[PATCH #2] d80211: Add API to generate RTS and CTS-to-self frames

[Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de>]

This adds API calls to generate RTS and CTS-to-self frames.
To be called if the device firmware requires the host to
generate RTS/CTS frames.

Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de>

Index: bu3sch-wireless-dev/include/linux/ieee80211.h
===================================================================
--- bu3sch-wireless-dev.orig/include/linux/ieee80211.h	2007-02-05 17:21:09.000000000 +0100
+++ bu3sch-wireless-dev/include/linux/ieee80211.h	2007-02-05 17:21:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -189,6 +189,21 @@ struct ieee80211_mgmt {
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 
+/* Control frames */
+struct ieee80211_rts {
+	__le16 frame_control;
+	__le16 duration;
+	__u8 ra[6];
+	__u8 ta[6];
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+struct ieee80211_cts {
+	__le16 frame_control;
+	__le16 duration;
+	__u8 ra[6];
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+
 /* Authentication algorithms */
 #define WLAN_AUTH_OPEN 0
 #define WLAN_AUTH_SHARED_KEY 1
Index: bu3sch-wireless-dev/include/net/d80211.h
===================================================================
--- bu3sch-wireless-dev.orig/include/net/d80211.h	2007-02-05 17:21:09.000000000 +0100
+++ bu3sch-wireless-dev/include/net/d80211.h	2007-02-05 17:21:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_control {
 #define IEEE80211_TXCTL_TKIP_NEW_PHASE1_KEY (1<<9)
 	u32 flags;			       /* tx control flags defined
 						* above */
-	u16 rts_cts_duration;	/* duration field for RTS/CTS frame */
 	u8 retry_limit;		/* 1 = only first attempt, 2 = one retry, .. */
 	u8 power_level;		/* per-packet transmit power level, in dBm */
 	u8 antenna_sel; 	/* 0 = default/diversity, 1 = Ant0, 2 = Ant1 */
@@ -208,7 +207,8 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_control {
 	u8 sw_retry_attempt;	/* number of times hw has tried to
 				 * transmit frame (not incl. hw retries) */
 
-	int rateidx; /* internal 80211.o rateidx */
+	int rateidx;		/* internal 80211.o rateidx */
+	int rts_rateidx;	/* internal 80211.o rateidx for RTS/CTS */
 	int alt_retry_rate; /* retry rate for the last retries, given as the
 			     * hw specific value for the rate (from
 			     * struct ieee80211_rate). To be used to limit
@@ -829,6 +829,70 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_beacon_get(str
 				     struct ieee80211_tx_control *control);
 
 /**
+ * ieee80211_rts_get - RTS frame generation function
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @frame: pointer to the frame that is going to be protected by the RTS.
+ * @frame_len: the frame length (in octets).
+ * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_control of the frame.
+ * @rts: The buffer where to store the RTS frame.
+ *
+ * If the RTS frames are generated by the host system (i.e., not in
+ * hardware/firmware), the low-level driver uses this function to receive
+ * the next RTS frame from the 802.11 code. The low-level is responsible
+ * for calling this function before and RTS frame is needed.
+ */
+void ieee80211_rts_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+		       const void *frame, size_t frame_len,
+		       const struct ieee80211_tx_control *frame_txctl,
+		       struct ieee80211_rts *rts);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_rts_duration - Get the duration field for an RTS frame
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @frame_len: the length of the frame that is going to be protected by the RTS.
+ * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_control of the frame.
+ *
+ * If the RTS is generated in firmware, but the host system must provide
+ * the duration field, the low-level driver uses this function to receive
+ * the duration field value in little-endian byteorder.
+ */
+__le16 ieee80211_rts_duration(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+			      size_t frame_len,
+			      const struct ieee80211_tx_control *frame_txctl);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_ctstoself_get - CTS-to-self frame generation function
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @frame: pointer to the frame that is going to be protected by the CTS-to-self.
+ * @frame_len: the frame length (in octets).
+ * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_control of the frame.
+ * @cts: The buffer where to store the CTS-to-self frame.
+ *
+ * If the CTS-to-self frames are generated by the host system (i.e., not in
+ * hardware/firmware), the low-level driver uses this function to receive
+ * the next CTS-to-self frame from the 802.11 code. The low-level is responsible
+ * for calling this function before and CTS-to-self frame is needed.
+ */
+void ieee80211_ctstoself_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+			     const void *frame, size_t frame_len,
+			     const struct ieee80211_tx_control *frame_txctl,
+			     struct ieee80211_cts *cts);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_ctstoself_duration - Get the duration field for a CTS-to-self frame
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @frame_len: the length of the frame that is going to be protected by the CTS-to-self.
+ * @frame_txctl: &struct ieee80211_tx_control of the frame.
+ *
+ * If the CTS-to-self is generated in firmware, but the host system must provide
+ * the duration field, the low-level driver uses this function to receive
+ * the duration field value in little-endian byteorder.
+ */
+__le16 ieee80211_ctstoself_duration(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				    size_t frame_len,
+				    const struct ieee80211_tx_control *frame_txctl);
+
+/**
  * ieee80211_get_buffered_bc - accessing buffered broadcast and multicast frames
  * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
  * @if_id: interface ID from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf.
Index: bu3sch-wireless-dev/net/d80211/ieee80211.c
===================================================================
--- bu3sch-wireless-dev.orig/net/d80211/ieee80211.c	2007-02-05 17:21:09.000000000 +0100
+++ bu3sch-wireless-dev/net/d80211/ieee80211.c	2007-02-05 17:21:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -802,7 +802,6 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_misc(struct ieee80211_txr
 	if ((control->flags & IEEE80211_TXCTL_USE_RTS_CTS) ||
 	    (control->flags & IEEE80211_TXCTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT)) {
 		struct ieee80211_rate *rate;
-		int erp = tx->u.tx.rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP;
 
 		/* Do not use multiple retry rates when using RTS/CTS */
 		control->alt_retry_rate = -1;
@@ -813,16 +812,8 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_misc(struct ieee80211_txr
 		       !(rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_BASIC))
 			rate--;
 
-		if (control->flags & IEEE80211_TXCTL_USE_RTS_CTS)
-			dur += ieee80211_frame_duration(tx->local, 10,
-							rate->rate, erp,
-							tx->local->
-							short_preamble);
-		dur += ieee80211_frame_duration(tx->local, tx->skb->len,
-						tx->u.tx.rate->rate, erp,
-						tx->u.tx.short_preamble);
-		control->rts_cts_duration = dur;
 		control->rts_cts_rate = rate->val;
+		control->rts_rateidx = (int)(rate - tx->local->curr_rates);
 	}
 
 	if (tx->sta) {
@@ -1781,7 +1772,6 @@ struct sk_buff * ieee80211_beacon_get(st
 		control->power_level = local->hw.conf.power_level;
 		control->flags |= IEEE80211_TXCTL_NO_ACK;
 		control->retry_limit = 1;
-		control->rts_cts_duration = 0;
 		control->flags |= IEEE80211_TXCTL_CLEAR_DST_MASK;
 	}
 
@@ -1790,6 +1780,91 @@ struct sk_buff * ieee80211_beacon_get(st
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_beacon_get);
 
+__le16 ieee80211_rts_duration(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+			      size_t frame_len,
+			      const struct ieee80211_tx_control *frame_txctl)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
+	struct ieee80211_rate *rate;
+	int short_preamble = local->short_preamble;
+	int erp;
+	u16 dur;
+
+	rate = &(local->curr_rates[frame_txctl->rts_rateidx]);
+	erp = !!(rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP);
+
+	/* CTS duration */
+	dur = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 10, rate->rate,
+				       erp, short_preamble);
+	/* Data frame duration */
+	dur += ieee80211_frame_duration(local, frame_len, rate->rate,
+					erp, short_preamble);
+	/* ACK duration */
+	dur += ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 10, rate->rate,
+					erp, short_preamble);
+
+	return cpu_to_le16(dur);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_rts_duration);
+
+
+__le16 ieee80211_ctstoself_duration(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				    size_t frame_len,
+				    const struct ieee80211_tx_control *frame_txctl)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
+	struct ieee80211_rate *rate;
+	int short_preamble = local->short_preamble;
+	int erp;
+	u16 dur;
+
+	rate = &(local->curr_rates[frame_txctl->rts_rateidx]);
+	erp = !!(rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP);
+
+	/* Data frame duration */
+	dur = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, frame_len, rate->rate,
+				       erp, short_preamble);
+	if (!(frame_txctl->flags & IEEE80211_TXCTL_NO_ACK)) {
+		/* ACK duration */
+		dur += ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 10, rate->rate,
+						erp, short_preamble);
+	}
+
+	return cpu_to_le16(dur);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_ctstoself_duration);
+
+void ieee80211_rts_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+		       const void *frame, size_t frame_len,
+		       const struct ieee80211_tx_control *frame_txctl,
+		       struct ieee80211_rts *rts)
+{
+	const struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = frame;
+	u16 fctl;
+
+	fctl = IEEE80211_FTYPE_CTL | IEEE80211_STYPE_RTS;
+	rts->frame_control = cpu_to_le16(fctl);
+	rts->duration = ieee80211_rts_duration(hw, frame_len, frame_txctl);
+	memcpy(rts->ra, hdr->addr1, sizeof(rts->ra));
+	memcpy(rts->ta, hdr->addr2, sizeof(rts->ta));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_rts_get);
+
+void ieee80211_ctstoself_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+			     const void *frame, size_t frame_len,
+			     const struct ieee80211_tx_control *frame_txctl,
+			     struct ieee80211_cts *cts)
+{
+	const struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = frame;
+	u16 fctl;
+
+	fctl = IEEE80211_FTYPE_CTL | IEEE80211_STYPE_CTS;
+	cts->frame_control = cpu_to_le16(fctl);
+	cts->duration = ieee80211_ctstoself_duration(hw, frame_len, frame_txctl);
+	memcpy(cts->ra, hdr->addr1, sizeof(cts->ra));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_ctstoself_get);
+
 struct sk_buff *
 ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int if_id,
 			  struct ieee80211_tx_control *control)
Index: bu3sch-wireless-dev/net/d80211/ieee80211_sta.c
===================================================================
--- bu3sch-wireless-dev.orig/net/d80211/ieee80211_sta.c	2007-02-05 17:21:09.000000000 +0100
+++ bu3sch-wireless-dev/net/d80211/ieee80211_sta.c	2007-02-05 17:21:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -2068,7 +2068,6 @@ static int ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struc
 		control.power_level = local->hw.conf.power_level;
 		control.flags |= IEEE80211_TXCTL_NO_ACK;
 		control.retry_limit = 1;
-		control.rts_cts_duration = 0;
 
 		ifsta->probe_resp = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (ifsta->probe_resp) {

-- 
Greetings Michael.