From: "John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.com>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/7] cfg80211: clarify set_channel APIs
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 17:13:17 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120605211316.GD1937@tuxdriver.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120516215039.044163237@sipsolutions.net>
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 11:50:21PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
>
> 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@intel.com>
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,
> };
>
>
>
--
John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you
linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-06-05 21:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-05-16 21:50 [PATCH 0/7] cfg80211/mac80211 channel redesign Johannes Berg
2012-05-16 21:50 ` [PATCH 1/7] mac80211: clean up ieee80211_set_channel Johannes Berg
2012-05-16 21:50 ` [PATCH 2/7] mac80211: move ieee80211_set_channel function Johannes Berg
2012-05-16 21:50 ` [PATCH 3/7] cfg80211: simplify cfg80211_can_beacon_sec_chan API Johannes Berg
2012-05-16 21:50 ` [PATCH 4/7] cfg80211: provide channel to start_ap function Johannes Berg
2012-05-16 21:50 ` [PATCH 5/7] cfg80211: disallow setting channel on WDS interfaces Johannes Berg
2012-05-16 21:50 ` [PATCH 6/7] cfg80211: provide channel to join_mesh function Johannes Berg
2012-05-16 21:50 ` [PATCH 7/7] cfg80211: clarify set_channel APIs Johannes Berg
2012-06-05 21:13 ` John W. Linville [this message]
2012-06-06 6:04 ` [PATCH 7/7 v2] " Johannes Berg
2012-06-06 6:18 ` [PATCH 7/7 v3] " Johannes Berg
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