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diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index f073a2a50574..74ccf30fdf8e 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -107,12 +107,14 @@ enum ieee80211_max_queues {
* 2^n-1 in the range 1..32767]
* @cw_max: maximum contention window [like @cw_min]
* @txop: maximum burst time in units of 32 usecs, 0 meaning disabled
+ * @uapsd: is U-APSD mode enabled for the queue
*/
struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params {
u16 txop;
u16 cw_min;
u16 cw_max;
u8 aifs;
+ bool uapsd;
};
/**
@@ -184,7 +186,8 @@ enum ieee80211_bss_change {
* @use_short_slot: use short slot time (only relevant for ERP);
* if the hardware cannot handle this it must set the
* IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_SLOT_INCAPABLE hardware flag
- * @dtim_period: num of beacons before the next DTIM, for PSM
+ * @dtim_period: num of beacons before the next DTIM, for beaconing,
+ * not valid in station mode (cf. hw conf ps_dtim_period)
* @timestamp: beacon timestamp
* @beacon_int: beacon interval
* @assoc_capability: capabilities taken from assoc resp
@@ -255,9 +258,6 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
* @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE: internal to mac80211, can be
* set by rate control algorithms to indicate probe rate, will
* be cleared for fragmented frames (except on the last fragment)
- * @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RCALGO: mac80211 internal flag, do not test or
- * set this flag in the driver; indicates that the rate control
- * algorithm was used and should be notified of TX status
* @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING: completely internal to mac80211,
* used to indicate that a pending frame requires TX processing before
* it can be sent out.
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
* transmit function after the current frame, this can be used
* by drivers to kick the DMA queue only if unset or when the
* queue gets full.
+ * @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRANSMISSION: This frame is being retransmitted
+ * after TX status because the destination was asleep, it must not
+ * be modified again (no seqno assignment, crypto, etc.)
+ * @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_HAS_RADIOTAP: This frame was injected and still
+ * has a radiotap header at skb->data.
*/
enum mac80211_tx_control_flags {
IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS = BIT(0),
@@ -287,12 +292,13 @@ enum mac80211_tx_control_flags {
IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU = BIT(10),
IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU_NO_BACK = BIT(11),
IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE = BIT(12),
- IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RCALGO = BIT(13),
IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING = BIT(14),
IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRIED = BIT(15),
IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT = BIT(16),
IEEE80211_TX_CTL_PSPOLL_RESPONSE = BIT(17),
IEEE80211_TX_CTL_MORE_FRAMES = BIT(18),
+ IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRANSMISSION = BIT(19),
+ IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_HAS_RADIOTAP = BIT(20),
};
/**
@@ -571,7 +577,13 @@ struct ieee80211_rx_status {
* @IEEE80211_CONF_MONITOR: there's a monitor interface present -- use this
* to determine for example whether to calculate timestamps for packets
* or not, do not use instead of filter flags!
- * @IEEE80211_CONF_PS: Enable 802.11 power save mode (managed mode only)
+ * @IEEE80211_CONF_PS: Enable 802.11 power save mode (managed mode only).
+ * This is the power save mode defined by IEEE 802.11-2007 section 11.2,
+ * meaning that the hardware still wakes up for beacons, is able to
+ * transmit frames and receive the possible acknowledgment frames.
+ * Not to be confused with hardware specific wakeup/sleep states,
+ * driver is responsible for that. See the section "Powersave support"
+ * for more.
* @IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE: The device is running, but idle; if the flag is set
* the driver should be prepared to handle configuration requests but
* may turn the device off as much as possible. Typically, this flag will
@@ -611,7 +623,11 @@ enum ieee80211_conf_changed {
/**
* enum ieee80211_smps_mode - spatial multiplexing power save mode
*
- * @
+ * @IEEE80211_SMPS_AUTOMATIC: automatic
+ * @IEEE80211_SMPS_OFF: off
+ * @IEEE80211_SMPS_STATIC: static
+ * @IEEE80211_SMPS_DYNAMIC: dynamic
+ * @IEEE80211_SMPS_NUM_MODES: internal, don't use
*/
enum ieee80211_smps_mode {
IEEE80211_SMPS_AUTOMATIC,
@@ -636,6 +652,9 @@ enum ieee80211_smps_mode {
* value will be only achievable between DTIM frames, the hardware
* needs to check for the multicast traffic bit in DTIM beacons.
* This variable is valid only when the CONF_PS flag is set.
+ * @ps_dtim_period: The DTIM period of the AP we're connected to, for use
+ * in power saving. Power saving will not be enabled until a beacon
+ * has been received and the DTIM period is known.
* @dynamic_ps_timeout: The dynamic powersave timeout (in ms), see the
* powersave documentation below. This variable is valid only when
* the CONF_PS flag is set.
@@ -662,6 +681,7 @@ struct ieee80211_conf {
int max_sleep_period;
u16 listen_interval;
+ u8 ps_dtim_period;
u8 long_frame_max_tx_count, short_frame_max_tx_count;
@@ -933,6 +953,11 @@ enum ieee80211_tkip_key_type {
* Hardware supports dynamic spatial multiplexing powersave,
* ie. can turn off all but one chain and then wake the rest
* up as required after, for example, rts/cts handshake.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_UAPSD:
+ * Hardware supports Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery
+ * (U-APSD) in managed mode. The mode is configured with
+ * conf_tx() operation.
*/
enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
IEEE80211_HW_HAS_RATE_CONTROL = 1<<0,
@@ -952,6 +977,7 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER = 1<<14,
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_STATIC_SMPS = 1<<15,
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_SMPS = 1<<16,
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_UAPSD = 1<<17,
};
/**
@@ -1130,18 +1156,24 @@ ieee80211_get_alt_retry_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
*
* mac80211 has support for various powersave implementations.
*
- * First, it can support hardware that handles all powersaving by
- * itself, such hardware should simply set the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS
- * hardware flag. In that case, it will be told about the desired
- * powersave mode depending on the association status, and the driver
- * must take care of sending nullfunc frames when necessary, i.e. when
- * entering and leaving powersave mode. The driver is required to look at
- * the AID in beacons and signal to the AP that it woke up when it finds
- * traffic directed to it. This mode supports dynamic PS by simply
- * enabling/disabling PS.
- *
- * Additionally, such hardware may set the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS
- * flag to indicate that it can support dynamic PS mode itself (see below).
+ * First, it can support hardware that handles all powersaving by itself,
+ * such hardware should simply set the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS hardware
+ * flag. In that case, it will be told about the desired powersave mode
+ * with the %IEEE80211_CONF_PS flag depending on the association status.
+ * The hardware must take care of sending nullfunc frames when necessary,
+ * i.e. when entering and leaving powersave mode. The hardware is required
+ * to look at the AID in beacons and signal to the AP that it woke up when
+ * it finds traffic directed to it.
+ *
+ * %IEEE80211_CONF_PS flag enabled means that the powersave mode defined in
+ * IEEE 802.11-2007 section 11.2 is enabled. This is not to be confused
+ * with hardware wakeup and sleep states. Driver is responsible for waking
+ * up the hardware before issueing commands to the hardware and putting it
+ * back to sleep at approriate times.
+ *
+ * When PS is enabled, hardware needs to wakeup for beacons and receive the
+ * buffered multicast/broadcast frames after the beacon. Also it must be
+ * possible to send frames and receive the acknowledment frame.
*
* Other hardware designs cannot send nullfunc frames by themselves and also
* need software support for parsing the TIM bitmap. This is also supported
@@ -1149,14 +1181,35 @@ ieee80211_get_alt_retry_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
* %IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK flags. The hardware is of course still
* required to pass up beacons. The hardware is still required to handle
* waking up for multicast traffic; if it cannot the driver must handle that
- * as best as it can, mac80211 is too slow.
- *
- * Dynamic powersave mode is an extension to normal powersave mode in which
- * the hardware stays awake for a user-specified period of time after sending
- * a frame so that reply frames need not be buffered and therefore delayed
- * to the next wakeup. This can either be supported by hardware, in which case
- * the driver needs to look at the @dynamic_ps_timeout hardware configuration
- * value, or by the stack if all nullfunc handling is in the stack.
+ * as best as it can, mac80211 is too slow to do that.
+ *
+ * Dynamic powersave is an extension to normal powersave in which the
+ * hardware stays awake for a user-specified period of time after sending a
+ * frame so that reply frames need not be buffered and therefore delayed to
+ * the next wakeup. It's compromise of getting good enough latency when
+ * there's data traffic and still saving significantly power in idle
+ * periods.
+ *
+ * Dynamic powersave is supported by simply mac80211 enabling and disabling
+ * PS based on traffic. Driver needs to only set %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS
+ * flag and mac80211 will handle everything automatically. Additionally,
+ * hardware having support for the dynamic PS feature may set the
+ * %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS flag to indicate that it can support
+ * dynamic PS mode itself. The driver needs to look at the
+ * @dynamic_ps_timeout hardware configuration value and use it that value
+ * whenever %IEEE80211_CONF_PS is set. In this case mac80211 will disable
+ * dynamic PS feature in stack and will just keep %IEEE80211_CONF_PS
+ * enabled whenever user has enabled powersave.
+ *
+ * Driver informs U-APSD client support by enabling
+ * %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_UAPSD flag. The mode is configured through the
+ * uapsd paramater in conf_tx() operation. Hardware needs to send the QoS
+ * Nullfunc frames and stay awake until the service period has ended. To
+ * utilize U-APSD, dynamic powersave is disabled for voip AC and all frames
+ * from that AC are transmitted with powersave enabled.
+ *
+ * Note: U-APSD client mode is not yet supported with
+ * %IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK.
*/
/**
@@ -1444,7 +1497,7 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
* @update_tkip_key: See the section "Hardware crypto acceleration"
* This callback will be called in the context of Rx. Called for drivers
* which set IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_TKIP_REQ_RX_P1_KEY.
- * The callback can sleep.
+ * The callback must be atomic.
*
* @hw_scan: Ask the hardware to service the scan request, no need to start
* the scan state machine in stack. The scan must honour the channel
@@ -1533,6 +1586,10 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
* and need to call wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state() in the callback.
* The callback can sleep.
*
+ * @set_coverage_class: Set slot time for given coverage class as specified
+ * in IEEE 802.11-2007 section 17.3.8.6 and modify ACK timeout
+ * accordingly. This callback is not required and may sleep.
+ *
* @testmode_cmd: Implement a cfg80211 test mode command.
* The callback can sleep.
*
@@ -1565,8 +1622,10 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
struct ieee80211_vif *vif, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
struct ieee80211_key_conf *key);
void (*update_tkip_key)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
- struct ieee80211_key_conf *conf, const u8 *address,
- u32 iv32, u16 *phase1key);
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+ struct ieee80211_key_conf *conf,
+ struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+ u32 iv32, u16 *phase1key);
int (*hw_scan)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct cfg80211_scan_request *req);
void (*sw_scan_start)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
@@ -1592,6 +1651,7 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u16 tid, u16 *ssn);
void (*rfkill_poll)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
+ void (*set_coverage_class)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 coverage_class);
#ifdef CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE
int (*testmode_cmd)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, void *data, int len);
#endif
@@ -1874,6 +1934,53 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *ieee80211_beacon_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
}
/**
+ * ieee80211_pspoll_get - retrieve a PS Poll template
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ *
+ * Creates a PS Poll a template which can, for example, uploaded to
+ * hardware. The template must be updated after association so that correct
+ * AID, BSSID and MAC address is used.
+ *
+ * Note: Caller (or hardware) is responsible for setting the
+ * &IEEE80211_FCTL_PM bit.
+ */
+struct sk_buff *ieee80211_pspoll_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_nullfunc_get - retrieve a nullfunc template
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ *
+ * Creates a Nullfunc template which can, for example, uploaded to
+ * hardware. The template must be updated after association so that correct
+ * BSSID and address is used.
+ *
+ * Note: Caller (or hardware) is responsible for setting the
+ * &IEEE80211_FCTL_PM bit as well as Duration and Sequence Control fields.
+ */
+struct sk_buff *ieee80211_nullfunc_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_probereq_get - retrieve a Probe Request template
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ * @ssid: SSID buffer
+ * @ssid_len: length of SSID
+ * @ie: buffer containing all IEs except SSID for the template
+ * @ie_len: length of the IE buffer
+ *
+ * Creates a Probe Request template which can, for example, be uploaded to
+ * hardware.
+ */
+struct sk_buff *ieee80211_probereq_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+ const u8 *ssid, size_t ssid_len,
+ const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len);
+
+/**
* ieee80211_rts_get - RTS frame generation function
* @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
* @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
@@ -2292,8 +2399,12 @@ enum rate_control_changed {
* @short_preamble: whether mac80211 will request short-preamble transmission
* if the selected rate supports it
* @max_rate_idx: user-requested maximum rate (not MCS for now)
+ * (deprecated; this will be removed once drivers get updated to use
+ * rate_idx_mask)
+ * @rate_idx_mask: user-requested rate mask (not MCS for now)
* @skb: the skb that will be transmitted, the control information in it needs
* to be filled in
+ * @ap: whether this frame is sent out in AP mode
*/
struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control {
struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
@@ -2303,6 +2414,8 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control {
struct ieee80211_tx_rate reported_rate;
bool rts, short_preamble;
u8 max_rate_idx;
+ u32 rate_idx_mask;
+ bool ap;
};
struct rate_control_ops {
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