2 * ieee80211softmac.h - public interface to the softmac
4 * Copyright (c) 2005 Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
5 * Joseph Jezak <josejx@gentoo.org>
6 * Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
7 * Danny van Dyk <kugelfang@gentoo.org>
8 * Michael Buesch <mbuesch@freenet.de>
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27 #ifndef IEEE80211SOFTMAC_H_
28 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_H_
30 #include <linux/kernel.h>
31 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
32 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
33 #include <linux/list.h>
34 #include <net/ieee80211.h>
36 /* Once the API is considered more or less stable,
37 * this should be incremented on API incompatible changes.
39 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_API 0
41 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_MAX_RATES_LEN 8
42 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_MAX_EX_RATES_LEN 255
44 struct ieee80211softmac_ratesinfo
{
46 u8 rates
[IEEE80211SOFTMAC_MAX_RATES_LEN
+ IEEE80211SOFTMAC_MAX_EX_RATES_LEN
];
49 /* internal structures */
50 struct ieee80211softmac_network
;
51 struct ieee80211softmac_scaninfo
;
53 struct ieee80211softmac_essid
{
55 char data
[IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE
+1];
58 struct ieee80211softmac_wpa
{
65 * Information about association
67 * Do we need a lock for this?
68 * We only ever use this structure inlined
69 * into our global struct. I've used its lock,
70 * but maybe we need a local one here?
72 struct ieee80211softmac_assoc_info
{
74 * This is the requested ESSID. It is written
75 * only by the WX handlers.
78 struct ieee80211softmac_essid req_essid
;
80 * the ESSID of the network we're currently
81 * associated (or trying) to. This is
82 * updated to the network's actual ESSID
83 * even if the requested ESSID was 'ANY'
85 struct ieee80211softmac_essid associate_essid
;
87 /* BSSID we're trying to associate to */
90 /* Rates supported by the network */
91 struct ieee80211softmac_ratesinfo supported_rates
;
94 * static_essid is valid if the essid is constant,
95 * this is for use by the wx handlers only.
97 * associating is true, if the network has been
98 * auth'ed on and we are in the process of associating.
100 * bssvalid is true if we found a matching network
101 * and saved it's BSSID into the bssid above.
103 * bssfixed is used for SIOCSIWAP.
111 /* Scan retries remaining */
114 struct work_struct work
;
115 struct work_struct timeout
;
119 IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_OPEN_REQUEST
= 1,
120 IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_OPEN_RESPONSE
= 2,
124 IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_SHARED_REQUEST
= 1,
125 IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_SHARED_CHALLENGE
= 2,
126 IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_SHARED_RESPONSE
= 3,
127 IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_SHARED_PASS
= 4,
130 /* We should make these tunable
131 * AUTH_TIMEOUT seems really long, but that's what it is in BSD */
132 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_TIMEOUT (12 * HZ)
133 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_RETRY_LIMIT 5
134 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_ASSOC_SCAN_RETRY_LIMIT 3
136 struct ieee80211softmac_txrates
{
137 /* The Bit-Rate to be used for multicast frames. */
140 /* The Bit-Rate to be used for multicast management frames. */
143 /* The Bit-Rate to be used for any other (normal) data packet. */
145 /* The Bit-Rate to be used for default fallback
146 * (If the device supports fallback and hardware-retry)
150 /* This is the rate that the user asked for */
154 /* Bits for txrates_change callback. */
155 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT (1 << 0) /* default_rate */
156 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT_FBACK (1 << 1) /* default_fallback */
157 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_MCAST (1 << 2) /* mcast_rate */
158 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_MGT_MCAST (1 << 3) /* mgt_mcast_rate */
160 struct ieee80211softmac_device
{
161 /* 802.11 structure for data stuff */
162 struct ieee80211_device
*ieee
;
163 struct net_device
*dev
;
165 /* only valid if associated, then holds the Association ID */
168 /* the following methods are callbacks that the driver
169 * using this framework has to assign
172 /* always assign these */
173 void (*set_bssid_filter
)(struct net_device
*dev
, const u8
*bssid
);
174 void (*set_channel
)(struct net_device
*dev
, u8 channel
);
176 /* assign if you need it, informational only */
177 void (*link_change
)(struct net_device
*dev
);
179 /* If the hardware can do scanning, assign _all_ three of these callbacks.
180 * When the scan finishes, call ieee80211softmac_scan_finished().
183 /* when called, start_scan is guaranteed to not be called again
184 * until you call ieee80211softmac_scan_finished.
185 * Return 0 if scanning could start, error otherwise.
186 * SOFTMAC AUTHORS: don't call this, use ieee80211softmac_start_scan */
187 int (*start_scan
)(struct net_device
*dev
);
188 /* this should block until after ieee80211softmac_scan_finished was called
189 * SOFTMAC AUTHORS: don't call this, use ieee80211softmac_wait_for_scan */
190 void (*wait_for_scan
)(struct net_device
*dev
);
191 /* stop_scan aborts a scan, but is asynchronous.
192 * if you want to wait for it too, use wait_for_scan
193 * SOFTMAC AUTHORS: don't call this, use ieee80211softmac_stop_scan */
194 void (*stop_scan
)(struct net_device
*dev
);
196 /* we'll need something about beacons here too, for AP or ad-hoc modes */
198 /* Transmission rates to be used by the driver.
199 * The SoftMAC figures out the best possible rates.
200 * The driver just needs to read them.
202 struct ieee80211softmac_txrates txrates
;
203 /* If the driver needs to do stuff on TX rate changes, assign this callback. */
204 void (*txrates_change
)(struct net_device
*dev
,
205 u32 changes
, /* see IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG flags */
206 const struct ieee80211softmac_txrates
*rates_before_change
);
208 /* private stuff follows */
209 /* this lock protects this structure */
212 /* couple of flags */
213 u8 scanning
:1, /* protects scanning from being done multiple times at once */
217 struct ieee80211softmac_scaninfo
*scaninfo
;
218 struct ieee80211softmac_assoc_info associnfo
;
220 struct list_head auth_queue
;
221 struct list_head events
;
223 struct ieee80211softmac_ratesinfo ratesinfo
;
227 struct ieee80211softmac_wpa wpa
;
229 /* we need to keep a list of network structs we copied */
230 struct list_head network_list
;
232 /* This must be the last item so that it points to the data
233 * allocated beyond this structure by alloc_ieee80211 */
237 extern void ieee80211softmac_scan_finished(struct ieee80211softmac_device
*sm
);
239 static inline void * ieee80211softmac_priv(struct net_device
*dev
)
241 return ((struct ieee80211softmac_device
*)ieee80211_priv(dev
))->priv
;
244 extern struct net_device
* alloc_ieee80211softmac(int sizeof_priv
);
245 extern void free_ieee80211softmac(struct net_device
*dev
);
247 /* Call this function if you detect a lost TX fragment.
248 * (If the device indicates failure of ACK RX, for example.)
249 * It is wise to call this function if you are able to detect lost packets,
250 * because it contributes to the TX Rates auto adjustment.
252 extern void ieee80211softmac_fragment_lost(struct net_device
*dev
,
253 u16 wireless_sequence_number
);
254 /* Call this function before _start to tell the softmac what rates
255 * the hw supports. The rates parameter is copied, so you can
256 * free it right after calling this function.
257 * Note that the rates need to be sorted. */
258 extern void ieee80211softmac_set_rates(struct net_device
*dev
, u8 count
, u8
*rates
);
260 /* Helper function which advises you the rate at which a frame should be
262 static inline u8
ieee80211softmac_suggest_txrate(struct ieee80211softmac_device
*mac
,
266 struct ieee80211softmac_txrates
*txrates
= &mac
->txrates
;
268 if (!mac
->associated
)
269 return txrates
->mgt_mcast_rate
;
271 /* We are associated, sending unicast frame */
273 return txrates
->default_rate
;
275 /* We are associated, sending multicast frame */
277 return txrates
->mgt_mcast_rate
;
279 return txrates
->mcast_rate
;
282 /* Start the SoftMAC. Call this after you initialized the device
283 * and it is ready to run.
285 extern void ieee80211softmac_start(struct net_device
*dev
);
286 /* Stop the SoftMAC. Call this before you shutdown the device. */
287 extern void ieee80211softmac_stop(struct net_device
*dev
);
293 /* valid event types */
294 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_ANY -1 /*private use only*/
295 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_SCAN_FINISHED 0
296 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_ASSOCIATED 1
297 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_ASSOCIATE_FAILED 2
298 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_ASSOCIATE_TIMEOUT 3
299 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_AUTHENTICATED 4
300 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_AUTH_FAILED 5
301 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_AUTH_TIMEOUT 6
302 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_ASSOCIATE_NET_NOT_FOUND 7
303 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_DISASSOCIATED 8
304 /* keep this updated! */
305 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_LAST 8
307 * If you want to be notified of certain events, you can call
308 * ieee80211softmac_notify[_atomic] with
309 * - event set to one of the constants below
310 * - fun set to a function pointer of the appropriate type
311 * - context set to the context data you want passed
312 * The return value is 0, or an error.
314 typedef void (*notify_function_ptr
)(struct net_device
*dev
, int event_type
, void *context
);
316 #define ieee80211softmac_notify(dev, event, fun, context) ieee80211softmac_notify_gfp(dev, event, fun, context, GFP_KERNEL);
317 #define ieee80211softmac_notify_atomic(dev, event, fun, context) ieee80211softmac_notify_gfp(dev, event, fun, context, GFP_ATOMIC);
319 extern int ieee80211softmac_notify_gfp(struct net_device
*dev
,
320 int event
, notify_function_ptr fun
, void *context
, gfp_t gfp_mask
);
322 /* To clear pending work (for ifconfig down, etc.) */
324 ieee80211softmac_clear_pending_work(struct ieee80211softmac_device
*sm
);
326 #endif /* IEEE80211SOFTMAC_H_ */