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2012-07-12nl80211: send interface after creationJohannes Berg1-2/+15
After a new virtual interface is created, reply to userspace with a message detailing it so it knows the new wdev identifier. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-12cfg80211: use wireless_dev for interface managementJohannes Berg1-9/+17
In order to be able to create P2P Device wdevs, move the virtual interface management over to wireless_dev structures. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-09cfg80211: use wdev in mgmt-tx/ROC APIsJohannes Berg4-74/+91
The management frame and remain-on-channel APIs will be needed in the P2P device abstraction, so move them over to the new wdev-based APIs. Userspace can still use both the interface index and wdev identifier for them so it's backward compatible, but for the P2P Device wdev it will be able to use the wdev identifier only. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-09nl80211: don't assume wdev->netdev existsJohannes Berg1-1/+6
There are a few places that iterate the wdev list and assume wdev->netdev exists, check there. The rfkill one has to be extended for each non-netdev type later. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-09nl80211: retrieve interface data by wdevJohannes Berg1-11/+15
Since soon there will be virtual interfaces that don't have a netdev, use the wdev identifier for the API to retrieve interface data. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-09nl80211: add NL80211_FLAG_NEED_WDEVJohannes Berg1-18/+39
Some nl80211 callbacks will soon need the wdev instead of the netdev, so add NL80211_FLAG_NEED_WDEV to allow them to request that. Add NL80211_FLAG_NEED_WDEV_UP as well which checks the netdev is UP if one exists. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-09nl80211: prepare for non-netdev wireless devsJohannes Berg5-41/+123
In order to support a P2P device abstraction and Bluetooth high-speed AMPs, we need to have a way to identify virtual interfaces that don't have a netdev associated. Do this by adding a NL80211_ATTR_WDEV attribute to identify a wdev which may or may not also be a netdev. To simplify things, use a 64-bit value with the high 32 bits being the wiphy index for this new wdev identifier in the nl80211 API. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-08cfg80211: fix oops due to unassigned set_monitor_enabled callbackVladimir Kondratiev1-2/+3
Quick fix for method being invoked without checking its existence. Signed-off-by: Vladimir Kondratiev <qca_vkondrat@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-05cfg80211: bitrate calculation for 60gVladimir Kondratiev1-0/+49
60g band uses different from .11n MCS scheme, so bitrate should be calculated differently Signed-off-by: Vladimir Kondratiev <qca_vkondrat@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-05{nl,cfg}80211: support high bitratesVladimir Kondratiev2-3/+8
Until now, a u16 value was used to represent bitrate value. With VHT bitrates this becomes too small. Introduce a new 32-bit bitrate attribute. nl80211 will report both the new and the old attribute, unless the bitrate doesn't fit into the old u16 attribute in which case only the new one will be reported. User space tools encouraged to prefer the 32-bit attribute, if available (since it won't be available on older kernels.) Signed-off-by: Vladimir Kondratiev <qca_vkondrat@qca.qualcomm.com> [reword commit message and comments a bit] Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-04cfg80211: fix locking regression in monitor channel trackingJohannes Berg2-7/+5
Michal's monitor channel tracking introduce a locking problem as it locked the rdev lock inside the netdev notifier which isn't allowed as we might already hold it if we get there by removing an interface that is up. Fix this by relying only on the RTNL to protect the interface counters, the RTNL is always held in these code paths anyway. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-02wireless: regulatory for 60gVladimir Kondratiev1-1/+4
Add regulatory rule for the 60g band Signed-off-by: Vladimir Kondratiev <qca_vkondrat@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-07-02cfg80211: add 802.11ad (60gHz band) supportVladimir Kondratiev2-10/+35
Add enumerations for both cfg80211 and nl80211. This expands wiphy.bands etc. arrays. Extend channel <-> frequency translation to cover 60g band and modify the rate check logic since there are no legacy mandatory rates (only MCS is used.) Signed-off-by: Vladimir Kondratiev <qca_vkondrat@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211: respect iface combinations when starting operationMichal Kazior6-5/+52
devlist_mtx locking is changed to accomodate changes. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211: add channel checking for iface combinationsMichal Kazior3-8/+88
.connect cannot be handled since the driver scans and connects on its own. It is up to the driver then to refuse a connection (with -EBUSY for example). Non-fixed channel IBSSes always take a single channel resource. For example two non-fixed channel IBSSes always take up 2 num_different_channels, even if they operate on the same channel at a given point of time. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211/mac80211: remove .get_channelMichal Kazior2-17/+7
We do not need it anymore since cfg80211 tracks monitor channel and monitor channel type. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211: set initial monitor channelMichal Kazior1-0/+31
Implements behaviour seen in mac80211. A running monitor always has a channel - even before .set_channel. This way we won't break current behaviour. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211: track monitor channelMichal Kazior3-2/+18
Make it even more obvious we support single monitor channel. This will allow us to remove .get_channel. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211: refuse to .set_monitor_channel when non-monitors are presentMichal Kazior1-0/+2
Having .set_monitor_channel work with non-monitor interfaces running would make interface combinations accounting ambiguous. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211: track monitor interfaces countMichal Kazior3-0/+43
Implements .set_monitor_enabled(wiphy, enabled). Notifies driver upon change of interface layout. If only monitor interfaces become present it is called with 2nd argument being true. If non-monitor interface appears then 2nd argument is false. Driver is notified only upon change. This makes it more obvious about the fact that cfg80211 supports single monitor channel. Once we implement multi-channel we don't want to allow setting monitor channel while other interface types are running. Otherwise it would be ambiguous once we start considering num_different_channels. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211: introduce cfg80211_get_chan_stateMichal Kazior2-0/+63
Helper function for finding out which channel is used by a given interface. An exclusive channel can be used only by a single interface. This is mainly for non-fixed channel IBSS handling. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211: track ibss fixed channelMichal Kazior1-0/+1
IBSS may hop between channels. It is necessary to account this special case when considering interface combinations. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211: add channel tracking for AP and meshMichal Kazior4-5/+19
We need to know which channel is used by a running AP and mesh for channel context accounting and finding matching/active interface combination. STA/IBSS have current_bss already which allows us to check which channel a vif is tuned to. Non-fixed channel IBSS can be handled with additional changes. Monitor mode is going to be handled differently. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211: .stop_ap when interface is going downMichal Kazior2-0/+6
We'll need this for proper channel tracking (which is going to be needed for channel context accounting and finding matching/active interface combination). Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-29cfg80211: introduce cfg80211_stop_apMichal Kazior4-17/+50
This functionality will be reused when interface is going down. Avoids code duplication. Also adds missing wdev locking. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-28Merge remote-tracking branch 'wireless-next/master' into mac80211-nextJohannes Berg2-2/+2
2012-06-28cfg80211: allow advertising VHT capabilitiesMahesh Palivela1-0/+9
Allow drivers to advertise their VHT capabilities and export them to userspace via nl80211. Signed-off-by: Mahesh Palivela <maheshp@posedge.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-27cfg80211: don't allow WoWLAN support without CONFIG_PMJohannes Berg2-0/+10
When CONFIG_PM is disabled, no device can possibly support WoWLAN since it can't go to sleep to start with. Due to this, mac80211 had even rejected the hardware registration. By making all the code and data for WoWLAN depend on CONFIG_PM we can promote this runtime error to a compile-time error. Add #ifdef around all WoWLAN code to remove it in systems that don't need it as they never suspend. Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com> Acked-by: Luciano Coelho <coelho@ti.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-26Merge branch 'for-john' of git://git.sipsolutions.net/mac80211-nextJohn W. Linville1-1/+8
2012-06-26nl80211: specify RSSI threshold in scheduled scanThomas Pedersen1-1/+8
Support configuring an RSSI threshold in dBm (s32) when requesting scheduled scan, below which a BSS won't be reported by the cfg80211 driver. Signed-off-by: Thomas Pedersen <c_tpeder@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-22Merge branch 'for-john' of git://git.sipsolutions.net/mac80211-nextJohn W. Linville4-154/+214
2012-06-20cfg80211: fix regression in multi-vif AP startFelix Fietkau1-2/+32
Commit "cfg80211: provide channel to start_ap function" assumes that the channel is always passed to the NL80211_CMD_START_AP command, however in case of multi-BSSID, hostapd only passes the channel for the first vif. This makes starting beaconing on secondary vifs fail with -EINVAL. Fix this by storing the channel provided to .start_ap in wdev->preset_chan and picking the first AP vif's channel for secondary vifs if not provided. Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-20nl80211: use __cfg80211_rdev_from_attrs for testmodeJohannes Berg1-13/+10
To fix the testmode cross-namespace access problem, use __cfg80211_rdev_from_attrs() to get the device instead of open-coding similar functionality. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-20nl80211: change __cfg80211_rdev_from_infoJohannes Berg1-9/+10
Change the function to __cfg80211_rdev_from_attrs to take attributes instead of the info struct to make it usable from dump callbacks for testmode. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-20nl80211: fix netns separationJohannes Berg1-9/+12
There are currently a few ways to "escape" the network namespace and access a wiphy that belongs to another namespace. Add a netns argument to the relevant functions to fix this. One remaining issue with testmode will be fixed in a follow-up patch. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-20nl80211: refactor __cfg80211_rdev_from_infoJohannes Berg1-28/+31
Refactor the function to make it easier to extend. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-20cfg80211: make some functions staticJohannes Berg3-89/+82
Some of the functions to retrieve a device can be static as they're used only in nl80211. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-18{nl,cfg,mac}80211: implement dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationIntervalChun-Yeow Yeoh2-1/+10
As defined in section 13.10.9.3 Case D (802.11-2012), this control variable is used to limit the mesh STA to send only one PREQ to a root mesh STA within this interval of time (in TUs). The default value for this variable is set to 2000 TUs. However, for current implementation, the maximum configurable of dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval is restricted by dot11MeshHWMPactivePathTimeout. Signed-off-by: Chun-Yeow Yeoh <yeohchunyeow@gmail.com> [line-break commit log] Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-14{nl,cfg,mac}80211: implement dot11MeshHWMProotInterval and ↵Chun-Yeow Yeoh2-1/+18
dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout Add the mesh configuration parameters dot11MeshHWMProotInterval and dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout to be used by proactive PREQ mechanism. Signed-off-by: Chun-Yeow Yeoh <yeohchunyeow@gmail.com> [line-break commit log] Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-13Merge branch 'master' of ↵John W. Linville2-2/+2
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless Conflicts: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
2012-06-13nl80211: fix sched scan match attribute nameJohannes Berg1-2/+2
It should be NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_SSID as documented, not NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_SSID. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-13cfg80211: fix potential deadlock in regulatoryEliad Peller1-1/+1
reg_timeout_work() calls restore_regulatory_settings() which takes cfg80211_mutex. reg_set_request_processed() already holds cfg80211_mutex before calling cancel_delayed_work_sync(reg_timeout), so it might deadlock. Call the async cancel_delayed_work instead, in order to avoid the potential deadlock. This is the relevant lockdep warning: cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: XX ====================================================== [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] 3.4.0-rc5-wl+ #26 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------- kworker/0:2/1391 is trying to acquire lock: (cfg80211_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<bf28ae00>] restore_regulatory_settings+0x34/0x418 [cfg80211] but task is already holding lock: ((reg_timeout).work){+.+...}, at: [<c0059e94>] process_one_work+0x1f0/0x480 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #2 ((reg_timeout).work){+.+...}: [<c008fd44>] validate_chain+0xb94/0x10f0 [<c0090b68>] __lock_acquire+0x8c8/0x9b0 [<c0090d40>] lock_acquire+0xf0/0x114 [<c005b600>] wait_on_work+0x4c/0x154 [<c005c000>] __cancel_work_timer+0xd4/0x11c [<c005c064>] cancel_delayed_work_sync+0x1c/0x20 [<bf28b274>] reg_set_request_processed+0x50/0x78 [cfg80211] [<bf28bd84>] set_regdom+0x550/0x600 [cfg80211] [<bf294cd8>] nl80211_set_reg+0x218/0x258 [cfg80211] [<c03c7738>] genl_rcv_msg+0x1a8/0x1e8 [<c03c6a00>] netlink_rcv_skb+0x5c/0xc0 [<c03c7584>] genl_rcv+0x28/0x34 [<c03c6720>] netlink_unicast+0x15c/0x228 [<c03c6c7c>] netlink_sendmsg+0x218/0x298 [<c03933c8>] sock_sendmsg+0xa4/0xc0 [<c039406c>] __sys_sendmsg+0x1e4/0x268 [<c0394228>] sys_sendmsg+0x4c/0x70 [<c0013840>] ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x3c -> #1 (reg_mutex){+.+.+.}: [<c008fd44>] validate_chain+0xb94/0x10f0 [<c0090b68>] __lock_acquire+0x8c8/0x9b0 [<c0090d40>] lock_acquire+0xf0/0x114 [<c04734dc>] mutex_lock_nested+0x48/0x320 [<bf28b2cc>] reg_todo+0x30/0x538 [cfg80211] [<c0059f44>] process_one_work+0x2a0/0x480 [<c005a4b4>] worker_thread+0x1bc/0x2bc [<c0061148>] kthread+0x98/0xa4 [<c0014af4>] kernel_thread_exit+0x0/0x8 -> #0 (cfg80211_mutex){+.+.+.}: [<c008ed58>] print_circular_bug+0x68/0x2cc [<c008fb28>] validate_chain+0x978/0x10f0 [<c0090b68>] __lock_acquire+0x8c8/0x9b0 [<c0090d40>] lock_acquire+0xf0/0x114 [<c04734dc>] mutex_lock_nested+0x48/0x320 [<bf28ae00>] restore_regulatory_settings+0x34/0x418 [cfg80211] [<bf28b200>] reg_timeout_work+0x1c/0x20 [cfg80211] [<c0059f44>] process_one_work+0x2a0/0x480 [<c005a4b4>] worker_thread+0x1bc/0x2bc [<c0061148>] kthread+0x98/0xa4 [<c0014af4>] kernel_thread_exit+0x0/0x8 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: cfg80211_mutex --> reg_mutex --> (reg_timeout).work Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock((reg_timeout).work); lock(reg_mutex); lock((reg_timeout).work); lock(cfg80211_mutex); *** DEADLOCK *** 2 locks held by kworker/0:2/1391: #0: (events){.+.+.+}, at: [<c0059e94>] process_one_work+0x1f0/0x480 #1: ((reg_timeout).work){+.+...}, at: [<c0059e94>] process_one_work+0x1f0/0x480 stack backtrace: [<c001b928>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0x12c) from [<c0471d3c>] (dump_stack+0x20/0x24) [<c0471d3c>] (dump_stack+0x20/0x24) from [<c008ef70>] (print_circular_bug+0x280/0x2cc) [<c008ef70>] (print_circular_bug+0x280/0x2cc) from [<c008fb28>] (validate_chain+0x978/0x10f0) [<c008fb28>] (validate_chain+0x978/0x10f0) from [<c0090b68>] (__lock_acquire+0x8c8/0x9b0) [<c0090b68>] (__lock_acquire+0x8c8/0x9b0) from [<c0090d40>] (lock_acquire+0xf0/0x114) [<c0090d40>] (lock_acquire+0xf0/0x114) from [<c04734dc>] (mutex_lock_nested+0x48/0x320) [<c04734dc>] (mutex_lock_nested+0x48/0x320) from [<bf28ae00>] (restore_regulatory_settings+0x34/0x418 [cfg80211]) [<bf28ae00>] (restore_regulatory_settings+0x34/0x418 [cfg80211]) from [<bf28b200>] (reg_timeout_work+0x1c/0x20 [cfg80211]) [<bf28b200>] (reg_timeout_work+0x1c/0x20 [cfg80211]) from [<c0059f44>] (process_one_work+0x2a0/0x480) [<c0059f44>] (process_one_work+0x2a0/0x480) from [<c005a4b4>] (worker_thread+0x1bc/0x2bc) [<c005a4b4>] (worker_thread+0x1bc/0x2bc) from [<c0061148>] (kthread+0x98/0xa4) [<c0061148>] (kthread+0x98/0xa4) from [<c0014af4>] (kernel_thread_exit+0x0/0x8) cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated: cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) Cc: stable@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Eliad Peller <eliad@wizery.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-11{nl,cfg,mac}80211: fix the coding style related to mesh parametersChun-Yeow Yeoh1-45/+52
fix the coding style related to mesh parameters, especially the indentation, as pointed out by Johannes Berg. Signed-off-by: Chun-Yeow Yeoh <yeohchunyeow@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-09cfg80211: check iface combinations only when iface is runningMichal Kazior1-1/+1
Don't validate interface combinations on a stopped interface. Otherwise we might end up being able to create a new interface with a certain type, but won't be able to change an existing interface into that type. This also skips some other functions when interface is stopped and changing interface type. Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2012-06-06cfg80211: validate remain-on-channel time betterJohannes Berg1-7/+16
The remain-on-channel time validation shouldn't depend on the value of HZ, as it does now with the check against jiffies, since then you might use a value that works on one system but not on another. Fix it by checking against a minimum that's fixed. Also add validation of the wait duration for a management frame TX since this also translates into remain-on-channel internally. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2012-06-06cfg80211: clarify set_channel APIsJohannes Berg7-75/+42
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> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2012-06-06Merge branch 'master' of ↵John W. Linville2-2/+23
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless Conflicts: drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
2012-06-05cfg80211: provide channel to join_mesh functionJohannes Berg4-15/+138
Just like the AP mode patch, instead of setting the channel and then joining the mesh network, provide the channel to join the network on to the join_mesh() function. Like in AP mode, you can also give the channel to the join-mesh nl80211 command now. Unlike AP mode, it picks a default channel if none was given. As libertas uses mesh mode interfaces but has no join_mesh callback and we can't simply break it, keep some compatibility code for that case and configure the channel directly for it. In the non-libertas case, where we store the channel until join, allow setting it while the interface is down. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2012-06-05cfg80211: disallow setting channel on WDS interfacesJohannes Berg2-4/+2
If it worked (Felix says it doesn't right now), the typical use-case for WDS interfaces would be to be slaved to AP mode interfaces. Therefore, it isn't necessary to set the channel on WDS interfaces. As they don't support powersave or anything like that, they also couldn't use a different channel anyway. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2012-06-05cfg80211: provide channel to start_ap functionJohannes Berg1-2/+51
Instead of setting the channel first and then starting the AP, let cfg80211 store the channel and provide it as one of the AP settings. This means that now you have to set the channel before you can start an AP interface, but since hostapd/wpa_supplicant always do that we're OK with this change. Alternatively, it's now possible to give the channel as an attribute to the start-ap nl80211 command, overriding any preset channel. Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>