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[PATCH] cfg80211: add support to configure HE MCS for beacon rate

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This allows an option to configure a single HE MCS beacon tx rate.

Signed-off-by: Rajkumar Manoharan <rmanohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h |  9 +++++++--
 net/wireless/nl80211.c       | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 0584e0d349f0..4041b92791f1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1750,8 +1750,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
  *	specify just a single bitrate, which is to be used for the beacon.
  *	The driver must also specify support for this with the extended
  *	features NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_LEGACY,
- *	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HT and
- *	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_VHT.
+ *	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HT,
+ *	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_VHT and
+ *	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HE.
  *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_FRAME_MATCH: A binary attribute which typically must contain
  *	at least one byte, currently used with @NL80211_CMD_REGISTER_FRAME.
@@ -5852,6 +5853,9 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
  * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SAE_OFFLOAD_AP: Device wants to do SAE authentication
  *	in AP mode (SAE password is passed as part of the start AP command).
  *
+ * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HE: Driver supports beacon rate
+ *	configuration (AP/mesh) with HE rates.
+ *
  * @NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: number of extended features.
  * @MAX_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: highest extended feature index.
  */
@@ -5910,6 +5914,7 @@ enum nl80211_ext_feature_index {
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_OPERATING_CHANNEL_VALIDATION,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_4WAY_HANDSHAKE_AP_PSK,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SAE_OFFLOAD_AP,
+	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HE,
 
 	/* add new features before the definition below */
 	NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES,
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 201d029687cc..d54fb579a9b3 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -4663,7 +4663,7 @@ static int validate_beacon_tx_rate(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				   enum nl80211_band band,
 				   struct cfg80211_bitrate_mask *beacon_rate)
 {
-	u32 count_ht, count_vht, i;
+	u32 count_ht, count_vht, count_he, i;
 	u32 rate = beacon_rate->control[band].legacy;
 
 	/* Allow only one rate */
@@ -4696,7 +4696,21 @@ static int validate_beacon_tx_rate(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if ((count_ht && count_vht) || (!rate && !count_ht && !count_vht))
+	count_he = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < NL80211_HE_NSS_MAX; i++) {
+		if (hweight16(beacon_rate->control[band].he_mcs[i]) > 1) {
+			return -EINVAL;
+		} else if (beacon_rate->control[band].he_mcs[i]) {
+			count_he++;
+			if (count_he > 1)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		if (count_he && rate)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if ((count_ht && count_vht && count_he) ||
+	    (!rate && !count_ht && !count_vht && !count_he))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (rate &&
@@ -4711,6 +4725,10 @@ static int validate_beacon_tx_rate(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	    !wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
 				     NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_VHT))
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (count_he &&
+	    !wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
+				     NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HE))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.7.4




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