kernel/linux.git/net/wireless/scan.c, branch v7.0-rc7

Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument

2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00

This is the exact same thing as the 'alloc_obj()' version, only much smaller because there are a lot fewer users of the *alloc_flex() interface. As with alloc_obj() version, this was done entirely with mindless brute force, using the same script, except using 'flex' in the pattern rather than 'objs*'. 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: cfg80211: Fix use_for flag update on BSS refresh

2026-01-08T12:23:08+00:00

Userspace may fail to connect to certain BSS that were initially marked as unusable due to regulatory restrictions (use_for = 0, e.g., 6 GHz power type mismatch). Even after these restrictions are removed and the BSS becomes usable, connection attempts still fail. The issue occurs in cfg80211_update_known_bss() where the use_for flag is updated using bitwise AND (&=) instead of direct assignment. Once a BSS is marked with use_for = 0, the AND operation masks out any subsequent non-zero values, permanently keeping the flag at 0. This causes __cfg80211_get_bss(), invoked by nl80211_assoc_bss(), to fail the check "(bss->pub.use_for & use_for) != use_for", thereby blocking association. Replace the bitwise AND operation with direct assignment so the use_for flag accurately reflects the current BSS state. Fixes: d02a12b8e4bb ("wifi: cfg80211: add BSS usage reporting") Signed-off-by: Huang Chenming Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251209025733.2098456-1-chenming.huang@oss.qualcomm.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211/mac80211: Add fallback mechanism for INDOOR_SP connection

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

Implement fallback to LPI mode when SP mode is not permitted by regulatory constraints for INDOOR_SP connections. Limit fallback mechanism to client mode. Signed-off-by: Pagadala Yesu Anjaneyulu Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251110140806.8b43201a34ae.I37fc7bb5892eb9d044d619802e8f2095fde6b296@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211/mac80211: clean up duplicate ap_power handling

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

Move duplicated ap_power type handling code to an inline function in cfg80211. Signed-off-by: Pagadala Yesu Anjaneyulu Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251110140806.959948da1cb5.I893b5168329fb3232f249c182a35c99804112da6@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

Merge tag 'wireless-next-2025-09-11' of https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless-next

2025-09-12T00:50:46+00:00

Johannes Berg says: ==================== Plenty of things going on, notably: - iwlwifi: major cleanups/rework - brcmfmac: gets AP isolation support - mac80211: gets more S1G support * tag 'wireless-next-2025-09-11' of https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless-next: (94 commits) wifi: mwifiex: fix endianness handling in mwifiex_send_rgpower_table wifi: cfg80211: Remove the redundant wiphy_dev wifi: mac80211: fix incorrect comment wifi: cfg80211: update the time stamps in hidden ssid wifi: mac80211: Fix HE capabilities element check wifi: mac80211: add tx_handlers_drop statistics to ethtool wifi: mac80211: fix reporting of all valid links in sta_set_sinfo() wifi: iwlwifi: mld: CHANNEL_SURVEY_NOTIF is always supported wifi: iwlwifi: mld: remove support of iwl_esr_mode_notif version 1 wifi: iwlwifi: mld: remove support from of sta cmd version 1 wifi: iwlwifi: mld: remove support of roc cmd version 5 wifi: iwlwifi: mld: remove support of mac cmd ver 2 wifi: iwlwifi: mld: don't consider phy cmd version 5 wifi: iwlwifi: implement wowlan status notification API update wifi: iwlwifi: fw: Add ASUS to PPAG and TAS list wifi: iwlwifi: add kunit tests for nvm parse wifi: iwlwifi: api: add a flag to iwl_link_ctx_modify_flags wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: move ltr_enabled to the specific transport wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: move pm_support to the specific transport wifi: iwlwifi: rename iwl_finish_nic_init ... ==================== Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250911100854.20445-3-johannes@sipsolutions.net Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

wifi: cfg80211: update the time stamps in hidden ssid

2025-09-10T13:04:59+00:00

In hidden SSID we have separate BSS entries for the beacon and for the probe response(s). The BSS entry time stamps represent the age of the BSS; when was the last time we heard the BSS. When we receive a beacon of a hidden SSID it means that we heard that BSS, so it makes sense to indicate that in the probe response entries. Do that. Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250907115135.712745e498c0.I38186abf5d20dec6f6f2d42d2e1cdb50c6bfea25@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss()

2025-08-26T11:45:09+00:00

Following bss_free() quirk introduced in commit 776b3580178f ("cfg80211: track hidden SSID networks properly"), adjust cfg80211_update_known_bss() to free the last beacon frame elements only if they're not shared via the corresponding 'hidden_beacon_bss' pointer. Reported-by: syzbot+30754ca335e6fb7e3092@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=30754ca335e6fb7e3092 Fixes: 3ab8227d3e7d ("cfg80211: refactor cfg80211_bss_update") Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250813135236.799384-1-dmantipov@yandex.ru Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211/mac80211: implement dot11ExtendedRegInfoSupport

2025-07-09T09:56:37+00:00

Implement dot11ExtendedRegInfoSupport to advertise non-AP station regulatory power capability as part of regulatory connectivity element in (Re)Association request frames so that AP can achieve maximum client connectivity. Control field which was interpreted using value of 3-bits B5 to B3, now uses value of 4-bits B6 to B3 to interpret the type of AP. Hence update IEEE80211_HE_6GHZ_OPER_CTRL_REG_INFO to parse 4-bits control field. If older AP still updates only 3-bits value of control field, station can still interpret the value as per section E.2.7 of IEEE 802.11 REVme D7.0 and support the appropriate AP type. Also update IEEE80211_6GHZ_CTRL_REG_INDOOR_SP_AP as the value of standard power AP is changed to 8 instead of 4 so that AP can support both LPI AP and SP AP to maximize the connectivity with stations. For backward compatibility, keeping value 4 as old AP by limiting it to SP AP only. Signed-off-by: Somashekhar Puttagangaiah Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250609213232.90cdef116aad.I85da390fbee59355e3855691933e6a5e55c47ac4@changeid [fix kernel-doc] Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: add a flag for the first part of a scan

2025-07-09T09:52:36+00:00

When there are no non-6 GHz channels, then the 6 GHz scan is the first part of a split scan. Add a boolean denoting whether the scan is the first part of a scan as it might be useful to drivers for internal bookkeeping. This flag is also set if the scan is not split. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250609213231.07e5a8a452ec.Ibf18f513e507422078fb31b28947e582a20df87a@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg