To support AP mode, we implement ::start_ap and ::stop_ap to configure
firmware and hardware to play an AP. Then, we download beacon content to
firmware, so firmware can send out periodically the frames that must have
continual sequence number with other management frames.
When mac80211 buffers unicast packets for certain STAs, it tells driver via
::set_tim, and then we download the beacon content to firmware again. On the
other hand, if a broadcast packet is going to send out, it should go via
HIQ (HI queue) that hardware will raise group frame bit in TIM of beacon
frame. But if no STA sleeps, a broadcast packet is sent via AC queue.
When a STA is going to connect, it issues a probe request frame and then
auth/assoc frames. To receive these frames before it is connected, we need
to consider more RX filter flags to set registers properly.
When a connection is established, we need to assign a mac_id as a behalf of
this peer in firmware and hardware, and then use this mac_id to initialize
an instance in firmware via H2C(s). The most important part is to add a
corresponding address CAM entry that contains peer's MAC address and BSSID,
so hardware can determine a packet is belong to which peer. If it is a
security connection, keys will be filled to security CAM as well.
Since there are many CAM ID(s), I add a debugfs entry to see if the
relations between ID(s) and STA(s) are expected.
Ping-Ke Shih (19):
rtw89: configure rx_filter according to FIF_PROBE_REQ
rtw89: use hardware SSN to TX management frame
rtw89: download beacon content to firmware
rtw89: add C2H handle of BCN_CNT
rtw89: implement mac80211_ops::set_tim to indicate STA to receive
packets
rtw89: allocate mac_id for each station in AP mode
rtw89: extend firmware commands on states of sta_assoc and
sta_disconnect
rtw89: rename vif_maintain to role_maintain
rtw89: configure mac port HIQ registers
rtw89: send broadcast/multicast packets via HIQ if STAs are in sleep
mode
rtw89: set mac_id and port ID to TXWD
rtw89: separate {init,deinit}_addr_cam functions
rtw89: extend role_maintain to support AP mode
rtw89: add addr_cam field to sta to support AP mode
rtw89: only STA mode change vif_type mapping dynamically
rtw89: maintain assoc/disassoc STA states of firmware and hardware
rtw89: implement ieee80211_ops::start_ap and stop_ap
rtw89: debug: add stations entry to show ID assignment
rtw89: declare AP mode support
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/cam.c | 40 +++---
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/cam.h | 5 +
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c | 107 ++++++++++++++--
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h | 83 ++++++++-----
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/debug.c | 71 +++++++++++
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c | 110 ++++++++++++++---
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.h | 115 +++++++++++++++++-
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac.c | 50 +++++++-
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac.h | 2 +
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac80211.c | 67 +++++++++-
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/reg.h | 14 ++-
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/txrx.h | 3 +
12 files changed, 575 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-)
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