* [PATCH v3] {nl,cfg}80211: Peer STA VHT caps
@ 2012-10-11 8:04 Mahesh Palivela
2012-10-11 8:51 ` Johannes Berg
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mahesh Palivela @ 2012-10-11 8:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: johannes@sipsolutions.net; +Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
From: Mahesh Palivela <maheshp@posedge.com>
To save STAs VHT caps in AP mode
Signed-off-by: Mahesh Palivela <maheshp@posedge.com>
---
Patch version 2 to take care of Jouni Malinen's comment (NL attrib at wrong place)
Patch version 3 to take care of Johannes comment (NL attrib kernel documentation)
include/linux/nl80211.h | 6 ++++++
include/net/cfg80211.h | 2 ++
net/mac80211/cfg.c | 5 +++++
net/wireless/nl80211.c | 5 +++++
4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 179a0c2..71ab23b 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1276,6 +1276,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* @NL80211_ATTR_SAE_DATA: SAE elements in Authentication frames. This starts
* with the Authentication transaction sequence number field.
*
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_VHT_CAPABILITY: VHT Capability information element (from
+ * association request when used with NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION)
+ *
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
* @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -1535,6 +1538,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_SAE_DATA,
+ NL80211_ATTR_VHT_CAPABILITY,
+
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -1578,6 +1583,7 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
#define NL80211_TKIP_DATA_OFFSET_TX_MIC_KEY 16
#define NL80211_TKIP_DATA_OFFSET_RX_MIC_KEY 24
#define NL80211_HT_CAPABILITY_LEN 26
+#define NL80211_VHT_CAPABILITY_LEN 12
#define NL80211_MAX_NR_CIPHER_SUITES 5
#define NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES 2
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 04df773..1f9ca03 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ enum station_parameters_apply_mask {
* @plink_action: plink action to take
* @plink_state: set the peer link state for a station
* @ht_capa: HT capabilities of station
+ * @vht_capa: VHT capabilities of station
* @uapsd_queues: bitmap of queues configured for uapsd. same format
* as the AC bitmap in the QoS info field
* @max_sp: max Service Period. same format as the MAX_SP in the
@@ -517,6 +518,7 @@ struct station_parameters {
u8 plink_action;
u8 plink_state;
struct ieee80211_ht_cap *ht_capa;
+ struct ieee80211_vht_cap *vht_capa;
u8 uapsd_queues;
u8 max_sp;
};
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 03216b0..ed27988 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,11 @@ static int sta_apply_parameters(struct ieee80211_local *local,
params->ht_capa,
&sta->sta.ht_cap);
+ if (params->vht_capa)
+ ieee80211_vht_cap_ie_to_sta_vht_cap(sdata, sband,
+ params->vht_capa,
+ &sta->sta.vht_cap);
+
if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif)) {
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
if (sdata->u.mesh.security & IEEE80211_MESH_SEC_SECURED)
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 746f649..8303a2a 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NL80211_ATTR_MAX+1] = {
[NL80211_ATTR_WDEV] = { .type = NLA_U64 },
[NL80211_ATTR_USER_REG_HINT_TYPE] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
[NL80211_ATTR_SAE_DATA] = { .type = NLA_BINARY, },
+ [NL80211_ATTR_VHT_CAPABILITY] = { .len = NL80211_VHT_CAPABILITY_LEN },
};
/* policy for the key attributes */
@@ -3223,6 +3224,10 @@ static int nl80211_new_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
params.ht_capa =
nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_HT_CAPABILITY]);
+ if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_VHT_CAPABILITY])
+ params.vht_capa =
+ nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_VHT_CAPABILITY]);
+
if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_PLINK_ACTION])
params.plink_action =
nla_get_u8(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_PLINK_ACTION]);
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* Re: [PATCH v3] {nl,cfg}80211: Peer STA VHT caps
2012-10-11 8:04 [PATCH v3] {nl,cfg}80211: Peer STA VHT caps Mahesh Palivela
@ 2012-10-11 8:51 ` Johannes Berg
2012-10-11 9:09 ` Mahesh Palivela
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Johannes Berg @ 2012-10-11 8:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mahesh Palivela; +Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
On Thu, 2012-10-11 at 08:04 +0000, Mahesh Palivela wrote:
> From: Mahesh Palivela <maheshp@posedge.com>
>
> To save STAs VHT caps in AP mode
Applied, thanks.
Looks like we're getting close with VHT, what (besides a driver) are we
missing?
johannes
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* Re: [PATCH v3] {nl,cfg}80211: Peer STA VHT caps
2012-10-11 8:51 ` Johannes Berg
@ 2012-10-11 9:09 ` Mahesh Palivela
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mahesh Palivela @ 2012-10-11 9:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Johannes Berg; +Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
On 10/11/2012 02:21 PM, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-10-11 at 08:04 +0000, Mahesh Palivela wrote:
>> From: Mahesh Palivela <maheshp@posedge.com>
>>
>> To save STAs VHT caps in AP mode
>
> Applied, thanks.
>
> Looks like we're getting close with VHT, what (besides a driver) are we
> missing?
>
> johannes
>
VHT regulatory and channel config are next items.
Extended CSA
Transmit power envelope
VHT rate handling
Beam forming
Quiet chan etc
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