kernel/linux.git/net/wireless/util.c, branch v7.1-rc5

wifi: cfg80211: allow ToDS=0/FromDS=0 data frames on NAN data interfaces

2026-03-25T19:56:55+00:00

According to Wi-Fi Aware (TM) specification Table 3, data frame should have 0 in the FromDS/ToDS fields. Don't drop received frames with 0 FromDS/ToDS if they are received on NAN_DATA interface. While at it, fix a double indent. Signed-off-by: Daniel Gabay Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260108102921.de5f318a790a.Id34dd69552920b579e6881ffd38fa692a491b601@changeid Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260219094725.3846371-5-miriam.rachel.korenblit@intel.com Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260318123926.206536-8-miriam.rachel.korenblit@intel.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: add support for NAN data interface

2026-03-25T19:56:53+00:00

This new interface type represents a NAN data interface (NDI). It is used for data communication with NAN peers. Note that the existing NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN interface, which is the NAN Management Interface (NMI), is used for management communication. An NDI interface is started when a new NAN data path is about to be established, and is stopped after the NAN data path is terminated. - An NDI interface can only be started if the NMI is running, and NAN is started. - Before the NMI is stopped, the NDI interfaces will be stopped. Add the new interface type, handle add/remove operations for it, and makes sure of the conditions above. Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260219114327.0d681335c2e2.I92973483e927820ae2297853c141842fdb262747@changeid Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260318123926.206536-4-miriam.rachel.korenblit@intel.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: support UNII-9 channels in ieee80211_channel_to_freq_khz

2026-03-24T15:31:16+00:00

Devices that support UNII-9 will call ieee80211_channel_to_freq_khz with a channel number that can go up to 253. Allow the new channel numbers in ieee80211_channel_to_freq_khz. Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260320102034.efcb7ea1de3c.Ifa4b75a24466de2a1d5707181c9c487618236e4b@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: support key installation on non-netdev wdevs

2026-03-02T10:28:33+00:00

Currently key installation is only supported for netdev. For NAN, support most key operations (except setting default data key) on wdevs instead of netdevs, and adjust all the APIs and tracing to match. Since nothing currently sets NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SECURE_NAN, this doesn't change anything (P2P Device already isn't allowed.) Signed-off-by: Avraham Stern Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260107150057.69a0cfad95fa.I00efdf3b2c11efab82ef6ece9f393382bcf33ba8@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: nl80211/cfg80211: support stations of non-netdev interfaces

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

Currently, a station can only be added to a netdev interface, mainly because there was no need for a station of a non-netdev interface. But for NAN, we will have stations that belong to the NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN interface. Prepare for adding/changing/deleting a station that belongs to a non-netdev interface. This doesn't actually allow such stations - this will be done in a different patch. Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260219114327.65c9cc96f814.Ic02066b88bb8ad6b21e15cbea8d720280008c83b@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

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: add initial UHR support

2026-02-02T09:11:07+00:00

Add initial support for making UHR connections (or suppressing that), adding UHR capable stations on the AP side, encoding and decoding UHR MCSes (except rate calculation for the new MCSes 17, 19, 20 and 23) as well as regulatory support. Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260130164259.54cc12fbb307.I26126bebd83c7ab17e99827489f946ceabb3521f@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net

2026-01-23T04:14:36+00:00

Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR (net-6.19-rc7). Conflicts: drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic3/hinic3_irq.c b35a6fd37a00 ("hinic3: Add adaptive IRQ coalescing with DIM") fb2bb2a1ebf7 ("hinic3: Fix netif_queue_set_napi queue_index input parameter error") https://lore.kernel.org/fc0a7fdf08789a52653e8ad05281a0a849e79206.1768915707.git.zhuyikai1@h-partners.com drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c 31707572108d ("wifi: ath12k: Fix wrong P2P device link id issue") c26f294fef2a ("wifi: ath12k: Move ieee80211_ops callback to the arch specific module") https://lore.kernel.org/20260114123751.6a208818@canb.auug.org.au Adjacent changes: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c 8b8d6ee53dfd ("wifi: ath12k: Fix scan state stuck in ABORTING after cancel_remain_on_channel") 914c890d3b90 ("wifi: ath12k: Add framework for hardware specific ieee80211_ops registration") Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

wifi: cfg80211: Fix bitrate calculation overflow for HE rates

2026-01-12T18:35:12+00:00

An integer overflow occurs in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he() when calculating bitrates for high throughput HE configurations. For example, with 160 MHz bandwidth, HE-MCS 13, HE-NSS 4, and HE-GI 0, the multiplication (result * rate->nss) overflows the 32-bit 'result' variable before division by 8, leading to significantly underestimated bitrate values. The overflow occurs because the NSS multiplication operates on a 32-bit integer that cannot accommodate intermediate values exceeding 4,294,967,295. When overflow happens, the value wraps around, producing incorrect bitrates for high MCS and NSS combinations. Fix this by utilizing the 64-bit 'tmp' variable for the NSS multiplication and subsequent divisions via do_div(). This approach preserves full precision throughout the entire calculation, with the final value assigned to 'result' only after completing all operations. Signed-off-by: Veerendranath Jakkam Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260109-he_bitrate_overflow-v1-1-95575e466b6e@oss.qualcomm.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: add cfg80211_stop_link() for per-link teardown

2026-01-08T12:11:01+00:00

Currently, whenever cfg80211_stop_iface() is called, the entire iface is stopped. However, there could be a need in AP/P2P_GO mode, where one would like to stop a single link in MLO operation instead of the whole MLD interface. Hence, introduce cfg80211_stop_link() to allow drivers to tear down only a specified AP/P2P_GO link during MLO operation. Passing -1 preserves the existing behavior of stopping the whole interface. Make cfg80211_stop_iface() call this function by passing -1 to keep the default behavior the same, that is, to stop all links and use cfg80211_stop_link() with the desired link_id for AP/P2P_GO mode, to stop only that link. This brings no behavioral change for single-link/non-MLO interfaces, and enables drivers to stop an AP/P2P_GO link without disrupting other links on the same interface. Signed-off-by: Manish Dharanenthiran Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251127-stop_link-v2-1-43745846c5fd@qti.qualcomm.com [make cfg80211_stop_iface() inline] Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg