this command triggers the set_mcast_rate() callback, so enabling the user to
change the rate used to send multicast frames for vif configured as IBSS or
MESH_POINT
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/nl80211.h | 5 +++++
net/wireless/nl80211.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 42 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 0e6277a..9440a2d 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -578,6 +578,9 @@
* station, due to particular reason. %NL80211_ATTR_CONN_FAILED_REASON
* is used for this.
*
+ * @NL80211_CMD_SET_MCAST_RATE: Change the rate used to send multicast frames
+ * for IBSS or MESH vif.
+ *
* @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number
* @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -726,6 +729,8 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
NL80211_CMD_CONN_FAILED,
+ NL80211_CMD_SET_MCAST_RATE,
+
/* add new commands above here */
/* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 38a1a57..f537393 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -5435,6 +5435,35 @@ static int nl80211_leave_ibss(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
return cfg80211_leave_ibss(rdev, dev, false);
}
+static int nl80211_set_mcast_rate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+ struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
+ struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
+ int mcast_rate[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
+ u32 nla_rate;
+ int err;
+
+ memset(mcast_rate, 0, sizeof(mcast_rate));
+
+ if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MCAST_RATE])
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ nla_rate = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MCAST_RATE]);
+ if (!nl80211_parse_mcast_rate(rdev, mcast_rate, nla_rate))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ mutex_lock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
+ wdev_lock(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
+
+ err = rdev->ops->set_mcast_rate(&rdev->wiphy, dev, mcast_rate);
+
+ wdev_unlock(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
+ mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
+
+ return err;
+}
+
+
#ifdef CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE
static struct genl_multicast_group nl80211_testmode_mcgrp = {
.name = "testmode",
@@ -7620,6 +7649,14 @@ static struct genl_ops nl80211_ops[] = {
.internal_flags = NL80211_FLAG_NEED_WDEV_UP |
NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
},
+ {
+ .cmd = NL80211_CMD_SET_MCAST_RATE,
+ .doit = nl80211_set_mcast_rate,
+ .policy = nl80211_policy,
+ .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+ .internal_flags = NL80211_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV |
+ NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
+ },
};
static struct genl_multicast_group nl80211_mlme_mcgrp = {
--
1.7.12.3
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