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Diffstat (limited to 'include/net/mac80211.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/mac80211.h | 34 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index b5f7ada2f87b..e66638e749c6 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -2361,17 +2361,35 @@ static inline int ieee80211_sta_ps_transition_ni(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, #define IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_HEADROOM 13 /** - * ieee80211_sta_set_tim - set the TIM bit for a sleeping station + * ieee80211_sta_set_buffered - inform mac80211 about driver-buffered frames * @sta: &struct ieee80211_sta pointer for the sleeping station + * @tid: the TID that has buffered frames + * @buffered: indicates whether or not frames are buffered for this TID * * If a driver buffers frames for a powersave station instead of passing - * them back to mac80211 for retransmission, the station needs to be told - * to wake up using the TIM bitmap in the beacon. - * - * This function sets the station's TIM bit - it will be cleared when the - * station wakes up. - */ -void ieee80211_sta_set_tim(struct ieee80211_sta *sta); + * them back to mac80211 for retransmission, the station may still need + * to be told that there are buffered frames via the TIM bit. + * + * This function informs mac80211 whether or not there are frames that are + * buffered in the driver for a given TID; mac80211 can then use this data + * to set the TIM bit (NOTE: This may call back into the driver's set_tim + * call! Beware of the locking!) + * + * If all frames are released to the station (due to PS-poll or uAPSD) + * then the driver needs to inform mac80211 that there no longer are + * frames buffered. However, when the station wakes up mac80211 assumes + * that all buffered frames will be transmitted and clears this data, + * drivers need to make sure they inform mac80211 about all buffered + * frames on the sleep transition (sta_notify() with %STA_NOTIFY_SLEEP). + * + * Note that technically mac80211 only needs to know this per AC, not per + * TID, but since driver buffering will inevitably happen per TID (since + * it is related to aggregation) it is easier to make mac80211 map the + * TID to the AC as required instead of keeping track in all drivers that + * use this API. + */ +void ieee80211_sta_set_buffered(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, + u8 tid, bool buffered); /** * ieee80211_tx_status - transmit status callback |
