zd1211rw and bcm43xx are interested in being notified when ERP IE conditions
change, so that they can reprogram a register which affects how control frames
are transmitted.
This patch adds an interface similar to the one that can be found in softmac.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd@xxxxxxxxxx>
Index: wireless-dev/include/net/mac80211.h
===================================================================
--- wireless-dev.orig/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ wireless-dev/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -685,6 +685,14 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
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_*.
Index: wireless-dev/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
===================================================================
--- wireless-dev.orig/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
+++ wireless-dev/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
@@ -2175,6 +2175,26 @@ int ieee80211_hw_config(struct ieee80211
return ret;
}
+void ieee80211_erp_info_change_notify(struct net_device *dev, u8 changes)
+{
+ struct ieee80211_local *local = wdev_priv(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
+ struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
+ if (local->ops->erp_ie_changed)
+ local->ops->erp_ie_changed(local_to_hw(local), changes,
+ sdata->use_protection,
+ !sdata->short_preamble);
+}
+
+void ieee80211_reset_erp_info(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
+
+ sdata->short_preamble = 0;
+ sdata->use_protection = 0;
+ ieee80211_erp_info_change_notify(dev,
+ IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PROTECTION |
+ IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PREAMBLE);
+}
static int ieee80211_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
{
@@ -2505,8 +2525,10 @@ static int ieee80211_open(struct net_dev
if (sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR) {
local->monitors++;
local->hw.conf.flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_RADIOTAP;
- } else
+ } else {
ieee80211_if_config(dev);
+ ieee80211_reset_erp_info(dev);
+ }
if (sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA &&
!local->user_space_mlme)
Index: wireless-dev/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
===================================================================
--- wireless-dev.orig/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ wireless-dev/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -892,6 +892,8 @@ struct sta_info *dls_info_get(struct iee
void dls_info_add(struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta, struct sta_info *dls);
void dls_info_stop(struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta);
int dls_link_status(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *addr);
+void ieee80211_erp_info_change_notify(struct net_device *dev, u8 changes);
+void ieee80211_reset_erp_info(struct net_device *dev);
/* ieee80211_iface.c */
int ieee80211_if_add(struct net_device *dev, const char *name,
Index: wireless-dev/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
===================================================================
--- wireless-dev.orig/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
+++ wireless-dev/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
@@ -2316,10 +2316,12 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_prism2_param(
break;
case PRISM2_PARAM_CTS_PROTECT_ERP_FRAMES:
- if (sdata->type != IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP)
+ if (sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP) {
+ sdata->use_protection = !!value;
+ ieee80211_erp_info_change_notify(dev, IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PROTECTION);
+ } else {
ret = -ENOENT;
- else
- sdata->use_protection = value;
+ }
break;
case PRISM2_PARAM_DROP_UNENCRYPTED:
@@ -2327,10 +2329,12 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_prism2_param(
break;
case PRISM2_PARAM_PREAMBLE:
- if (sdata->type != IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP)
+ if (sdata->type != IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP) {
+ sdata->short_preamble = !!value;
+ ieee80211_erp_info_change_notify(dev, IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PREAMBLE);
+ } else {
ret = -ENOENT;
- else
- sdata->short_preamble = value;
+ }
break;
case PRISM2_PARAM_STAT_TIME:
Index: wireless-dev/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
===================================================================
--- wireless-dev.orig/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
+++ wireless-dev/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ static void ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(stru
struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta = &sdata->u.sta;
int use_protection = (erp_value & WLAN_ERP_USE_PROTECTION) != 0;
int preamble_mode = (erp_value & WLAN_ERP_BARKER_PREAMBLE) != 0;
+ u8 changes = 0;
if (use_protection != sdata->use_protection) {
if (net_ratelimit()) {
@@ -368,6 +369,7 @@ static void ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(stru
MAC_ARG(ifsta->bssid));
}
sdata->use_protection = use_protection;
+ changes |= IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PROTECTION;
}
if (!preamble_mode != sdata->short_preamble) {
@@ -380,7 +382,11 @@ static void ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(stru
MAC_ARG(ifsta->bssid));
}
sdata->short_preamble = !preamble_mode;
+ changes |= IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PREAMBLE;
}
+
+ if (changes)
+ ieee80211_erp_info_change_notify(dev, changes);
}
@@ -439,7 +445,6 @@ static void ieee80211_set_associated(str
struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta, int assoc)
{
union iwreq_data wrqu;
- struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
if (ifsta->associated == assoc)
return;
@@ -467,8 +472,7 @@ static void ieee80211_set_associated(str
ieee80211_sta_send_associnfo(dev, ifsta);
} else {
netif_carrier_off(dev);
- sdata->short_preamble = 0;
- sdata->use_protection = 0;
+ ieee80211_reset_erp_info(dev);
memset(wrqu.ap_addr.sa_data, 0, ETH_ALEN);
}
wrqu.ap_addr.sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
-
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