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1 /*
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.
9 */
11 #ifndef MAC80211_H
12 #define MAC80211_H
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
35 * are sent over air.
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
39 * support this.
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
83 * configuration. */
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
95 * low-level driver */
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. */
102 enum {
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) */
109 /* keep last */
110 NUM_IEEE80211_MODES
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);
128 * 0 = disabled */
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 */
137 enum {
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,
145 NUM_TX_DATA_QUEUES,
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
178 * this frame */
179 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT (1<<1) /* send this frame without
180 * encryption; e.g., for EAPOL
181 * frames */
182 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_USE_RTS_CTS (1<<2) /* use RTS-CTS before sending
183 * frame */
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
188 * wait for an ack */
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
193 * the frame */
194 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_TKIP_NEW_PHASE1_KEY (1<<9)
195 u32 flags; /* tx control flags defined
196 * above */
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
201 * hw->set_key() */
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
212 * for RTS/CTS */
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
224 * frame. */
225 struct ieee80211_rx_status {
226 u64 mactime;
227 int freq; /* receive frequency in Mhz */
228 int channel;
229 int phymode;
230 int ssi;
231 int signal; /* used as qual in statistics reporting */
232 int noise;
233 int antenna;
234 int rate;
235 #define RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR (1<<0)
236 #define RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED (1<<1)
237 #define RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP (1<<2)
238 int flag;
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
243 * frame. */
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;
254 int retry_count;
256 int queue_length; /* information about TX queue */
257 int queue_number;
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 */
270 int freq; /* MHz */
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;
277 int radio_enabled;
279 int beacon_int;
281 #define IEEE80211_CONF_SHORT_SLOT_TIME (1<<0) /* use IEEE 802.11g Short Slot
282 * Time */
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 */
294 u8 antenna_sel_tx;
295 u8 antenna_sel_rx;
297 int antenna_def;
298 int antenna_mode;
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
306 * period */
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 {
362 int if_id;
363 int type;
364 void *mac_addr;
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
373 * convenience.
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
378 * it.
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
383 * if you need it.
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
387 * the sk_buff.
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 {
395 int type;
396 u8 *bssid;
397 u8 *ssid;
398 size_t ssid_len;
399 u8 *generic_elem;
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 }
406 ieee80211_key_alg;
409 struct ieee80211_key_conf {
411 int hw_key_idx; /* filled + used by low-level driver */
412 ieee80211_key_alg alg;
413 int keylen;
415 #define IEEE80211_KEY_FORCE_SW_ENCRYPT (1<<0) /* to be cleared by low-level
416 driver */
417 #define IEEE80211_KEY_DEFAULT_TX_KEY (1<<1) /* This key is the new default TX
418 key (used only for broadcast
419 keys). */
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 */
428 u8 key[0];
431 #define IEEE80211_SEQ_COUNTER_RX 0
432 #define IEEE80211_SEQ_COUNTER_TX 1
434 typedef enum {
435 SET_KEY, DISABLE_KEY, REMOVE_ALL_KEYS,
436 } set_key_cmd;
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. */
443 struct wiphy *wiphy;
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. */
454 void *priv;
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
473 * through) */
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. */
534 s8 max_rssi;
535 s8 max_signal;
536 s8 max_noise;
538 /* Number of available hardware TX queues for data packets.
539 * WMM requires at least four queues. */
540 int 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
555 * functions. */
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.
561 * Must be atomic. */
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.
602 * BSSID). */
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.
612 * Must be atomic. */
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.
621 * Must be atomic. */
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.
630 * Must be atomic. */
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,
655 int authorized);
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
683 * fragmentation. */
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).
691 * Must be atomic. */
692 void (*sta_table_notification)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
693 int num_sta);
695 /* Configure TX queue parameters (EDCF (aifs, cw_min, cw_max),
696 * bursting) for a hardware TX queue.
697 * queue = IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_*.
698 * Must be atomic. */
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
705 * (count).
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
712 * required function.
713 * Must be atomic. */
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,
726 struct sk_buff *skb,
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
739 * priv_data_len.
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
751 * was called.
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);
760 #endif
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);
765 #else
766 return NULL;
767 #endif
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);
774 #else
775 return NULL;
776 #endif
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,
796 struct sk_buff *skb,
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
805 * sent. */
806 void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
807 struct sk_buff *skb,
808 struct ieee80211_tx_status *status);
809 void ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
810 struct sk_buff *skb,
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,
827 int if_id,
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,
859 size_t frame_len,
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,
891 size_t frame_len,
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,
904 size_t frame_len,
905 int rate);
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.
928 struct sk_buff *
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.
997 struct dev_mc_list *
998 ieee80211_get_mc_list_item(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
999 struct dev_mc_list *prev,
1000 void **ptr);
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 */
1017 switch (tofrom) {
1018 case 2:
1019 return hdr->addr3;
1020 case 3:
1021 return hdr->addr4;
1023 return hdr->addr2;
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 */
1032 if (to_ds)
1033 return hdr->addr3;
1034 return hdr->addr1;
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 */