[PATCH] mac80211: document a lot more

This patch adds a lot more documentation (in kernel-doc format)
to include/net/mac80211.h

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
This commit is contained in:
Johannes Berg 2007-09-18 17:29:20 -04:00 committed by David S. Miller
parent 1bc0826c8f
commit 75a5f0ccfd
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#include <net/wireless.h>
#include <net/cfg80211.h>
/* Note! Only ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() and ieee80211_rx_irqsafe() can be
/**
* DOC: Introduction
*
* mac80211 is the Linux stack for 802.11 hardware that implements
* only partial functionality in hard- or firmware. This document
* defines the interface between mac80211 and low-level hardware
* drivers.
*/
/**
* DOC: Calling mac80211 from interrupts
*
* Only ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() and ieee80211_rx_irqsafe() can be
* called in hardware interrupt context. The low-level driver must not call any
* other functions in hardware interrupt context. If there is a need for such
* call, the low-level driver should first ACK the interrupt and perform the
* IEEE 802.11 code call after this, e.g., from a scheduled tasklet (in
* software interrupt context).
* IEEE 802.11 code call after this, e.g. from a scheduled workqueue function.
*/
/*
* Frame format used when passing frame between low-level hardware drivers
* and IEEE 802.11 driver the same as used in the wireless media, i.e.,
* buffers start with IEEE 802.11 header and include the same octets that
* are sent over air.
/**
* DOC: Warning
*
* If hardware uses IEEE 802.3 headers (and perform 802.3 <-> 802.11
* conversion in firmware), upper layer 802.11 code needs to be changed to
* support this.
* If you're reading this document and not the header file itself, it will
* be incomplete because not all documentation has been converted yet.
*/
/**
* DOC: Frame format
*
* If the receive frame format is not the same as the real frame sent
* on the wireless media (e.g., due to padding etc.), upper layer 802.11 code
* could be updated to provide support for such format assuming this would
* optimize the performance, e.g., by removing need to re-allocation and
* copying of the data.
* As a general rule, when frames are passed between mac80211 and the driver,
* they start with the IEEE 802.11 header and include the same octets that are
* sent over the air except for the FCS which should be calculated by the
* hardware.
*
* There are, however, various exceptions to this rule for advanced features:
*
* The first exception is for hardware encryption and decryption offload
* where the IV/ICV may or may not be generated in hardware.
*
* Secondly, when the hardware handles fragmentation, the frame handed to
* the driver from mac80211 is the MSDU, not the MPDU.
*
* Finally, for received frames, the driver is able to indicate that it has
* filled a radiotap header and put that in front of the frame; if it does
* not do so then mac80211 may add this under certain circumstances.
*/
#define IEEE80211_CHAN_W_SCAN 0x00000001
@ -480,7 +502,7 @@ enum ieee80211_if_types {
*/
struct ieee80211_if_init_conf {
int if_id;
int type;
enum ieee80211_if_types type;
void *mac_addr;
};
@ -645,351 +667,426 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
/**
* struct ieee80211_hw - hardware information and state
* TODO: move documentation into kernel-doc format
*
* This structure contains the configuration and hardware
* information for an 802.11 PHY.
*
* @wiphy: This points to the &struct wiphy allocated for this
* 802.11 PHY. You must fill in the @perm_addr and @dev
* members of this structure using SET_IEEE80211_DEV()
* and SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR().
*
* @conf: &struct ieee80211_conf, device configuration, don't use.
*
* @workqueue: single threaded workqueue available for driver use,
* allocated by mac80211 on registration and flushed on
* unregistration.
*
* @priv: pointer to private area that was allocated for driver use
* along with this structure.
*
* @flags: hardware flags, see &enum ieee80211_hw_flags.
*
* @extra_tx_headroom: headroom to reserve in each transmit skb
* for use by the driver (e.g. for transmit headers.)
*
* @channel_change_time: time (in microseconds) it takes to change channels.
*
* @max_rssi: Maximum value for ssi in RX information, use
* negative numbers for dBm and 0 to indicate no support.
*
* @max_signal: like @max_rssi, but for the signal value.
*
* @max_noise: like @max_rssi, but for the noise value.
*
* @queues: number of available hardware transmit queues for
* data packets. WMM/QoS requires at least four.
*/
struct ieee80211_hw {
/* points to the cfg80211 wiphy for this piece. Note
* that you must fill in the perm_addr and dev fields
* of this structure, use the macros provided below. */
struct wiphy *wiphy;
/* assigned by mac80211, don't write */
struct ieee80211_conf conf;
/* Single thread workqueue available for driver use
* Allocated by mac80211 on registration */
struct wiphy *wiphy;
struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
/* Pointer to the private area that was
* allocated with this struct for you. */
void *priv;
/* The rest is information about your hardware */
u32 flags; /* hardware flags defined above */
/* Set to the size of a needed device specific skb headroom for TX skbs. */
u32 flags;
unsigned int extra_tx_headroom;
/* This is the time in us to change channels
*/
int channel_change_time;
/* Maximum values for various statistics.
* Leave at 0 to indicate no support. Use negative numbers for dBm. */
u8 queues;
s8 max_rssi;
s8 max_signal;
s8 max_noise;
/* Number of available hardware TX queues for data packets.
* WMM requires at least four queues. */
int queues;
};
/**
* SET_IEEE80211_DEV - set device for 802.11 hardware
*
* @hw: the &struct ieee80211_hw to set the device for
* @dev: the &struct device of this 802.11 device
*/
static inline void SET_IEEE80211_DEV(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct device *dev)
{
set_wiphy_dev(hw->wiphy, dev);
}
/**
* SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR - set the permanenet MAC address for 802.11 hardware
*
* @hw: the &struct ieee80211_hw to set the MAC address for
* @addr: the address to set
*/
static inline void SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *addr)
{
memcpy(hw->wiphy->perm_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
}
/*
* flags for change_filter_flags()
/**
* DOC: Hardware crypto acceleration
*
* Note that e.g. if PROMISC_IN_BSS is unset then
* you should still do MAC address filtering if
* possible even if OTHER_BSS is set to indicate
* no BSSID filtering should be done.
* mac80211 is capable of taking advantage of many hardware
* acceleration designs for encryption and decryption operations.
*
* The set_key() callback in the &struct ieee80211_ops for a given
* device is called to enable hardware acceleration of encryption and
* decryption. The callback takes an @address parameter that will be
* the broadcast address for default keys, the other station's hardware
* address for individual keys or the zero address for keys that will
* be used only for transmission.
* Multiple transmission keys with the same key index may be used when
* VLANs are configured for an access point.
*
* The @local_address parameter will always be set to our own address,
* this is only relevant if you support multiple local addresses.
*
* When transmitting, the TX control data will use the @hw_key_idx
* selected by the driver by modifying the &struct ieee80211_key_conf
* pointed to by the @key parameter to the set_key() function.
*
* The set_key() call for the %SET_KEY command should return 0 if
* the key is now in use, -%EOPNOTSUPP or -%ENOSPC if it couldn't be
* added; if you return 0 then hw_key_idx must be assigned to the
* hardware key index, you are free to use the full u8 range.
*
* When the cmd is %DISABLE_KEY then it must succeed.
*
* Note that it is permissible to not decrypt a frame even if a key
* for it has been uploaded to hardware, the stack will not make any
* decision based on whether a key has been uploaded or not but rather
* based on the receive flags.
*
* The &struct ieee80211_key_conf structure pointed to by the @key
* parameter is guaranteed to be valid until another call to set_key()
* removes it, but it can only be used as a cookie to differentiate
* keys.
*/
/*
* promiscuous mode within your BSS,
* think of the BSS as your network segment and then this corresponds
* to the regular ethernet device promiscuous mode
*/
#define FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS 0x01
/* show all multicast frames */
#define FIF_ALLMULTI 0x02
/* show frames with failed FCS, but set RX_FLAG_FAILED_FCS_CRC for them */
#define FIF_FCSFAIL 0x04
/* show frames with failed PLCP CRC, but set RX_FLAG_FAILED_PLCP_CRC for them */
#define FIF_PLCPFAIL 0x08
/*
* This flag is set during scanning to indicate to the hardware
* that it should not filter beacons or probe responses by BSSID.
*/
#define FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC 0x10
/*
* show control frames, if PROMISC_IN_BSS is not set then
* only those addressed to this station
*/
#define FIF_CONTROL 0x20
/* show frames from other BSSes */
#define FIF_OTHER_BSS 0x40
/* Configuration block used by the low-level driver to tell the 802.11 code
* about supported hardware features and to pass function pointers to callback
* functions. */
/**
* DOC: Frame filtering
*
* mac80211 requires to see many management frames for proper
* operation, and users may want to see many more frames when
* in monitor mode. However, for best CPU usage and power consumption,
* having as few frames as possible percolate through the stack is
* desirable. Hence, the hardware should filter as much as possible.
*
* To achieve this, mac80211 uses filter flags (see below) to tell
* the driver's configure_filter() function which frames should be
* passed to mac80211 and which should be filtered out.
*
* The configure_filter() callback is invoked with the parameters
* @mc_count and @mc_list for the combined multicast address list
* of all virtual interfaces, @changed_flags telling which flags
* were changed and @total_flags with the new flag states.
*
* If your device has no multicast address filters your driver will
* need to check both the %FIF_ALLMULTI flag and the @mc_count
* parameter to see whether multicast frames should be accepted
* or dropped.
*
* All unsupported flags in @total_flags must be cleared, i.e. you
* should clear all bits except those you honoured.
*/
/**
* enum ieee80211_filter_flags - hardware filter flags
*
* These flags determine what the filter in hardware should be
* programmed to let through and what should not be passed to the
* stack. It is always safe to pass more frames than requested,
* but this has negative impact on power consumption.
*
* @FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS: promiscuous mode within your BSS,
* think of the BSS as your network segment and then this corresponds
* to the regular ethernet device promiscuous mode.
*
* @FIF_ALLMULTI: pass all multicast frames, this is used if requested
* by the user or if the hardware is not capable of filtering by
* multicast address.
*
* @FIF_FCSFAIL: pass frames with failed FCS (but you need to set the
* %RX_FLAG_FAILED_FCS_CRC for them)
*
* @FIF_PLCPFAIL: pass frames with failed PLCP CRC (but you need to set
* the %RX_FLAG_FAILED_PLCP_CRC for them
*
* @FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC: This flag is set during scanning to indicate
* to the hardware that it should not filter beacons or probe responses
* by BSSID. Filtering them can greatly reduce the amount of processing
* mac80211 needs to do and the amount of CPU wakeups, so you should
* honour this flag if possible.
*
* @FIF_CONTROL: pass control frames, if PROMISC_IN_BSS is not set then
* only those addressed to this station
*
* @FIF_OTHER_BSS: pass frames destined to other BSSes
*/
enum ieee80211_filter_flags {
FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS = 1<<0,
FIF_ALLMULTI = 1<<1,
FIF_FCSFAIL = 1<<2,
FIF_PLCPFAIL = 1<<3,
FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC = 1<<4,
FIF_CONTROL = 1<<5,
FIF_OTHER_BSS = 1<<6,
};
/**
* enum ieee80211_erp_change_flags - erp change flags
*
* These flags are used with the erp_ie_changed() callback in
* &struct ieee80211_ops to indicate which parameter(s) changed.
* @IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PROTECTION: protection changed
* @IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PREAMBLE: barker preamble mode changed
*/
enum ieee80211_erp_change_flags {
IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PROTECTION = 1<<0,
IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PREAMBLE = 1<<1,
};
/**
* struct ieee80211_ops - callbacks from mac80211 to the driver
*
* This structure contains various callbacks that the driver may
* handle or, in some cases, must handle, for example to configure
* the hardware to a new channel or to transmit a frame.
*
* @tx: Handler that 802.11 module calls for each transmitted frame.
* skb contains the buffer starting from the IEEE 802.11 header.
* The low-level driver should send the frame out based on
* configuration in the TX control data. Must be implemented and
* atomic.
*
* @start: Called before the first netdevice attached to the hardware
* is enabled. This should turn on the hardware and must turn on
* frame reception (for possibly enabled monitor interfaces.)
* Returns negative error codes, these may be seen in userspace,
* or zero.
* When the device is started it should not have a MAC address
* to avoid acknowledging frames before a non-monitor device
* is added.
* Must be implemented.
*
* @stop: Called after last netdevice attached to the hardware
* is disabled. This should turn off the hardware (at least
* it must turn off frame reception.)
* May be called right after add_interface if that rejects
* an interface.
* Must be implemented.
*
* @add_interface: Called when a netdevice attached to the hardware is
* enabled. Because it is not called for monitor mode devices, @open
* and @stop must be implemented.
* The driver should perform any initialization it needs before
* the device can be enabled. The initial configuration for the
* interface is given in the conf parameter.
* The callback may refuse to add an interface by returning a
* negative error code (which will be seen in userspace.)
* Must be implemented.
*
* @remove_interface: Notifies a driver that an interface is going down.
* The @stop callback is called after this if it is the last interface
* and no monitor interfaces are present.
* When all interfaces are removed, the MAC address in the hardware
* must be cleared so the device no longer acknowledges packets,
* the mac_addr member of the conf structure is, however, set to the
* MAC address of the device going away.
* Hence, this callback must be implemented.
*
* @config: Handler for configuration requests. IEEE 802.11 code calls this
* function to change hardware configuration, e.g., channel.
*
* @config_interface: Handler for configuration requests related to interfaces
* (e.g. BSSID changes.)
*
* @configure_filter: Configure the device's RX filter.
* See the section "Frame filtering" for more information.
* This callback must be implemented and atomic.
*
* @set_tim: Set TIM bit. If the hardware/firmware takes care of beacon
* generation (that is, %IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON_TEMPLATE is set)
* mac80211 calls this function when a TIM bit must be set or cleared
* for a given AID. Must be atomic.
*
* @set_key: See the section "Hardware crypto acceleration"
* This callback can sleep, and is only called between add_interface
* and remove_interface calls, i.e. while the interface with the
* given local_address is enabled.
*
* @set_ieee8021x: Enable/disable IEEE 802.1X. This item requests wlan card
* to pass unencrypted EAPOL-Key frames even when encryption is
* configured. If the wlan card does not require such a configuration,
* this function pointer can be set to NULL.
*
* @set_port_auth: Set port authorization state (IEEE 802.1X PAE) to be
* authorized (@authorized=1) or unauthorized (=0). This function can be
* used if the wlan hardware or low-level driver implements PAE.
* mac80211 will filter frames based on authorization state in any case,
* so this function pointer can be NULL if low-level driver does not
* require event notification about port state changes.
*
* @hw_scan: Ask the hardware to service the scan request, no need to start
* the scan state machine in stack.
*
* @get_stats: return low-level statistics
*
* @set_privacy_invoked: For devices that generate their own beacons and probe
* response or association responses this updates the state of privacy_invoked
* returns 0 for success or an error number.
*
* @get_sequence_counter: For devices that have internal sequence counters this
* callback allows mac80211 to access the current value of a counter.
* This callback seems not well-defined, tell us if you need it.
*
* @set_rts_threshold: Configuration of RTS threshold (if device needs it)
*
* @set_frag_threshold: Configuration of fragmentation threshold. Assign this if
* the device does fragmentation by itself; if this method is assigned then
* the stack will not do fragmentation.
*
* @set_retry_limit: Configuration of retry limits (if device needs it)
*
* @sta_table_notification: Number of STAs in STA table notification. Must
* be atomic.
*
* @erp_ie_changed: Handle ERP IE change notifications. Must be atomic.
*
* @conf_tx: Configure TX queue parameters (EDCF (aifs, cw_min, cw_max),
* bursting) for a hardware TX queue. The @queue parameter uses the
* %IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_* constants. Must be atomic.
*
* @get_tx_stats: Get statistics of the current TX queue status. This is used
* to get number of currently queued packets (queue length), maximum queue
* size (limit), and total number of packets sent using each TX queue
* (count). This information is used for WMM to find out which TX
* queues have room for more packets and by hostapd to provide
* statistics about the current queueing state to external programs.
*
* @get_tsf: Get the current TSF timer value from firmware/hardware. Currently,
* this is only used for IBSS mode debugging and, as such, is not a
* required function. Must be atomic.
*
* @reset_tsf: Reset the TSF timer and allow firmware/hardware to synchronize
* with other STAs in the IBSS. This is only used in IBSS mode. This
* function is optional if the firmware/hardware takes full care of
* TSF synchronization.
*
* @beacon_update: Setup beacon data for IBSS beacons. Unlike access point,
* IBSS uses a fixed beacon frame which is configured using this
* function. This handler is required only for IBSS mode.
*
* @tx_last_beacon: Determine whether the last IBSS beacon was sent by us.
* This is needed only for IBSS mode and the result of this function is
* used to determine whether to reply to Probe Requests.
*/
struct ieee80211_ops {
/* Handler that 802.11 module calls for each transmitted frame.
* skb contains the buffer starting from the IEEE 802.11 header.
* The low-level driver should send the frame out based on
* configuration in the TX control data.
* Must be atomic. */
int (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ieee80211_tx_control *control);
/*
* Called before the first netdevice attached to the hardware
* is enabled. This should turn on the hardware and must turn on
* frame reception (for possibly enabled monitor interfaces.)
* Returns negative error codes, these may be seen in userspace,
* or zero.
* When the device is started it should not have a MAC address
* to avoid acknowledging frames before a non-monitor device
* is added.
*
* Must be implemented.
*/
int (*start)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
/*
* Called after last netdevice attached to the hardware
* is disabled. This should turn off the hardware (at least
* it must turn off frame reception.)
* May be called right after add_interface if that rejects
* an interface.
*
* Must be implemented.
*/
void (*stop)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
/*
* Called when a netdevice attached to the hardware is enabled.
* Because it is not called for monitor mode devices, open()
* and stop() must be implemented.
* The driver should perform any initialization it needs before
* the device can be enabled. The initial configuration for the
* interface is given in the conf parameter.
*
* Must be implemented.
*/
int (*add_interface)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_if_init_conf *conf);
/*
* Notifies a driver that an interface is going down. The stop() handler
* is called after this if it is the last interface and no monitor
* interfaces are present.
* When all interfaces are removed, the MAC address in the hardware
* must be cleared so the device no longer acknowledges packets,
* the mac_addr member of the conf structure is, however, set to the
* MAC address of the device going away.
*
* Hence, this callback must be implemented.
*/
void (*remove_interface)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_if_init_conf *conf);
/* Handler for configuration requests. IEEE 802.11 code calls this
* function to change hardware configuration, e.g., channel. */
int (*config)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_conf *conf);
/* Handler for configuration requests related to interfaces (e.g.
* BSSID). */
int (*config_interface)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
int if_id, struct ieee80211_if_conf *conf);
/*
* Configure the device's RX filter.
*
* The multicast address filter must be changed if the hardware flags
* indicate that one is present.
*
* All unsupported flags in 'total_flags' must be cleared,
* clear all bits except those you honoured.
*
* The callback must be implemented and must be atomic.
*/
void (*configure_filter)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
unsigned int changed_flags,
unsigned int *total_flags,
int mc_count, struct dev_addr_list *mc_list);
/* Set TIM bit handler. If the hardware/firmware takes care of beacon
* generation, IEEE 802.11 code uses this function to tell the
* low-level to set (or clear if set==0) TIM bit for the given aid. If
* host system is used to generate beacons, this handler is not used
* and low-level driver should set it to NULL.
* Must be atomic. */
int (*set_tim)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int aid, int set);
/*
* Set encryption key.
*
* This is called to enable hardware acceleration of encryption and
* decryption. The address will be the broadcast address for default
* keys, the other station's hardware address for individual keys or
* the zero address for keys that will be used only for transmission.
*
* The local_address parameter will always be set to our own address,
* this is only relevant if you support multiple local addresses.
*
* When transmitting, the TX control data will use the hw_key_idx
* selected by the low-level driver.
*
* Return 0 if the key is now in use, -EOPNOTSUPP or -ENOSPC if it
* couldn't be added; if you return 0 then hw_key_idx must be assigned
* to the hardware key index, you are free to use the full u8 range.
*
* When the cmd is DISABLE_KEY then it must succeed.
*
* Note that it is permissible to not decrypt a frame even if a key
* for it has been uploaded to hardware, the stack will not make any
* decision based on whether a key has been uploaded or not but rather
* based on the receive flags.
*
* This callback can sleep, and is only called between add_interface
* and remove_interface calls, i.e. while the interface with the
* given local_address is enabled.
*
* The ieee80211_key_conf structure pointed to by the key parameter
* is guaranteed to be valid until another call to set_key removes
* it, but it can only be used as a cookie to differentiate keys.
*/
int (*set_key)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, set_key_cmd cmd,
const u8 *local_address, const u8 *address,
struct ieee80211_key_conf *key);
/* Enable/disable IEEE 802.1X. This item requests wlan card to pass
* unencrypted EAPOL-Key frames even when encryption is configured.
* If the wlan card does not require such a configuration, this
* function pointer can be set to NULL. */
int (*set_ieee8021x)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int use_ieee8021x);
/* Set port authorization state (IEEE 802.1X PAE) to be authorized
* (authorized=1) or unauthorized (authorized=0). This function can be
* used if the wlan hardware or low-level driver implements PAE.
* 80211.o module will anyway filter frames based on authorization
* state, so this function pointer can be NULL if low-level driver does
* not require event notification about port state changes.
* Currently unused. */
int (*set_port_auth)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *addr,
int authorized);
/* Ask the hardware to service the scan request, no need to start
* the scan state machine in stack. */
int (*hw_scan)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ssid, size_t len);
/* return low-level statistics */
int (*get_stats)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_low_level_stats *stats);
/* For devices that generate their own beacons and probe response
* or association responses this updates the state of privacy_invoked
* returns 0 for success or an error number */
int (*set_privacy_invoked)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
int privacy_invoked);
/* For devices that have internal sequence counters, allow 802.11
* code to access the current value of a counter */
int (*get_sequence_counter)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
u8* addr, u8 keyidx, u8 txrx,
u32* iv32, u16* iv16);
/* Configuration of RTS threshold (if device needs it) */
int (*set_rts_threshold)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 value);
/* Configuration of fragmentation threshold.
* Assign this if the device does fragmentation by itself,
* if this method is assigned then the stack will not do
* fragmentation. */
int (*set_frag_threshold)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 value);
/* Configuration of retry limits (if device needs it) */
int (*set_retry_limit)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
u32 short_retry, u32 long_retr);
/* Number of STAs in STA table notification (NULL = disabled).
* Must be atomic. */
void (*sta_table_notification)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
int num_sta);
/* Handle ERP IE change notifications. Must be atomic. */
void (*erp_ie_changed)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 changes,
int cts_protection, int preamble);
/* Flags for the erp_ie_changed changes parameter */
#define IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PROTECTION (1<<0) /* protection flag changed */
#define IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PREAMBLE (1<<1) /* barker preamble mode changed */
/* Configure TX queue parameters (EDCF (aifs, cw_min, cw_max),
* bursting) for a hardware TX queue.
* queue = IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_*.
* Must be atomic. */
int (*conf_tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int queue,
const struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params *params);
/* Get statistics of the current TX queue status. This is used to get
* number of currently queued packets (queue length), maximum queue
* size (limit), and total number of packets sent using each TX queue
* (count).
* Currently unused. */
int (*get_tx_stats)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_tx_queue_stats *stats);
/* Get the current TSF timer value from firmware/hardware. Currently,
* this is only used for IBSS mode debugging and, as such, is not a
* required function.
* Must be atomic. */
u64 (*get_tsf)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
/* Reset the TSF timer and allow firmware/hardware to synchronize with
* other STAs in the IBSS. This is only used in IBSS mode. This
* function is optional if the firmware/hardware takes full care of
* TSF synchronization. */
void (*reset_tsf)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
/* Setup beacon data for IBSS beacons. Unlike access point (Master),
* IBSS uses a fixed beacon frame which is configured using this
* function. This handler is required only for IBSS mode. */
int (*beacon_update)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ieee80211_tx_control *control);
/* Determine whether the last IBSS beacon was sent by us. This is
* needed only for IBSS mode and the result of this function is used to
* determine whether to reply to Probe Requests. */
int (*tx_last_beacon)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
};
/* Allocate a new hardware device. This must be called once for each
* hardware device. The returned pointer must be used to refer to this
* device when calling other functions. 802.11 code allocates a private data
* area for the low-level driver. The size of this area is given as
* priv_data_len.
/**
* ieee80211_alloc_hw - Allocate a new hardware device
*
* This must be called once for each hardware device. The returned pointer
* must be used to refer to this device when calling other functions.
* mac80211 allocates a private data area for the driver pointed to by
* @priv in &struct ieee80211_hw, the size of this area is given as
* @priv_data_len.
*
* @priv_data_len: length of private data
* @ops: callbacks for this device
*/
struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len,
const struct ieee80211_ops *ops);
/* Register hardware device to the IEEE 802.11 code and kernel. Low-level
* drivers must call this function before using any other IEEE 802.11
* function except ieee80211_register_hwmode. */
/**
* ieee80211_register_hw - Register hardware device
*
* You must call this function before any other functions
* except ieee80211_register_hwmode.
*
* @hw: the device to register as returned by ieee80211_alloc_hw()
*/
int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
/* driver can use this and ieee80211_get_rx_led_name to get the
* name of the registered LEDs after ieee80211_register_hw
* was called.
* This is useful to set the default trigger on the LED class
* device that your driver should export for each LED the device
* has, that way the default behaviour will be as expected but
* the user can still change it/turn off the LED etc.
*/
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
extern char *__ieee80211_get_tx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
extern char *__ieee80211_get_rx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
#endif
/**
* ieee80211_get_tx_led_name - get name of TX LED
*
* mac80211 creates a transmit LED trigger for each wireless hardware
* that can be used to drive LEDs if your driver registers a LED device.
* This function returns the name (or %NULL if not configured for LEDs)
* of the trigger so you can automatically link the LED device.
*
* @hw: the hardware to get the LED trigger name for
*/
static inline char *ieee80211_get_tx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
@ -999,6 +1096,16 @@ static inline char *ieee80211_get_tx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
#endif
}
/**
* ieee80211_get_rx_led_name - get name of RX LED
*
* mac80211 creates a receive LED trigger for each wireless hardware
* that can be used to drive LEDs if your driver registers a LED device.
* This function returns the name (or %NULL if not configured for LEDs)
* of the trigger so you can automatically link the LED device.
*
* @hw: the hardware to get the LED trigger name for
*/
static inline char *ieee80211_get_rx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
@ -1012,29 +1119,80 @@ static inline char *ieee80211_get_rx_led_name(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
int ieee80211_register_hwmode(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_hw_mode *mode);
/* Unregister a hardware device. This function instructs 802.11 code to free
* allocated resources and unregister netdevices from the kernel. */
/**
* ieee80211_unregister_hw - Unregister a hardware device
*
* This function instructs mac80211 to free allocated resources
* and unregister netdevices from the networking subsystem.
*
* @hw: the hardware to unregister
*/
void ieee80211_unregister_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
/* Free everything that was allocated including private data of a driver. */
/**
* ieee80211_free_hw - free hardware descriptor
*
* This function frees everything that was allocated, including the
* private data for the driver. You must call ieee80211_unregister_hw()
* before calling this function
*
* @hw: the hardware to free
*/
void ieee80211_free_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
/* Receive frame callback function. The low-level driver uses this function to
* send received frames to the IEEE 802.11 code. Receive buffer (skb) must
* start with IEEE 802.11 header. */
/* trick to avoid symbol clashes with the ieee80211 subsystem */
void __ieee80211_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ieee80211_rx_status *status);
/**
* ieee80211_rx - receive frame
*
* Use this function to hand received frames to mac80211. The receive
* buffer in @skb must start with an IEEE 802.11 header or a radiotap
* header if %RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP is set in the @status flags.
*
* This function may not be called in IRQ context.
*
* @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
* @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac80211 after this call
* @status: status of this frame; the status pointer need not be valid
* after this function returns
*/
static inline void ieee80211_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ieee80211_rx_status *status)
{
__ieee80211_rx(hw, skb, status);
}
/**
* ieee80211_rx_irqsafe - receive frame
*
* Like ieee80211_rx() but can be called in IRQ context
* (internally defers to a workqueue.)
*
* @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
* @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac80211 after this call
* @status: status of this frame; the status pointer need not be valid
* after this function returns and is not freed by mac80211,
* it is recommended that it points to a stack area
*/
void ieee80211_rx_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ieee80211_rx_status *status);
/* Transmit status callback function. The low-level driver must call this
* function to report transmit status for all the TX frames that had
* req_tx_status set in the transmit control fields. In addition, this should
* be called at least for all unicast frames to provide information for TX rate
* control algorithm. In order to maintain all statistics, this function is
* recommended to be called after each frame, including multicast/broadcast, is
* sent. */
/**
* ieee80211_tx_status - transmit status callback
*
* Call this function for all transmitted frames after they have been
* transmitted. It is permissible to not call this function for
* multicast frames but this can affect statistics.
*
* @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by
* @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call
* @status: status information for this frame; the status pointer need not
* be valid after this function returns and is not freed by mac80211,
* it is recommended that it points to a stack area
*/
void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ieee80211_tx_status *status);
@ -1166,14 +1324,26 @@ struct sk_buff *
ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int if_id,
struct ieee80211_tx_control *control);
/* Given an sk_buff with a raw 802.11 header at the data pointer this function
/**
* ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb - get header length from data
*
* Given an skb with a raw 802.11 header at the data pointer this function
* returns the 802.11 header length in bytes (not including encryption
* headers). If the data in the sk_buff is too short to contain a valid 802.11
* header the function returns 0.
*
* @skb: the frame
*/
int ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb);
/* Like ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb() but takes a FC in CPU order. */
/**
* ieee80211_get_hdrlen - get header length from frame control
*
* This function returns the 802.11 header length in bytes (not including
* encryption headers.)
*
* @fc: the frame control field (in CPU endianness)
*/
int ieee80211_get_hdrlen(u16 fc);
/**
@ -1218,10 +1388,28 @@ void ieee80211_stop_queues(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
*/
void ieee80211_wake_queues(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
/* called by driver to notify scan status completed */
/**
* ieee80211_scan_completed - completed hardware scan
*
* When hardware scan offload is used (i.e. the hw_scan() callback is
* assigned) this function needs to be called by the driver to notify
* mac80211 that the scan finished.
*
* @hw: the hardware that finished the scan
*/
void ieee80211_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
/* return a pointer to the source address (SA) */
/**
* ieee80211_get_SA - get pointer to SA
*
* Given an 802.11 frame, this function returns the offset
* to the source address (SA). It does not verify that the
* header is long enough to contain the address, and the
* header must be long enough to contain the frame control
* field.
*
* @hdr: the frame
*/
static inline u8 *ieee80211_get_SA(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
{
u8 *raw = (u8 *) hdr;
@ -1236,7 +1424,17 @@ static inline u8 *ieee80211_get_SA(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
return hdr->addr2;
}
/* return a pointer to the destination address (DA) */
/**
* ieee80211_get_DA - get pointer to DA
*
* Given an 802.11 frame, this function returns the offset
* to the destination address (DA). It does not verify that
* the header is long enough to contain the address, and the
* header must be long enough to contain the frame control
* field.
*
* @hdr: the frame
*/
static inline u8 *ieee80211_get_DA(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
{
u8 *raw = (u8 *) hdr;
@ -1247,6 +1445,14 @@ static inline u8 *ieee80211_get_DA(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
return hdr->addr1;
}
/**
* ieee80211_get_morefrag - determine whether the MOREFRAGS bit is set
*
* This function determines whether the "more fragments" bit is set
* in the frame.
*
* @hdr: the frame
*/
static inline int ieee80211_get_morefrag(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
{
return (le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control) &