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Diffstat (limited to 'include/net/mac80211.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/mac80211.h | 42 |
1 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index 972109f06a70..9259e97864d7 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -1586,6 +1586,20 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action { }; /** + * enum ieee80211_tx_sync_type - TX sync type + * @IEEE80211_TX_SYNC_AUTH: sync TX for authentication + * (and possibly also before direct probe) + * @IEEE80211_TX_SYNC_ASSOC: sync TX for association + * @IEEE80211_TX_SYNC_ACTION: sync TX for action frame + * (not implemented yet) + */ +enum ieee80211_tx_sync_type { + IEEE80211_TX_SYNC_AUTH, + IEEE80211_TX_SYNC_ASSOC, + IEEE80211_TX_SYNC_ACTION, +}; + +/** * struct ieee80211_ops - callbacks from mac80211 to the driver * * This structure contains various callbacks that the driver may @@ -1674,6 +1688,26 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action { * of the bss parameters has changed when a call is made. The callback * can sleep. * + * @tx_sync: Called before a frame is sent to an AP/GO. In the GO case, the + * driver should sync with the GO's powersaving so the device doesn't + * transmit the frame while the GO is asleep. In the regular AP case + * it may be used by drivers for devices implementing other restrictions + * on talking to APs, e.g. due to regulatory enforcement or just HW + * restrictions. + * This function is called for every authentication, association and + * action frame separately since applications might attempt to auth + * with multiple APs before chosing one to associate to. If it returns + * an error, the corresponding authentication, association or frame + * transmission is aborted and reported as having failed. It is always + * called after tuning to the correct channel. + * The callback might be called multiple times before @finish_tx_sync + * (but @finish_tx_sync will be called once for each) but in practice + * this is unlikely to happen. It can also refuse in that case if the + * driver cannot handle that situation. + * This callback can sleep. + * @finish_tx_sync: Called as a counterpart to @tx_sync, unless that returned + * an error. This callback can sleep. + * * @prepare_multicast: Prepare for multicast filter configuration. * This callback is optional, and its return value is passed * to configure_filter(). This callback must be atomic. @@ -1901,6 +1935,14 @@ struct ieee80211_ops { struct ieee80211_vif *vif, struct ieee80211_bss_conf *info, u32 changed); + + int (*tx_sync)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif, + const u8 *bssid, enum ieee80211_tx_sync_type type); + void (*finish_tx_sync)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, + struct ieee80211_vif *vif, + const u8 *bssid, + enum ieee80211_tx_sync_type type); + u64 (*prepare_multicast)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc_list); void (*configure_filter)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, |
