Document that all fields must be little endian. Use annotated types
even in the comments. Consistently use shorter type names (u8, s8).
Realign the comments.
Signed-off-by: Pavel Roskin <proski@xxxxxxx>
---
include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h | 57 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h b/include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h
index c6e0d81..f3bc00e 100644
--- a/include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h
+++ b/include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@
*/
#define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_HDRLEN 64
-/* The radio capture header precedes the 802.11 header. */
+/* The radio capture header precedes the 802.11 header.
+ * All data in the header is little endian on all platforms.
+ */
struct ieee80211_radiotap_header {
u8 it_version; /* Version 0. Only increases
* for drastic changes,
@@ -74,12 +76,12 @@ struct ieee80211_radiotap_header {
* new fields does not count.
*/
u8 it_pad;
- u16 it_len; /* length of the whole
+ __le16 it_len; /* length of the whole
* header in bytes, including
* it_version, it_pad,
* it_len, and data fields.
*/
- u32 it_present; /* A bitmap telling which
+ __le32 it_present; /* A bitmap telling which
* fields are present. Set bit 31
* (0x80000000) to extend the
* bitmap by another 32 bits.
@@ -88,104 +90,103 @@ struct ieee80211_radiotap_header {
*/
};
-/* Name Data type Units
- * ---- --------- -----
+/* Name Data type Units
+ * ---- --------- -----
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TSFT u64 microseconds
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TSFT __le64 microseconds
*
* Value in microseconds of the MAC's 64-bit 802.11 Time
* Synchronization Function timer when the first bit of the
* MPDU arrived at the MAC. For received frames, only.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_CHANNEL 2 x u16 MHz, bitmap
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_CHANNEL 2 x __le16 MHz, bitmap
*
* Tx/Rx frequency in MHz, followed by flags (see below).
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FHSS u16 see below
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FHSS __le16 see below
*
* For frequency-hopping radios, the hop set (first byte)
* and pattern (second byte).
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RATE u8 500kb/s
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RATE u8 500kb/s
*
* Tx/Rx data rate
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTSIGNAL int8_t decibels from
- * one milliwatt (dBm)
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTSIGNAL s8 decibels from
+ * one milliwatt (dBm)
*
* RF signal power at the antenna, decibel difference from
* one milliwatt.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTNOISE int8_t decibels from
- * one milliwatt (dBm)
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTNOISE s8 decibels from
+ * one milliwatt (dBm)
*
* RF noise power at the antenna, decibel difference from one
* milliwatt.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTSIGNAL u8 decibel (dB)
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTSIGNAL u8 decibel (dB)
*
* RF signal power at the antenna, decibel difference from an
* arbitrary, fixed reference.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTNOISE u8 decibel (dB)
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTNOISE u8 decibel (dB)
*
* RF noise power at the antenna, decibel difference from an
* arbitrary, fixed reference point.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_LOCK_QUALITY u16 unitless
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_LOCK_QUALITY __le16 unitless
*
* Quality of Barker code lock. Unitless. Monotonically
* nondecreasing with "better" lock strength. Called "Signal
* Quality" in datasheets. (Is there a standard way to measure
* this?)
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_ATTENUATION u16 unitless
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_ATTENUATION __le16 unitless
*
* Transmit power expressed as unitless distance from max
* power set at factory calibration. 0 is max power.
* Monotonically nondecreasing with lower power levels.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_TX_ATTENUATION u16 decibels (dB)
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_TX_ATTENUATION __le16 decibels (dB)
*
* Transmit power expressed as decibel distance from max power
* set at factory calibration. 0 is max power. Monotonically
* nondecreasing with lower power levels.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_TX_POWER int8_t decibels from
- * one milliwatt (dBm)
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_TX_POWER s8 decibels from
+ * one milliwatt (dBm)
*
* Transmit power expressed as dBm (decibels from a 1 milliwatt
* reference). This is the absolute power level measured at
* the antenna port.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS u8 bitmap
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS u8 bitmap
*
* Properties of transmitted and received frames. See flags
* defined below.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_ANTENNA u8 antenna index
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_ANTENNA u8 antenna index
*
* Unitless indication of the Rx/Tx antenna for this packet.
* The first antenna is antenna 0.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RX_FLAGS u_int16_t bitmap
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RX_FLAGS __le16 bitmap
*
* Properties of received frames. See flags defined below.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_FLAGS u_int16_t bitmap
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_FLAGS __le16 bitmap
*
* Properties of transmitted frames. See flags defined below.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RTS_RETRIES u_int8_t data
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RTS_RETRIES u8 data
*
* Number of rts retries a transmitted frame used.
*
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DATA_RETRIES u_int8_t data
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DATA_RETRIES u8 data
*
* Number of unicast retries a transmitted frame used.
*
- *
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FCS u32 data
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FCS __le32 data
*
* FCS from frame in network byte order.
*/
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