This patch adds the "set tx_power" command to allow specifying the transmit
power level to the WLAN stack. The transmit power configuration consists of
a mode (automatic, fixed, limited) and the limit mBm value.
Signed-off-by: Juuso Oikarinen <juuso.oikarinen@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Makefile | 3 ++-
nl80211.h | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d303f45..cbb9504 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ CFLAGS += -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing
OBJS = iw.o genl.o event.o info.o phy.o \
interface.o ibss.o station.o survey.o util.o \
mesh.o mpath.o scan.o reg.o version.o \
- reason.o status.o connect.o link.o offch.o ps.o cqm.o
+ reason.o status.o connect.o link.o offch.o ps.o cqm.o \
+ txpower.o
OBJS += sections.o
ALL = iw
diff --git a/nl80211.h b/nl80211.h
index b7c77f9..c98a3a1 100644
--- a/nl80211.h
+++ b/nl80211.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
* %NL80211_ATTR_REG_RULE_POWER_MAX_ANT_GAIN and
* %NL80211_ATTR_REG_RULE_POWER_MAX_EIRP.
* @NL80211_CMD_REQ_SET_REG: ask the wireless core to set the regulatory domain
- * to the the specified ISO/IEC 3166-1 alpha2 country code. The core will
+ * to the specified ISO/IEC 3166-1 alpha2 country code. The core will
* store this as a valid request and then query userspace for it.
*
* @NL80211_CMD_GET_MESH_PARAMS: Get mesh networking properties for the
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@
* no other interfaces are operating to avoid disturbing the operation
* of any other interfaces, and other interfaces will again take
* precedence when they are used.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_SET_TX_POWER: Set transmit power level and management type.
*
* @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number
* @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use
@@ -441,6 +442,8 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
NL80211_CMD_SET_CHANNEL,
+ NL80211_CMD_SET_TX_POWER,
+
/* add new commands above here */
/* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */
@@ -725,6 +728,13 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* @NL80211_ATTR_AP_ISOLATE: (AP mode) Do not forward traffic between stations
* connected to this BSS.
*
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_TX_POWER_SETTING: Setting of the transmit power, see
+ * &enum nl80211_tx_power_setting for the possible values. This is
+ * currently used with @NL80211_CMD_SET_TX_POWER to specify the transmit
+ * power.
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_TX_POWER_LEVEL: Trasnmit power level in signed mBm format. This
+ * is currently used with @NL80211_CMD_SET_TX_POWER to specify the transmit
+ * power.
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
* @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -882,6 +892,9 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_AP_ISOLATE,
+ NL80211_ATTR_TX_POWER_SETTING,
+ NL80211_ATTR_TX_POWER_LEVEL,
+
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -1624,6 +1637,18 @@ enum nl80211_ps_state {
};
/**
+ * enum nl80211_tx_power_setting - TX power adjustment
+ * @TX_POWER_AUTOMATIC: automatic TX power handling
+ * @TX_POWER_LIMITED: limit TX power to the specified level
+ * @TX_POWER_FIXED: fix TX power to the specified level
+ */
+enum nl80211_tx_power_setting {
+ NL80211_TX_POWER_AUTOMATIC,
+ NL80211_TX_POWER_LIMITED,
+ NL80211_TX_POWER_FIXED,
+};
+
+/**
* enum nl80211_attr_cqm - connection quality monitor attributes
* @__NL80211_ATTR_CQM_INVALID: invalid
* @NL80211_ATTR_CQM_RSSI_THOLD: RSSI threshold in dBm. This value specifies
--
1.6.3.3
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