kernel/linux.git/net/mac80211/main.c, branch v7.1

wifi: mac80211: run NAN DE code only when appropriate

2026-04-07T13:36:02+00:00

NAN DE (Discovery Engine) may be handled in the device or in user space. When handled in user space, all the NAN func management code should not run. Moreover, devices with user space DE should not provide the add/del_nan_func callbaks. For such devices, ieee80211_reconfig_nan will always fail. Make it clear what parts of ieee80211_if_nan are relevant to DE management, and touch those only when DE is offloaded. Add a check that makes sure that a driver doesn't register with add_del/nan_func callbacks if DE is in user space. Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260326121156.6665f64865cd.Iee24bef3bae2e1d502216192e760c1e699d271c9@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: mac80211: don't use cfg80211_chandef_create() for default chandef

2026-03-13T06:14:26+00:00

cfg80211_chandef_create() is called universally to create the default chandef during hw registration, however it only really makes sense to be used for 2GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz (and by extension the 'LC' band) as it relies on the channel type which is only relevant to those specific bands. To reduce some confusion, create a generic helper for creating the default chandef that makes sense for all supported bands. Suggested-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Lachlan Hodges Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260312045804.362974-2-lachlan.hodges@morsemicro.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: mac80211: Advertise IEEE 802.1X authentication support

2026-03-02T08:53:23+00:00

Advertise support for IEEE 802.1X authentication protocol directly from mac80211, without depending on driver indication of (Re)Association frame encryption capability. As specified in "IEEE P802.11bi/D4.0, clauses 12.16.5 and 12.16.8.2", IEEE 802.1X authentication can operate with or without (Re)Association frame encryption support. Therefore, mac80211 can safely advertise 802.1X support independently of driver capabilities. Signed-off-by: Kavita Kavita Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260226185553.1516290-6-kavita.kavita@oss.qualcomm.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: mac80211: Advertise EPPKE support based on driver capabilities

2026-03-02T08:53:22+00:00

Advertise support for Enhanced Privacy Protection Key Exchange (EPPKE) authentication protocol in mac80211 when the driver supports (Re)Association frame encryption. Since EPPKE mandates (Re)Association frame encryption. Signed-off-by: Kavita Kavita Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260226185553.1516290-3-kavita.kavita@oss.qualcomm.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses

2026-02-22T16:26:33+00:00

Conversion performed via this Coccinelle script: // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only // Options: --include-headers-for-types --all-includes --include-headers --keep-comments virtual patch @gfp depends on patch && !(file in "tools") && !(file in "samples")@ identifier ALLOC = {kmalloc_obj,kmalloc_objs,kmalloc_flex, kzalloc_obj,kzalloc_objs,kzalloc_flex, kvmalloc_obj,kvmalloc_objs,kvmalloc_flex, kvzalloc_obj,kvzalloc_objs,kvzalloc_flex}; @@ ALLOC(... - , GFP_KERNEL ) $ make coccicheck MODE=patch COCCI=gfp.cocci Build and boot tested x86_64 with Fedora 42's GCC and Clang: Linux version 6.19.0+ (user@host) (gcc (GCC) 15.2.1 20260123 (Red Hat 15.2.1-7), GNU ld version 2.44-12.fc42) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC 1970-01-01 Linux version 6.19.0+ (user@host) (clang version 20.1.8 (Fedora 20.1.8-4.fc42), LLD 20.1.8) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC 1970-01-01 Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types

2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00

This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union object instances: Single allocations: kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...) Array allocations: kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...) Flex array allocations: kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...) (where TYPE may also be *VAR) The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning "TYPE *". Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

wifi: mac80211: add initial UHR support

2026-02-02T09:11:08+00:00

Add support for making UHR connections and accepting AP stations with UHR support. Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260130164259.7185980484eb.Ieec940b58dbf8115dab7e1e24cb5513f52c8cb2f@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: mac80211: make monitor link info check more specific

2025-11-11T10:05:19+00:00

Verify that only one of the permitted change flags is set when changing the link of a monitor interface. Before the WARN_ON_ONCE would accept anything if mu_mimo_owner was set. Also, split out the mu_mimo_owner flag and enable it for all interface types. The option is set during association when VHT is available and it is not expected that any configuration of the MU groups is done without it being set. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251110141948.6696dba8678d.Icafac3be4724825dd6140e4407bae3a2adb593a5@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: mac80211: correctly initialise S1G chandef for STA

2025-09-19T09:56:07+00:00

When moving to the APs channel, ensure we correctly initialise the chandef and perform the required validation. Additionally, if the AP is beaconing on a 2MHz primary, calculate the 2MHz primary center frequency by extracting the sibling 1MHz primary and averaging the frequencies to find the 2MHz primary center frequency. Signed-off-by: Lachlan Hodges Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250918051913.500781-3-lachlan.hodges@morsemicro.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: mac80211: Support Tx of action frame for NAN

2025-09-19T09:26:22+00:00

Add support for sending management frame over a NAN Device interface: - Declare support for the supported management frames types. - Since action frame transmissions over a NAN Device interface do not necessarily require a channel configuration, e.g., they can be transmitted during DW, modify the Tx path to avoid accessing channel information for NAN Device interface. - In addition modify the points in the Tx path logic to account for cases that a band is not specified in the Tx information. Signed-off-by: Ilan Peer Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250908140015.23b160089228.I65a58af753bcbcfb5c4ad8ef372d546f889725ba@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg