This makes nl80211 export the supported commands (command groups)
per wiphy so userspace has an idea what it can do -- this will be
required reading for userspace when we introduce auth/assoc /or/
connect for older hardware that cannot separate auth and assoc.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/nl80211.h | 6 ++++++
net/wireless/nl80211.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 33 insertions(+)
--- wireless-testing.orig/include/linux/nl80211.h 2009-03-11 14:43:50.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/include/linux/nl80211.h 2009-03-11 19:27:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -349,6 +349,10 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* @NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE: indicates the type of the regulatory domain currently
* set. This can be one of the nl80211_reg_type (%NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_*)
*
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORTED_COMMANDS: wiphy attribute that specifies
+ * an array of command numbers (i.e. a mapping index to command number)
+ * that the driver for the given wiphy supports.
+ *
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
* @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -426,6 +430,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_REG_INITIATOR,
NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE,
+ NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORTED_COMMANDS,
+
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
--- wireless-testing.orig/net/wireless/nl80211.c 2009-03-11 14:43:50.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/net/wireless/nl80211.c 2009-03-11 19:27:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ static int nl80211_send_wiphy(struct sk_
struct nlattr *nl_freqs, *nl_freq;
struct nlattr *nl_rates, *nl_rate;
struct nlattr *nl_modes;
+ struct nlattr *nl_cmds;
enum ieee80211_band band;
struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
struct ieee80211_rate *rate;
@@ -242,6 +243,32 @@ static int nl80211_send_wiphy(struct sk_
}
nla_nest_end(msg, nl_bands);
+ nl_cmds = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORTED_COMMANDS);
+ if (!nl_cmds)
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ i = 0;
+#define CMD(op, n) \
+ do { \
+ if (dev->ops->op) { \
+ i++; \
+ NLA_PUT_U32(msg, i, NL80211_CMD_ ## n); \
+ } \
+ } while (0)
+
+ CMD(add_virtual_intf, NEW_INTERFACE);
+ CMD(change_virtual_intf, SET_INTERFACE);
+ CMD(add_key, NEW_KEY);
+ CMD(add_beacon, NEW_BEACON);
+ CMD(add_station, NEW_STATION);
+ CMD(add_mpath, NEW_MPATH);
+ CMD(set_mesh_params, SET_MESH_PARAMS);
+ CMD(change_bss, SET_BSS);
+ CMD(set_mgmt_extra_ie, SET_MGMT_EXTRA_IE);
+
+#undef CMD
+ nla_nest_end(msg, nl_cmds);
+
return genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
nla_put_failure:
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