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Re: [PATCH v2 3/9] cfg80211: add add_nan_func / rm_nan_func

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On 16-9-2016 10:33, Luca Coelho wrote:
> From: Ayala Beker <ayala.beker@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 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 <andrei.otcheretianski@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ayala Beker <ayala.beker@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Luca Coelho <luciano.coelho@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

[...]

> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
> index 7ab18c8..ab16c8e 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
> @@ -847,6 +847,24 @@
>   *	After this command NAN functions can be added.
>   * @NL80211_CMD_STOP_NAN: Stop the NAN operation, identified by
>   *	its %NL80211_ATTR_WDEV interface.
> + * @NL80211_CMD_ADD_NAN_FUNCTION: Add a NAN function. The function is defined
> + *	with %NL80211_ATTR_NAN_FUNC nested attribute. When called, this
> + *	operation returns the strictly positive and unique instance id
> + *	(%NL80211_ATTR_NAN_FUNC_INST_ID) and a cookie (%NL80211_ATTR_COOKIE)
> + *	of the function upon success.
> + *	Since instance ID's can be re-used, this cookie is the right
> + *	way to identify the function. This will avoid races when a termination
> + *	event is handled by the user space after it has already added a new
> + *	function that got the same instance id from the kernel as the one
> + *	which just terminated.
> + *	This cookie may be used in NAN events even before the command
> + *	returns, so userspace shouldn't process NAN events until it processes
> + *	the response to this command.
> + *	Look at %NL80211_ATTR_SOCKET_OWNER as well.
> + * @NL80211_CMD_RM_NAN_FUNCTION: Remove a NAN function by cookie.
> + *	This command is also used as a notification sent when a NAN function is
> + *	terminated. This will contain a %NL80211_ATTR_NAN_FUNC_INST_ID
> + *	and %NL80211_ATTR_COOKIE attributes.

This patch does not show the notification scenario as it is added in
patch 6. So those three lines could be added by that patch instead to
keep things logically together.

Regards,
Arend



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