talos-obmc-linux/net/wireless/core.c, branch dev-4.10

cfg80211: disallow beacon_int_min_gcd with IBSS

2016-10-27T07:08:45+00:00

This can't really be supported right now, because the IBSS interface may change its beacon interval at any time due to joining another network; thus, there's already "support" for different beacon intervals here, implicitly. Until we figure out how we should handle this case (continue to allow it to arbitrarily join? Join only if compatible?) disallow advertising that different beacon intervals are supported if IBSS is allowed. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: add generic helper to check interface is running

2016-10-27T07:08:44+00:00

Add a helper using wdev to check if interface is running. This deals with both non-netdev and netdev interfaces. In struct wireless_dev replace 'p2p_started' and 'nan_started' by 'is_running' as those are mutually exclusive anyway, and unify all the code to use wdev_running(). Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wireless: deprecate WDS and disable by default

2016-10-27T07:08:43+00:00

The old WDS 4-addr frame support is very limited, e.g. * no encryption is possible on such links * it cannot support rate/HT/VHT negotiation * management APIs are very restricted These make the WDS legacy mode useless in practice. All of these are resolved by the 4-addr AP/client support, so there's also no reason to improve WDS in the future. Therefore, add a Kconfig option to disable legacy WDS. This gives people an "emergency valve" while they migrate to the better-supported 4-addr AP/client option; we plan to remove it (and the associated cfg80211/mac80211 code, which is the ultimate goal) in the future. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: add add_nan_func / del_nan_func

2016-09-30T11:21:23+00:00

A NAN function can be either publish, subscribe or follow up. Make all the necessary verifications and just pass the request to the driver. Allow the user space application that starts NAN to forbid any other socket to add or remove functions. Signed-off-by: Andrei Otcheretianski Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach Signed-off-by: Ayala Beker Signed-off-by: Luca Coelho Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: add start / stop NAN commands

2016-09-30T11:21:14+00:00

This allows user space to start/stop NAN interface. A NAN interface is like P2P device in a few aspects: it doesn't have a netdev associated to it. Add the new interface type and prevent operations that can't be executed on NAN interface like scan. Define several attributes that may be configured by user space when starting NAN functionality (master preference and dual band operation) Signed-off-by: Andrei Otcheretianski Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach Signed-off-by: Luca Coelho Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: Remove deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue

2016-09-12T09:24:48+00:00

The workqueue "cfg80211_wq" is involved in cleanup, scan and event related works. It queues multiple work items &rdev->event_work, &rdev->dfs_update_channels_wk, &wiphy_to_rdev(request->wiphy)->scan_done_wk, &wiphy_to_rdev(wiphy)->sched_scan_results_wk, which require strict execution ordering. Hence, an ordered dedicated workqueue has been used. Since it's a wireless driver, WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has been set to ensure forward progress under memory pressure. Signed-off-by: Bhaktipriya Shridhar Acked-by: Tejun Heo Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: always notify userspace when wireless netdev is removed

2016-08-11T14:51:42+00:00

This change alters the semantics of NL80211_CMD_DEL_INTERFACE events by always sending this event whenever a net_device object associated with a wdev is destroyed. Prior to this change, this event was only emitted as a result of NL80211_CMD_DEL_INTERFACE command sent from userspace. This allows userspace to reliably detect when wireless interfaces have been removed, e.g. due to USB removal events, etc. For wireless device objects without an associated net_device (e.g. NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE), the NL80211_CMD_DEL_INTERFACE event is now generated inside cfg80211_unregister_wdev. Signed-off-by: Denis Kenzior Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: always notify userspace of new wireless netdevs

2016-08-11T14:51:41+00:00

This change alters the semantics of NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE events by always sending this event whenever a new net_device object associated with a wdev is registered. Prior to this change, this event was only sent as a result of NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE command sent from userspace. This allows userspace to reliably detect new wireless interfaces (e.g. due to hardware hot-plug events, etc). For wdevs created without an associated net_device object (e.g. NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE), the NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE event is still generated inside the relevant nl80211 command handler. Signed-off-by: Denis Kenzior Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

nl80211: support beacon report scanning

2016-07-06T12:51:31+00:00

Beacon report radio measurement requires reporting observed BSSs on the channels specified in the beacon request. If the measurement mode is set to passive or active, it requires actually performing a scan (passive or active, accordingly), and reporting the time that the scan was started and the time each beacon/probe was received (both in terms of TSF of the BSS of the requesting AP). If the request mode is table, this information is optional. In addition, the radio measurement request specifies the channel dwell time for the measurement. In order to use scan for beacon report when the mode is active or passive, add a parameter to scan request that specifies the channel dwell time, and add scan start time and beacon received time to scan results information. Supporting beacon report is required for Multi Band Operation (MBO). Signed-off-by: Assaf Krauss Signed-off-by: David Spinadel Signed-off-by: Avraham Stern Signed-off-by: Luca Coelho Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

Merge tag 'mac80211-next-for-davem-2016-06-09' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/mac80211-next

2016-06-11T06:13:32+00:00

Johannes Berg says: ==================== For the next cycle, we have the following: * the biggest change is Michał's work on integrating FQ/codel with the mac80211 internal software queues * cfg80211 connect result gets clarified for the "no connection at all" case * advertisement of per-interface type capabilities, in case they differ (which makes a lot of sense for some capabilities) * most of the nl80211 & hwsim unprivileged namespace operation changes * human-readable VHT capabilities in debugfs * some other cleanups, like spelling ==================== Signed-off-by: David S. Miller