Introduce NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL as a required attribute for
NL80211_CMD_START_SCHED_SCAN. This value informs the driver at which
intervals the scheduled scan cycles should be executed.
Signed-off-by: Luciano Coelho <coelho@xxxxxx>
---
include/linux/nl80211.h | 25 ++++++++++++++++---------
include/net/cfg80211.h | 2 ++
net/wireless/nl80211.c | 10 ++++++++++
3 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 8f02fac..5912529 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -203,15 +203,17 @@
* @NL80211_CMD_SCAN_ABORTED: scan was aborted, for unspecified reasons,
* partial scan results may be available
*
- * @NL80211_CMD_START_SCHED_SCAN: start a scheduled scan. Like with normal
- * scans, if SSIDs (%NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS) are passed, they are used
- * in the probe requests. For broadcast, a broadcast SSID must be
- * passed (ie. an empty string). If no SSID is passed, no probe
- * requests are sent and a passive scan is performed.
- * %NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES, if passed, define which channels
- * should be scanned; if not passed, all channels allowed for the
- * current regulatory domain are used. Extra IEs can also be passed
- * from the userspace by using the %NL80211_ATTR_IE attribute.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_START_SCHED_SCAN: start a scheduled scan at certain
+ * intervals, as specified by %NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL.
+ * Like with normal scans, if SSIDs (%NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS)
+ * are passed, they are used in the probe requests. For
+ * broadcast, a broadcast SSID must be passed (ie. an empty
+ * string). If no SSID is passed, no probe requests are sent and
+ * a passive scan is performed. %NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES,
+ * if passed, define which channels should be scanned; if not
+ * passed, all channels allowed for the current regulatory domain
+ * are used. Extra IEs can also be passed from the userspace by
+ * using the %NL80211_ATTR_IE attribute.
* @NL80211_CMD_STOP_SCHED_SCAN: stop a scheduled scan
* @NL80211_CMD_SCHED_SCAN_RESULTS: indicates that there are scheduled scan
* results available.
@@ -945,6 +947,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* indicate which WoW triggers should be enabled. This is also
* used by %NL80211_CMD_GET_WOWLAN to get the currently enabled WoWLAN
* triggers.
+
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL: Interval between scheduled scan
+ * cycles, in msecs.
*
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
* @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
@@ -1138,6 +1143,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_WOWLAN_TRIGGERS,
NL80211_ATTR_WOWLAN_TRIGGERS_SUPPORTED,
+ NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL,
+
/* 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 d9b92c4..b18327f 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ struct cfg80211_scan_request {
* @ssids: SSIDs to scan for (passed in the probe_reqs in active scans)
* @n_ssids: number of SSIDs
* @n_channels: total number of channels to scan
+ * @interval: interval between each scheduled scan cycle
* @ie: optional information element(s) to add into Probe Request or %NULL
* @ie_len: length of ie in octets
* @wiphy: the wiphy this was for
@@ -808,6 +809,7 @@ struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request {
struct cfg80211_ssid *ssids;
int n_ssids;
u32 n_channels;
+ u32 interval;
const u8 *ie;
size_t ie_len;
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 0c32faf..b95436a 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NL80211_ATTR_MAX+1] = {
[NL80211_ATTR_OFFCHANNEL_TX_OK] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_DEFAULT_TYPES] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
[NL80211_ATTR_WOWLAN_TRIGGERS] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+ [NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
};
/* policy for the key attributes */
@@ -3362,6 +3363,7 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct nlattr *attr;
struct wiphy *wiphy;
int err, tmp, n_ssids = 0, n_channels, i;
+ u32 interval;
enum ieee80211_band band;
size_t ie_len;
@@ -3375,6 +3377,13 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
if (rdev->sched_scan_req)
return -EINPROGRESS;
+ if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL])
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ interval = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL]);
+ if (interval == 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
wiphy = &rdev->wiphy;
if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES]) {
@@ -3497,6 +3506,7 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
request->dev = dev;
request->wiphy = &rdev->wiphy;
+ request->interval = interval;
err = rdev->ops->sched_scan_start(&rdev->wiphy, dev, request);
if (!err) {
--
1.7.1
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