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On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 11:50:21PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Now that we've removed all uses of the set_channel
> API except for the monitor channel and in libertas,
> clarify this. Split the libertas mesh use into a
> new libertas_set_mesh_channel() operation, just to
> keep backward compatibility, and rename the normal
> set_channel() to set_monitor_channel().
> 
> Also describe the desired set_monitor_channel()
> semantics more clearly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>

This one fails in the libertas build...

> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.c |   39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/cfg.c  |   10 ++++----
>  include/net/cfg80211.h              |   24 ++++++++++++--------
>  net/mac80211/cfg.c                  |    9 ++++++-
>  net/wireless/chan.c                 |   43 ++++--------------------------------
>  net/wireless/core.h                 |    5 +---
>  net/wireless/mesh.c                 |   26 ++++++++++-----------
>  net/wireless/mlme.c                 |    2 -
>  net/wireless/nl80211.c              |   21 ++++++++++-------
>  net/wireless/wext-compat.c          |   10 +-------
>  net/wireless/wext-sme.c             |   10 ++++++--
>  11 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 99 deletions(-)
> 
> --- a/include/net/cfg80211.h	2012-05-16 23:35:50.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h	2012-05-16 23:35:51.000000000 +0200
> @@ -1420,11 +1420,14 @@ struct cfg80211_gtk_rekey_data {
>   *
>   * @set_txq_params: Set TX queue parameters
>   *
> - * @set_channel: Set channel for a given wireless interface. Some devices
> - *	may support multi-channel operation (by channel hopping) so cfg80211
> - *	doesn't verify much. Note, however, that the passed netdev may be
> - *	%NULL as well if the user requested changing the channel for the
> - *	device itself, or for a monitor interface.
> + * @libertas_set_mesh_channel: Only for backward compatibility for libertas,
> + *	as it doesn't implement join_mesh and needs to set the channel to
> + *	join the mesh instead.
> + *
> + * @set_monitor_channel: Set the monitor mode channel for the device. If other
> + *	interfaces are active this callback should reject the configuration.
> + *	If no interfaces are active or the device is down, the channel should
> + *	be stored for when a monitor interface becomes active.
>   * @get_channel: Get the current operating channel, should return %NULL if
>   *	there's no single defined operating channel if for example the
>   *	device implements channel hopping for multi-channel virtual interfaces.
> @@ -1614,9 +1617,13 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
>  	int	(*set_txq_params)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
>  				  struct ieee80211_txq_params *params);
>  
> -	int	(*set_channel)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
> -			       struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
> -			       enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type);
> +	int	(*libertas_set_mesh_channel)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
> +					     struct net_device *dev,
> +					     struct ieee80211_channel *chan);
> +
> +	int	(*set_monitor_channel)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
> +				       struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
> +				       enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type);
>  
>  	int	(*scan)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
>  			struct cfg80211_scan_request *request);
> @@ -2325,7 +2332,6 @@ struct wireless_dev {
>  	spinlock_t event_lock;
>  
>  	struct cfg80211_internal_bss *current_bss; /* associated / joined */
> -	struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
>  	struct ieee80211_channel *preset_chan;
>  	enum nl80211_channel_type preset_chantype;
>  
> --- a/net/wireless/chan.c	2012-05-16 23:35:46.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/net/wireless/chan.c	2012-05-16 23:35:51.000000000 +0200
> @@ -78,50 +78,17 @@ bool cfg80211_can_beacon_sec_chan(struct
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_can_beacon_sec_chan);
>  
> -int cfg80211_set_freq(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
> -		      struct wireless_dev *wdev, int freq,
> -		      enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type)
> +int cfg80211_set_monitor_channel(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
> +				 int freq, enum nl80211_channel_type chantype)
>  {
>  	struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
> -	int result;
>  
> -	if (wdev && wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
> -		wdev = NULL;
> -
> -	if (wdev) {
> -		ASSERT_WDEV_LOCK(wdev);
> -
> -		if (!netif_running(wdev->netdev))
> -			return -ENETDOWN;
> -	}
> -
> -	if (!rdev->ops->set_channel)
> +	if (!rdev->ops->set_monitor_channel)
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>  
> -	chan = rdev_freq_to_chan(rdev, freq, channel_type);
> +	chan = rdev_freq_to_chan(rdev, freq, chantype);
>  	if (!chan)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  
> -	/* Both channels should be able to initiate communication */
> -	if (wdev && (wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC ||
> -		     wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP ||
> -		     wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN ||
> -		     wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT ||
> -		     wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO) &&
> -	    !cfg80211_can_beacon_sec_chan(&rdev->wiphy, chan, channel_type)) {
> -		printk(KERN_DEBUG
> -		       "cfg80211: Secondary channel not allowed to beacon\n");
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -	}
> -
> -	result = rdev->ops->set_channel(&rdev->wiphy,
> -					wdev ? wdev->netdev : NULL,
> -					chan, channel_type);
> -	if (result)
> -		return result;
> -
> -	if (wdev)
> -		wdev->channel = chan;
> -
> -	return 0;
> +	return rdev->ops->set_monitor_channel(&rdev->wiphy, chan, chantype);
>  }
> --- a/net/wireless/mlme.c	2012-05-16 21:00:52.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c	2012-05-16 23:35:51.000000000 +0200
> @@ -948,8 +948,6 @@ void cfg80211_ch_switch_notify(struct ne
>  	if (WARN_ON(!chan))
>  		goto out;
>  
> -	wdev->channel = chan;
> -
>  	nl80211_ch_switch_notify(rdev, dev, freq, type, GFP_KERNEL);
>  out:
>  	wdev_unlock(wdev);
> --- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c	2012-05-16 23:35:50.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c	2012-05-16 23:35:51.000000000 +0200
> @@ -802,9 +802,7 @@ static int cfg80211_wext_siwfreq(struct
>  		if (freq == 0)
>  			return -EINVAL;
>  		mutex_lock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
> -		wdev_lock(wdev);
> -		err = cfg80211_set_freq(rdev, wdev, freq, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
> -		wdev_unlock(wdev);
> +		err = cfg80211_set_monitor_channel(rdev, freq, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
>  		mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
>  		return err;
>  	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
> @@ -848,11 +846,7 @@ static int cfg80211_wext_giwfreq(struct
>  		freq->e = 6;
>  		return 0;
>  	default:
> -		if (!wdev->channel)
> -			return -EINVAL;
> -		freq->m = wdev->channel->center_freq;
> -		freq->e = 6;
> -		return 0;
> +		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  }
>  
> --- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c	2012-05-16 23:35:50.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c	2012-05-16 23:35:51.000000000 +0200
> @@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ static int nl80211_send_wiphy(struct sk_
>  		if (nla_put_u32(msg, i, NL80211_CMD_SET_WIPHY_NETNS))
>  			goto nla_put_failure;
>  	}
> -	if (dev->ops->set_channel || dev->ops->start_ap ||
> +	if (dev->ops->set_monitor_channel || dev->ops->start_ap ||
>  	    dev->ops->join_mesh) {
>  		i++;
>  		if (nla_put_u32(msg, i, NL80211_CMD_SET_CHANNEL))
> @@ -1178,8 +1178,8 @@ static bool nl80211_can_set_dev_channel(
>  	 * the channel in the start-ap or join-mesh commands instead.
>  	 *
>  	 * Monitors are special as they are normally slaved to
> -	 * whatever else is going on, so they behave as though
> -	 * you tried setting the wiphy channel itself.
> +	 * whatever else is going on, so they have their own special
> +	 * operation to set the monitor channel if possible.
>  	 */
>  	return !wdev ||
>  		wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP ||
> @@ -1217,6 +1217,10 @@ static int __nl80211_set_channel(struct
>  	enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
>  	u32 freq;
>  	int result;
> +	enum nl80211_iftype iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR;
> +
> +	if (wdev)
> +		iftype = wdev->iftype;
>  
>  	if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ])
>  		return -EINVAL;
> @@ -1231,7 +1235,7 @@ static int __nl80211_set_channel(struct
>  	freq = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ]);
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
> -	if (wdev) switch (wdev->iftype) {
> +	switch (iftype) {
>  	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
>  	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO:
>  		if (wdev->beacon_interval) {
> @@ -1252,12 +1256,11 @@ static int __nl80211_set_channel(struct
>  	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
>  		result = cfg80211_set_mesh_freq(rdev, wdev, freq, channel_type);
>  		break;
> +	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
> +		result = cfg80211_set_monitor_channel(rdev, freq, channel_type);
> +		break;
>  	default:
> -		wdev_lock(wdev);
> -		result = cfg80211_set_freq(rdev, wdev, freq, channel_type);
> -		wdev_unlock(wdev);
> -	} else {
> -		result = cfg80211_set_freq(rdev, NULL, freq, channel_type);
> +		result = -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  	mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
>  
> --- a/net/wireless/core.h	2012-05-16 23:35:50.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/net/wireless/core.h	2012-05-16 23:35:51.000000000 +0200
> @@ -444,9 +444,8 @@ cfg80211_can_add_interface(struct cfg802
>  struct ieee80211_channel *
>  rdev_freq_to_chan(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
>  		  int freq, enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type);
> -int cfg80211_set_freq(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
> -		      struct wireless_dev *wdev, int freq,
> -		      enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type);
> +int cfg80211_set_monitor_channel(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
> +				 int freq, enum nl80211_channel_type chantype);
>  
>  int ieee80211_get_ratemask(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
>  			   const u8 *rates, unsigned int n_rates,
> --- a/net/wireless/wext-sme.c	2012-05-16 21:00:52.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/net/wireless/wext-sme.c	2012-05-16 23:35:51.000000000 +0200
> @@ -111,9 +111,15 @@ int cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwfreq(struct net
>  
>  	wdev->wext.connect.channel = chan;
>  
> -	/* SSID is not set, we just want to switch channel */
> +	/*
> +	 * SSID is not set, we just want to switch monitor channel,
> +	 * this is really just backward compatibility, if the SSID
> +	 * is set then we use the channel to select the BSS to use
> +	 * to connect to instead. If we were connected on another
> +	 * channel we disconnected above and reconnect below.
> +	 */
>  	if (chan && !wdev->wext.connect.ssid_len) {
> -		err = cfg80211_set_freq(rdev, wdev, freq, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
> +		err = cfg80211_set_monitor_channel(rdev, freq, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
>  		goto out;
>  	}
>  
> --- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c	2012-05-16 23:35:50.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c	2012-05-16 23:35:51.000000000 +0200
> @@ -709,6 +709,13 @@ static int ieee80211_set_channel(struct
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +static int ieee80211_set_monitor_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
> +					 struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
> +					 enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type)
> +{
> +	return ieee80211_set_channel(wiphy, NULL, chan, channel_type);
> +}
> +
>  static int ieee80211_set_probe_resp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
>  				    const u8 *resp, size_t resp_len)
>  {
> @@ -2930,7 +2937,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ops mac80211_config_ops
>  #endif
>  	.change_bss = ieee80211_change_bss,
>  	.set_txq_params = ieee80211_set_txq_params,
> -	.set_channel = ieee80211_set_channel,
> +	.set_monitor_channel = ieee80211_set_monitor_channel,
>  	.suspend = ieee80211_suspend,
>  	.resume = ieee80211_resume,
>  	.scan = ieee80211_scan,
> --- a/net/wireless/mesh.c	2012-05-16 23:35:50.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/net/wireless/mesh.c	2012-05-16 23:35:51.000000000 +0200
> @@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ int cfg80211_set_mesh_freq(struct cfg802
>  {
>  	struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
>  
> +	channel = rdev_freq_to_chan(rdev, freq, channel_type);
> +	if (!channel || !cfg80211_can_beacon_sec_chan(&rdev->wiphy,
> +						      channel,
> +						      channel_type)) {
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Workaround for libertas (only!), it puts the interface
>  	 * into mesh mode but doesn't implement join_mesh. Instead,
> @@ -186,27 +193,20 @@ int cfg80211_set_mesh_freq(struct cfg802
>  	 * you set the channel. Note that the libertas mesh isn't
>  	 * compatible with 802.11 mesh.
>  	 */
> -	if (!rdev->ops->join_mesh) {
> -		int err;
> +	if (rdev->ops->libertas_set_mesh_channel) {
> +		if (channel_type != NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT)
> +			return -EINVAL;
>  
>  		if (!netif_running(wdev->netdev))
>  			return -ENETDOWN;
> -		wdev_lock(wdev);
> -		err = cfg80211_set_freq(rdev, wdev, freq, channel_type);
> -		wdev_unlock(wdev);
> -
> -		return err;
> +		return rdev->ops->libertas_set_mesh_channel(&rdev->wiphy,
> +							    wdev->netdev,
> +							    channel);
>  	}
>  
>  	if (wdev->mesh_id_len)
>  		return -EBUSY;
>  
> -	channel = rdev_freq_to_chan(rdev, freq, channel_type);
> -	if (!channel || !cfg80211_can_beacon_sec_chan(&rdev->wiphy,
> -						      channel,
> -						      channel_type)) {
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -	}
>  	wdev->preset_chan = channel;
>  	wdev->preset_chantype = channel_type;
>  	return 0;
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.c	2012-05-16 21:00:52.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.c	2012-05-16 23:35:51.000000000 +0200
> @@ -435,10 +435,9 @@ static int lbs_add_wpa_tlv(u8 *tlv, cons
>   * Set Channel
>   */
>  
> -static int lbs_cfg_set_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
> -	struct net_device *netdev,
> -	struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
> -	enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type)
> +static int lbs_cfg_set_monitor_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
> +				       struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
> +				       enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type)
>  {
>  	struct lbs_private *priv = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
>  	int ret = -ENOTSUPP;
> @@ -449,10 +448,31 @@ static int lbs_cfg_set_channel(struct wi
>  	if (channel_type != NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT)
>  		goto out;
>  
> -	if (netdev == priv->mesh_dev)
> -		ret = lbs_mesh_set_channel(priv, channel->hw_value);
> -	else
> -		ret = lbs_set_channel(priv, channel->hw_value);
> +	ret = lbs_set_channel(priv, channel->hw_value);
> +
> + out:
> +	lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_CFG80211, "ret %d", ret);
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static int lbs_cfg_set_mesh_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
> +				    struct net_device *netdev,
> +				    struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
> +				    enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type)
> +{
> +	struct lbs_private *priv = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
> +	int ret = -ENOTSUPP;
> +
> +	lbs_deb_enter_args(LBS_DEB_CFG80211, "iface %s freq %d, type %d",
> +			   netdev_name(netdev), channel->center_freq, channel_type);
> +
> +	if (channel_type != NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT)
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	if (netdev != priv->mesh_dev)
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	ret = lbs_mesh_set_channel(priv, channel->hw_value);
>  
>   out:
>  	lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_CFG80211, "ret %d", ret);
> @@ -2029,7 +2049,8 @@ static int lbs_leave_ibss(struct wiphy *
>   */
>  
>  static struct cfg80211_ops lbs_cfg80211_ops = {
> -	.set_channel = lbs_cfg_set_channel,
> +	.set_monitor_channel = lbs_cfg_set_channel,
> +	.libertas_set_mesh_channel = lbs_cfg_set_mesh_channel,
>  	.scan = lbs_cfg_scan,
>  	.connect = lbs_cfg_connect,
>  	.disconnect = lbs_cfg_disconnect,
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/cfg.c	2012-05-16 21:00:52.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/cfg.c	2012-05-16 23:35:51.000000000 +0200
> @@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ static int orinoco_scan(struct wiphy *wi
>  	return err;
>  }
>  
> -static int orinoco_set_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
> -			struct net_device *netdev,
> -			struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
> -			enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type)
> +static int orinoco_set_monitor_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
> +				       struct net_device *netdev,
> +				       struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
> +				       enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type)
>  {
>  	struct orinoco_private *priv = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
>  	int err = 0;
> @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static int orinoco_set_wiphy_params(stru
>  
>  const struct cfg80211_ops orinoco_cfg_ops = {
>  	.change_virtual_intf = orinoco_change_vif,
> -	.set_channel = orinoco_set_channel,
> +	.set_monitor_channel = orinoco_set_monitor_channel,
>  	.scan = orinoco_scan,
>  	.set_wiphy_params = orinoco_set_wiphy_params,
>  };
> 
> 
> 

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