NL80211_CMD_GET_WIPHY now returns a flag NL80211_SUPPORT_MESH_AUTH if
the wiphy's mesh implementation supports routing of mesh auth frames to
userspace. This is useful for forward compatibility between old kernels
and new userspace tools.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Pedersen <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/nl80211.h | 5 +++++
include/net/cfg80211.h | 3 +++
net/mac80211/main.c | 4 ++++
net/wireless/mesh.c | 4 ++++
net/wireless/nl80211.c | 3 +++
5 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 2c0bb8d..5a81b3c 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -899,6 +899,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* changed once the mesh is active.
* @NL80211_ATTR_MESH_CONFIG: Mesh configuration parameters, a nested attribute
* containing attributes from &enum nl80211_meshconf_params.
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORT_MESH_AUTH: Currently, this means the underlying driver
+ * allows auth frames in a mesh to be passed to userspace for processing via
+ * the @NL80211_MESH_SETUP_USERSPACE_AUTH flag.
*
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
* @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
@@ -1087,6 +1090,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_ANTENNA_AVAIL_TX,
NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_ANTENNA_AVAIL_RX,
+ NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORT_MESH_AUTH,
+
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 2bbb89b..affdefd 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1416,6 +1416,8 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
* control port protocol ethertype. The device also honours the
* control_port_no_encrypt flag.
* @WIPHY_FLAG_IBSS_RSN: The device supports IBSS RSN.
+ * @WIPHY_FLAG_MESH_AUTH: The device supports mesh authentication by routing
+ * auth frames to userspace. See @NL80211_MESH_SETUP_USERSPACE_AUTH.
* @WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SEPARATE_DEFAULT_KEYS: The device supports separate
* unicast and multicast TX keys.
*/
@@ -1430,6 +1432,7 @@ enum wiphy_flags {
WIPHY_FLAG_CONTROL_PORT_PROTOCOL = BIT(7),
WIPHY_FLAG_IBSS_RSN = BIT(8),
WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SEPARATE_DEFAULT_KEYS= BIT(9),
+ WIPHY_FLAG_MESH_AUTH = BIT(10),
};
struct mac_address {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 0ae9b22..55cc521 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -761,6 +761,10 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
/* mesh depends on Kconfig, but drivers should set it if they want */
local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes &= ~BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT);
#endif
+ /* if the underlying driver supports mesh, mac80211 will (at least)
+ * provide routing of mesh authentication frames to userspace */
+ if (local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT))
+ local->hw.wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_MESH_AUTH;
/* mac80211 supports control port protocol changing */
local->hw.wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_CONTROL_PORT_PROTOCOL;
diff --git a/net/wireless/mesh.c b/net/wireless/mesh.c
index ab036b5..5c11608 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mesh.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mesh.c
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ int __cfg80211_join_mesh(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT)
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ if (!(rdev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_MESH_AUTH) &&
+ setup->is_secure)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
if (wdev->mesh_id_len)
return -EALREADY;
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 7ee6197..fda52da 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NL80211_ATTR_MAX+1] = {
[NL80211_ATTR_BSS_HT_OPMODE] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_CONFIG] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+ [NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORT_MESH_AUTH] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
[NL80211_ATTR_HT_CAPABILITY] = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
.len = NL80211_HT_CAPABILITY_LEN },
@@ -594,6 +595,8 @@ static int nl80211_send_wiphy(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 pid, u32 seq, int flags,
if (dev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_IBSS_RSN)
NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg, NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORT_IBSS_RSN);
+ if (dev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_MESH_AUTH)
+ NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg, NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORT_MESH_AUTH);
NLA_PUT(msg, NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_SUITES,
sizeof(u32) * dev->wiphy.n_cipher_suites,
--
1.7.4.1
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