In the 802.11ax specification a new band is introduced, which
is also proposed by FCC for unlicensed use. This band is referred
to as 6GHz spanning frequency range from 5925 to 7125 MHz.
Reviewed-by: Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieter-paul.giesberts@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Leon Zegers <leon.zegers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
changes:
- V2
fix ABI breakage by appending the new band definition.
- V3
fix warning (-Wswitch) in mac80211.
---
include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 2 ++
net/mac80211/tx.c | 1 +
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 822851d..4d5988f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -4543,6 +4543,7 @@ enum nl80211_txrate_gi {
* @NL80211_BAND_2GHZ: 2.4 GHz ISM band
* @NL80211_BAND_5GHZ: around 5 GHz band (4.9 - 5.7 GHz)
* @NL80211_BAND_60GHZ: around 60 GHz band (58.32 - 69.12 GHz)
+ * @NL80211_BAND_6GHZ: around 6 GHz band (5.9 - 7.2 GHz)
* @NUM_NL80211_BANDS: number of bands, avoid using this in userspace
* since newer kernel versions may support more bands
*/
@@ -4550,6 +4551,7 @@ enum nl80211_band {
NL80211_BAND_2GHZ,
NL80211_BAND_5GHZ,
NL80211_BAND_60GHZ,
+ NL80211_BAND_6GHZ,
NUM_NL80211_BANDS,
};
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 235c637..1fa4227 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ static __le16 ieee80211_duration(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx,
break;
}
case NL80211_BAND_5GHZ:
+ case NL80211_BAND_6GHZ:
if (r->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY_A)
mrate = r->bitrate;
break;
--
1.9.1
