: when zero, driver is required to switch off the radio.
268 struct ieee80211_conf
{
269 int channel
; /* IEEE 802.11 channel number */
271 int channel_val
; /* hw specific value for the channel */
273 int phymode
; /* MODE_IEEE80211A, .. */
274 struct ieee80211_channel
*chan
;
275 struct ieee80211_hw_mode
*mode
;
276 unsigned int regulatory_domain
;
281 #define IEEE80211_CONF_SHORT_SLOT_TIME (1<<0) /* use IEEE 802.11g Short Slot
283 #define IEEE80211_CONF_SSID_HIDDEN (1<<1) /* do not broadcast the ssid */
284 #define IEEE80211_CONF_RADIOTAP (1<<2) /* use radiotap if supported
285 check this bit at RX time */
286 u32 flags
; /* configuration flags defined above */
288 u8 power_level
; /* transmit power limit for current
289 * regulatory domain; in dBm */
290 u8 antenna_max
; /* maximum antenna gain */
291 short tx_power_reduction
; /* in 0.1 dBm */
293 /* 0 = default/diversity, 1 = Ant0, 2 = Ant1 */
300 /* Following five fields are used for IEEE 802.11H */
301 unsigned int radar_detect
;
302 unsigned int spect_mgmt
;
303 /* All following fields are currently unused. */
304 unsigned int quiet_duration
; /* duration of quiet period */
305 unsigned int quiet_offset
; /* how far into the beacon is the quiet
307 unsigned int quiet_period
;
308 u8 radar_firpwr_threshold
;
309 u8 radar_rssi_threshold
;
310 u8 pulse_height_threshold
;
311 u8 pulse_rssi_threshold
;
312 u8 pulse_inband_threshold
;
316 * enum ieee80211_if_types - types of 802.11 network interfaces
318 * @IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP: interface in AP mode.
319 * @IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT: special interface for communication with hostap
320 * daemon. Drivers should never see this type.
321 * @IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA: interface in STA (client) mode.
322 * @IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_IBSS: interface in IBSS (ad-hoc) mode.
323 * @IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR: interface in monitor (rfmon) mode.
324 * @IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_WDS: interface in WDS mode.
325 * @IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_VLAN: not used.
327 enum ieee80211_if_types
{
328 IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP
= 0x00000000,
329 IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT
= 0x00000001,
330 IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA
= 0x00000002,
331 IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_IBSS
= 0x00000003,
332 IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR
= 0x00000004,
333 IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_WDS
= 0x5A580211,
334 IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_VLAN
= 0x00080211,
338 * struct ieee80211_if_init_conf - initial configuration of an interface
340 * @if_id: internal interface ID. This number has no particular meaning to
341 * drivers and the only allowed usage is to pass it to
342 * ieee80211_beacon_get() and ieee80211_get_buffered_bc() functions.
343 * This field is not valid for monitor interfaces
344 * (interfaces of %IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR type).
345 * @type: one of &enum ieee80211_if_types constants. Determines the type of
346 * added/removed interface.
347 * @mac_addr: pointer to MAC address of the interface. This pointer is valid
348 * until the interface is removed (i.e. it cannot be used after
349 * remove_interface() callback was called for this interface).
350 * This pointer will be %NULL for monitor interfaces, be careful.
352 * This structure is used in add_interface() and remove_interface()
353 * callbacks of &struct ieee80211_hw.
355 * When you allow multiple interfaces to be added to your PHY, take care
356 * that the hardware can actually handle multiple MAC addresses. However,
357 * also take care that when there's no interface left with mac_addr != %NULL
358 * you remove the MAC address from the device to avoid acknowledging packets
359 * in pure monitor mode.
361 struct ieee80211_if_init_conf
{
368 * struct ieee80211_if_conf - configuration of an interface
370 * @type: type of the interface. This is always the same as was specified in
371 * &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf. The type of an interface never changes
372 * during the life of the interface; this field is present only for
374 * @bssid: BSSID of the network we are associated to/creating.
375 * @ssid: used (together with @ssid_len) by drivers for hardware that
376 * generate beacons independently. The pointer is valid only during the
377 * config_interface() call, so copy the value somewhere if you need
379 * @ssid_len: length of the @ssid field.
380 * @generic_elem: used (together with @generic_elem_len) by drivers for
381 * hardware that generate beacons independently. The pointer is valid
382 * only during the config_interface() call, so copy the value somewhere
384 * @generic_elem_len: length of the generic element.
385 * @beacon: beacon template. Valid only if @host_gen_beacon_template in
386 * &struct ieee80211_hw is set. The driver is responsible of freeing
388 * @beacon_control: tx_control for the beacon template, this field is only
389 * valid when the @beacon field was set.
391 * This structure is passed to the config_interface() callback of
392 * &struct ieee80211_hw.
394 struct ieee80211_if_conf
{
400 size_t generic_elem_len
;
401 struct sk_buff
*beacon
;
402 struct ieee80211_tx_control
*beacon_control
;
405 typedef enum { ALG_NONE
, ALG_WEP
, ALG_TKIP
, ALG_CCMP
, ALG_NULL
}
409 struct ieee80211_key_conf
{
411 int hw_key_idx
; /* filled + used by low-level driver */
412 ieee80211_key_alg alg
;
415 #define IEEE80211_KEY_FORCE_SW_ENCRYPT (1<<0) /* to be cleared by low-level
417 #define IEEE80211_KEY_DEFAULT_TX_KEY (1<<1) /* This key is the new default TX
418 key (used only for broadcast
420 #define IEEE80211_KEY_DEFAULT_WEP_ONLY (1<<2) /* static WEP is the only
421 configured security policy;
422 this allows some low-level
423 drivers to determine when
424 hwaccel can be used */
425 u32 flags
; /* key configuration flags defined above */
427 s8 keyidx
; /* WEP key index */
431 #define IEEE80211_SEQ_COUNTER_RX 0
432 #define IEEE80211_SEQ_COUNTER_TX 1
435 SET_KEY
, DISABLE_KEY
, REMOVE_ALL_KEYS
,
438 /* This is driver-visible part of the per-hw state the stack keeps. */
439 struct ieee80211_hw
{
440 /* points to the cfg80211 wiphy for this piece. Note
441 * that you must fill in the perm_addr and dev fields
442 * of this structure, use the macros provided below. */
445 /* assigned by mac80211, don't write */
446 struct ieee80211_conf conf
;
448 /* Single thread workqueue available for driver use
449 * Allocated by mac80211 on registration */
450 struct workqueue_struct
*workqueue
;
452 /* Pointer to the private area that was
453 * allocated with this struct for you. */
456 /* The rest is information about your hardware */
458 /* TODO: frame_type 802.11/802.3, sw_encryption requirements */
460 /* Some wireless LAN chipsets generate beacons in the hardware/firmware
461 * and others rely on host generated beacons. This option is used to
462 * configure the upper layer IEEE 802.11 module to generate beacons.
463 * The low-level driver can use ieee80211_beacon_get() to fetch the
464 * next beacon frame. */
465 #define IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON (1<<0)
467 /* The device needs to be supplied with a beacon template only. */
468 #define IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON_TEMPLATE (1<<1)
470 /* Some devices handle decryption internally and do not
471 * indicate whether the frame was encrypted (unencrypted frames
472 * will be dropped by the hardware, unless specifically allowed
474 #define IEEE80211_HW_DEVICE_HIDES_WEP (1<<2)
476 /* Whether RX frames passed to ieee80211_rx() include FCS in the end */
477 #define IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS (1<<3)
479 /* Some wireless LAN chipsets buffer broadcast/multicast frames for
480 * power saving stations in the hardware/firmware and others rely on
481 * the host system for such buffering. This option is used to
482 * configure the IEEE 802.11 upper layer to buffer broadcast/multicast
483 * frames when there are power saving stations so that low-level driver
484 * can fetch them with ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(). */
485 #define IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING (1<<4)
487 #define IEEE80211_HW_WEP_INCLUDE_IV (1<<5)
489 /* will data nullfunc frames get proper TX status callback */
490 #define IEEE80211_HW_DATA_NULLFUNC_ACK (1<<6)
492 /* Force software encryption for TKIP packets if WMM is enabled. */
493 #define IEEE80211_HW_NO_TKIP_WMM_HWACCEL (1<<7)
495 /* Some devices handle Michael MIC internally and do not include MIC in
496 * the received packets passed up. device_strips_mic must be set
497 * for such devices. The 'encryption' frame control bit is expected to
498 * be still set in the IEEE 802.11 header with this option unlike with
499 * the device_hides_wep configuration option.
501 #define IEEE80211_HW_DEVICE_STRIPS_MIC (1<<8)
503 /* Device is capable of performing full monitor mode even during
504 * normal operation. */
505 #define IEEE80211_HW_MONITOR_DURING_OPER (1<<9)
507 /* Device does not need BSSID filter set to broadcast in order to
508 * receive all probe responses while scanning */
509 #define IEEE80211_HW_NO_PROBE_FILTERING (1<<10)
511 /* Channels are already configured to the default regulatory domain
512 * specified in the device's EEPROM */
513 #define IEEE80211_HW_DEFAULT_REG_DOMAIN_CONFIGURED (1<<11)
515 /* calculate Michael MIC for an MSDU when doing hwcrypto */
516 #define IEEE80211_HW_TKIP_INCLUDE_MMIC (1<<12)
517 /* Do TKIP phase1 key mixing in stack to support cards only do
518 * phase2 key mixing when doing hwcrypto */
519 #define IEEE80211_HW_TKIP_REQ_PHASE1_KEY (1<<13)
520 /* Do TKIP phase1 and phase2 key mixing in stack and send the generated
521 * per-packet RC4 key with each TX frame when doing hwcrypto */
522 #define IEEE80211_HW_TKIP_REQ_PHASE2_KEY (1<<14)
524 u32 flags
; /* hardware flags defined above */
526 /* Set to the size of a needed device specific skb headroom for TX skbs. */
527 unsigned int extra_tx_headroom
;
529 /* This is the time in us to change channels
531 int channel_change_time
;
532 /* Maximum values for various statistics.
533 * Leave at 0 to indicate no support. Use negative numbers for dBm. */
538 /* Number of available hardware TX queues for data packets.
539 * WMM requires at least four queues. */
543 static inline void SET_IEEE80211_DEV(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, struct device
*dev
)
545 set_wiphy_dev(hw
->wiphy
, dev
);
548 static inline void SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, u8
*addr
)
550 memcpy(hw
->wiphy
->perm_addr
, addr
, ETH_ALEN
);
553 /* Configuration block used by the low-level driver to tell the 802.11 code
554 * about supported hardware features and to pass function pointers to callback
556 struct ieee80211_ops
{
557 /* Handler that 802.11 module calls for each transmitted frame.
558 * skb contains the buffer starting from the IEEE 802.11 header.
559 * The low-level driver should send the frame out based on
560 * configuration in the TX control data.
562 int (*tx
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, struct sk_buff
*skb
,
563 struct ieee80211_tx_control
*control
);
565 /* Handler for performing hardware reset. */
566 int (*reset
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
568 /* Handler that is called when any netdevice attached to the hardware
569 * device is set UP for the first time. This can be used, e.g., to
570 * enable interrupts and beacon sending. */
571 int (*open
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
573 /* Handler that is called when the last netdevice attached to the
574 * hardware device is set DOWN. This can be used, e.g., to disable
575 * interrupts and beacon sending. */
576 int (*stop
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
578 /* Handler for asking a driver if a new interface can be added (or,
579 * more exactly, set UP). If the handler returns zero, the interface
580 * is added. Driver should perform any initialization it needs prior
581 * to returning zero. By returning non-zero addition of the interface
582 * is inhibited. Unless monitor_during_oper is set, it is guaranteed
583 * that monitor interfaces and normal interfaces are mutually
584 * exclusive. If assigned, the open() handler is called after
585 * add_interface() if this is the first device added. The
586 * add_interface() callback has to be assigned because it is the only
587 * way to obtain the requested MAC address for any interface.
589 int (*add_interface
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
590 struct ieee80211_if_init_conf
*conf
);
592 /* Notify a driver that an interface is going down. The stop() handler
593 * is called prior to this if this is a last interface. */
594 void (*remove_interface
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
595 struct ieee80211_if_init_conf
*conf
);
597 /* Handler for configuration requests. IEEE 802.11 code calls this
598 * function to change hardware configuration, e.g., channel. */
599 int (*config
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, struct ieee80211_conf
*conf
);
601 /* Handler for configuration requests related to interfaces (e.g.
603 int (*config_interface
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
604 int if_id
, struct ieee80211_if_conf
*conf
);
606 /* ieee80211 drivers do not have access to the &struct net_device
607 * that is (are) connected with their device. Hence (and because
608 * we need to combine the multicast lists and flags for multiple
609 * virtual interfaces), they cannot assign set_multicast_list.
610 * The parameters here replace dev->flags and dev->mc_count,
611 * dev->mc_list is replaced by calling ieee80211_get_mc_list_item.
613 void (*set_multicast_list
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
614 unsigned short flags
, int mc_count
);
616 /* Set TIM bit handler. If the hardware/firmware takes care of beacon
617 * generation, IEEE 802.11 code uses this function to tell the
618 * low-level to set (or clear if set==0) TIM bit for the given aid. If
619 * host system is used to generate beacons, this handler is not used
620 * and low-level driver should set it to NULL.
622 int (*set_tim
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, int aid
, int set
);
624 /* Set encryption key. IEEE 802.11 module calls this function to set
625 * encryption keys. addr is ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff for default keys and
626 * station hwaddr for individual keys. aid of the station is given
627 * to help low-level driver in selecting which key->hw_key_idx to use
628 * for this key. TX control data will use the hw_key_idx selected by
629 * the low-level driver.
631 int (*set_key
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, set_key_cmd cmd
,
632 u8
*addr
, struct ieee80211_key_conf
*key
, int aid
);
634 /* Set TX key index for default/broadcast keys. This is needed in cases
635 * where wlan card is doing full WEP/TKIP encapsulation (wep_include_iv
636 * is not set), in other cases, this function pointer can be set to
637 * NULL since the IEEE 802. 11 module takes care of selecting the key
638 * index for each TX frame. */
639 int (*set_key_idx
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, int idx
);
641 /* Enable/disable IEEE 802.1X. This item requests wlan card to pass
642 * unencrypted EAPOL-Key frames even when encryption is configured.
643 * If the wlan card does not require such a configuration, this
644 * function pointer can be set to NULL. */
645 int (*set_ieee8021x
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, int use_ieee8021x
);
647 /* Set port authorization state (IEEE 802.1X PAE) to be authorized
648 * (authorized=1) or unauthorized (authorized=0). This function can be
649 * used if the wlan hardware or low-level driver implements PAE.
650 * 80211.o module will anyway filter frames based on authorization
651 * state, so this function pointer can be NULL if low-level driver does
652 * not require event notification about port state changes.
653 * Currently unused. */
654 int (*set_port_auth
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, u8
*addr
,
657 /* Ask the hardware to service the scan request, no need to start
658 * the scan state machine in stack. */
659 int (*hw_scan
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, u8
*ssid
, size_t len
);
661 /* return low-level statistics */
662 int (*get_stats
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
663 struct ieee80211_low_level_stats
*stats
);
665 /* For devices that generate their own beacons and probe response
666 * or association responses this updates the state of privacy_invoked
667 * returns 0 for success or an error number */
668 int (*set_privacy_invoked
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
669 int privacy_invoked
);
671 /* For devices that have internal sequence counters, allow 802.11
672 * code to access the current value of a counter */
673 int (*get_sequence_counter
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
674 u8
* addr
, u8 keyidx
, u8 txrx
,
675 u32
* iv32
, u16
* iv16
);
677 /* Configuration of RTS threshold (if device needs it) */
678 int (*set_rts_threshold
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, u32 value
);
680 /* Configuration of fragmentation threshold.
681 * Assign this if the device does fragmentation by itself,
682 * if this method is assigned then the stack will not do
684 int (*set_frag_threshold
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, u32 value
);
686 /* Configuration of retry limits (if device needs it) */
687 int (*set_retry_limit
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
688 u32 short_retry
, u32 long_retr
);
690 /* Number of STAs in STA table notification (NULL = disabled).
692 void (*sta_table_notification
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
695 /* Configure TX queue parameters (EDCF (aifs, cw_min, cw_max),
696 * bursting) for a hardware TX queue.
697 * queue = IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_*.
699 int (*conf_tx
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, int queue
,
700 const struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params
*params
);
702 /* Get statistics of the current TX queue status. This is used to get
703 * number of currently queued packets (queue length), maximum queue
704 * size (limit), and total number of packets sent using each TX queue
706 * Currently unused. */
707 int (*get_tx_stats
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
708 struct ieee80211_tx_queue_stats
*stats
);
710 /* Get the current TSF timer value from firmware/hardware. Currently,
711 * this is only used for IBSS mode debugging and, as such, is not a
714 u64 (*get_tsf
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
716 /* Reset the TSF timer and allow firmware/hardware to synchronize with
717 * other STAs in the IBSS. This is only used in IBSS mode. This
718 * function is optional if the firmware/hardware takes full care of
719 * TSF synchronization. */
720 void (*reset_tsf
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
722 /* Setup beacon data for IBSS beacons. Unlike access point (Master),
723 * IBSS uses a fixed beacon frame which is configured using this
724 * function. This handler is required only for IBSS mode. */
725 int (*beacon_update
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
727 struct ieee80211_tx_control
*control
);
729 /* Determine whether the last IBSS beacon was sent by us. This is
730 * needed only for IBSS mode and the result of this function is used to
731 * determine whether to reply to Probe Requests. */
732 int (*tx_last_beacon
)(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
735 /* Allocate a new hardware device. This must be called once for each
736 * hardware device. The returned pointer must be used to refer to this
737 * device when calling other functions. 802.11 code allocates a private data
738 * area for the low-level driver. The size of this area is given as
741 struct ieee80211_hw
*ieee80211_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len
,
742 const struct ieee80211_ops
*ops
);
744 /* Register hardware device to the IEEE 802.11 code and kernel. Low-level
745 * drivers must call this function before using any other IEEE 802.11
746 * function except ieee80211_register_hwmode. */
747 int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
749 /* driver can use this and ieee80211_get_rx_led_name to get the
750 * name of the registered LEDs after ieee80211_register_hw
752 * This is useful to set the default trigger on the LED class
753 * device that your driver should export for each LED the device
754 * has, that way the default behaviour will be as expected but
755 * the user can still change it/turn off the LED etc.
757 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
758 extern char *__ieee80211_get_tx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
759 extern char *__ieee80211_get_rx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
761 static inline char *ieee80211_get_tx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
)
763 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
764 return __ieee80211_get_tx_led_name(hw
);
770 static inline char *ieee80211_get_rx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
)
772 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
773 return __ieee80211_get_rx_led_name(hw
);
779 /* Register a new hardware PHYMODE capability to the stack. */
780 int ieee80211_register_hwmode(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
781 struct ieee80211_hw_mode
*mode
);
783 /* Unregister a hardware device. This function instructs 802.11 code to free
784 * allocated resources and unregister netdevices from the kernel. */
785 void ieee80211_unregister_hw(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
787 /* Free everything that was allocated including private data of a driver. */
788 void ieee80211_free_hw(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
790 /* Receive frame callback function. The low-level driver uses this function to
791 * send received frames to the IEEE 802.11 code. Receive buffer (skb) must
792 * start with IEEE 802.11 header. */
793 void __ieee80211_rx(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, struct sk_buff
*skb
,
794 struct ieee80211_rx_status
*status
);
795 void ieee80211_rx_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
797 struct ieee80211_rx_status
*status
);
799 /* Transmit status callback function. The low-level driver must call this
800 * function to report transmit status for all the TX frames that had
801 * req_tx_status set in the transmit control fields. In addition, this should
802 * be called at least for all unicast frames to provide information for TX rate
803 * control algorithm. In order to maintain all statistics, this function is
804 * recommended to be called after each frame, including multicast/broadcast, is
806 void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
808 struct ieee80211_tx_status
*status
);
809 void ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
811 struct ieee80211_tx_status
*status
);
814 * ieee80211_beacon_get - beacon generation function
815 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
816 * @if_id: interface ID from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf.
817 * @control: will be filled with information needed to send this beacon.
819 * If the beacon frames are generated by the host system (i.e., not in
820 * hardware/firmware), the low-level driver uses this function to receive
821 * the next beacon frame from the 802.11 code. The low-level is responsible
822 * for calling this function before beacon data is needed (e.g., based on
823 * hardware interrupt). Returned skb is used only once and low-level driver
824 * is responsible of freeing it.
826 struct sk_buff
*ieee80211_beacon_get(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
828 struct ieee80211_tx_control
*control
);
831 * ieee80211_rts_get - RTS frame generation function
832 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
833 * @frame: pointer to the frame that is going to be protected by the RTS.
834 * @frame_len: the frame length (in octets).
835 * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_control of the frame.
836 * @rts: The buffer where to store the RTS frame.
838 * If the RTS frames are generated by the host system (i.e., not in
839 * hardware/firmware), the low-level driver uses this function to receive
840 * the next RTS frame from the 802.11 code. The low-level is responsible
841 * for calling this function before and RTS frame is needed.
843 void ieee80211_rts_get(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
844 const void *frame
, size_t frame_len
,
845 const struct ieee80211_tx_control
*frame_txctl
,
846 struct ieee80211_rts
*rts
);
849 * ieee80211_rts_duration - Get the duration field for an RTS frame
850 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
851 * @frame_len: the length of the frame that is going to be protected by the RTS.
852 * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_control of the frame.
854 * If the RTS is generated in firmware, but the host system must provide
855 * the duration field, the low-level driver uses this function to receive
856 * the duration field value in little-endian byteorder.
858 __le16
ieee80211_rts_duration(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
860 const struct ieee80211_tx_control
*frame_txctl
);
863 * ieee80211_ctstoself_get - CTS-to-self frame generation function
864 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
865 * @frame: pointer to the frame that is going to be protected by the CTS-to-self.
866 * @frame_len: the frame length (in octets).
867 * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_control of the frame.
868 * @cts: The buffer where to store the CTS-to-self frame.
870 * If the CTS-to-self frames are generated by the host system (i.e., not in
871 * hardware/firmware), the low-level driver uses this function to receive
872 * the next CTS-to-self frame from the 802.11 code. The low-level is responsible
873 * for calling this function before and CTS-to-self frame is needed.
875 void ieee80211_ctstoself_get(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
876 const void *frame
, size_t frame_len
,
877 const struct ieee80211_tx_control
*frame_txctl
,
878 struct ieee80211_cts
*cts
);
881 * ieee80211_ctstoself_duration - Get the duration field for a CTS-to-self frame
882 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
883 * @frame_len: the length of the frame that is going to be protected by the CTS-to-self.
884 * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_control of the frame.
886 * If the CTS-to-self is generated in firmware, but the host system must provide
887 * the duration field, the low-level driver uses this function to receive
888 * the duration field value in little-endian byteorder.
890 __le16
ieee80211_ctstoself_duration(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
892 const struct ieee80211_tx_control
*frame_txctl
);
895 * ieee80211_generic_frame_duration - Calculate the duration field for a frame
896 * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
897 * @frame_len: the length of the frame.
898 * @rate: the rate (in 100kbps) at which the frame is going to be transmitted.
900 * Calculate the duration field of some generic frame, given its
901 * length and transmission rate (in 100kbps).
903 __le16
ieee80211_generic_frame_duration(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
908 * ieee80211_get_buffered_bc - accessing buffered broadcast and multicast frames
909 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
910 * @if_id: interface ID from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf.
911 * @control: will be filled with information needed to send returned frame.
913 * Function for accessing buffered broadcast and multicast frames. If
914 * hardware/firmware does not implement buffering of broadcast/multicast
915 * frames when power saving is used, 802.11 code buffers them in the host
916 * memory. The low-level driver uses this function to fetch next buffered
917 * frame. In most cases, this is used when generating beacon frame. This
918 * function returns a pointer to the next buffered skb or NULL if no more
919 * buffered frames are available.
921 * Note: buffered frames are returned only after DTIM beacon frame was
922 * generated with ieee80211_beacon_get() and the low-level driver must thus
923 * call ieee80211_beacon_get() first. ieee80211_get_buffered_bc() returns
924 * NULL if the previous generated beacon was not DTIM, so the low-level driver
925 * does not need to check for DTIM beacons separately and should be able to
926 * use common code for all beacons.
929 ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, int if_id
,
930 struct ieee80211_tx_control
*control
);
932 /* Given an sk_buff with a raw 802.11 header at the data pointer this function
933 * returns the 802.11 header length in bytes (not including encryption
934 * headers). If the data in the sk_buff is too short to contain a valid 802.11
935 * header the function returns 0.
937 int ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(const struct sk_buff
*skb
);
939 /* Like ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb() but takes a FC in CPU order. */
940 int ieee80211_get_hdrlen(u16 fc
);
943 * ieee80211_wake_queue - wake specific queue
944 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
945 * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
947 * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_wake_queue.
949 void ieee80211_wake_queue(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, int queue
);
952 * ieee80211_stop_queue - stop specific queue
953 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
954 * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
956 * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_stop_queue.
958 void ieee80211_stop_queue(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, int queue
);
961 * ieee80211_start_queues - start all queues
962 * @hw: pointer to as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
964 * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_start_queue.
966 void ieee80211_start_queues(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
969 * ieee80211_stop_queues - stop all queues
970 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
972 * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_stop_queue.
974 void ieee80211_stop_queues(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
977 * ieee80211_wake_queues - wake all queues
978 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
980 * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_wake_queue.
982 void ieee80211_wake_queues(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
985 * ieee80211_get_mc_list_item - iteration over items in multicast list
986 * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
987 * @prev: value returned by previous call to ieee80211_get_mc_list_item() or
988 * NULL to start a new iteration.
989 * @ptr: pointer to buffer of void * type for internal usage of
990 * ieee80211_get_mc_list_item().
992 * Iterates over items in multicast list of given device. To get the first
993 * item, pass NULL in @prev and in *@ptr. In subsequent calls, pass the
994 * value returned by previous call in @prev. Don't alter *@ptr during
995 * iteration. When there are no more items, NULL is returned.
998 ieee80211_get_mc_list_item(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
,
999 struct dev_mc_list
*prev
,
1002 /* called by driver to notify scan status completed */
1003 void ieee80211_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
);
1005 /* Function to indicate Radar Detection. The low level driver must call this
1006 * function to indicate the presence of radar in the current channel.
1007 * Additionally the radar type also could be sent */
1008 int ieee80211_radar_status(struct ieee80211_hw
*hw
, int channel
,
1009 int radar
, int radar_type
);
1011 /* return a pointer to the source address (SA) */
1012 static inline u8
*ieee80211_get_SA(struct ieee80211_hdr
*hdr
)
1014 u8
*raw
= (u8
*) hdr
;
1015 u8 tofrom
= (*(raw
+1)) & 3; /* get the TODS and FROMDS bits */
1026 /* return a pointer to the destination address (DA) */
1027 static inline u8
*ieee80211_get_DA(struct ieee80211_hdr
*hdr
)
1029 u8
*raw
= (u8
*) hdr
;
1030 u8 to_ds
= (*(raw
+1)) & 1; /* get the TODS bit */
1037 static inline int ieee80211_get_morefrag(struct ieee80211_hdr
*hdr
)
1039 return (le16_to_cpu(hdr
->frame_control
) &
1040 IEEE80211_FCTL_MOREFRAGS
) != 0;
1043 #define MAC_FMT "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x"
1044 #define MAC_ARG(x) ((u8*)(x))[0], ((u8*)(x))[1], ((u8*)(x))[2], \
1045 ((u8*)(x))[3], ((u8*)(x))[4], ((u8*)(x))[5]
1047 #endif /* MAC80211_H */