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author | Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> | 2007-09-20 21:09:35 +0400 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net> | 2007-10-11 03:52:14 +0400 |
commit | 556829657397b9b05baec6691ead4e22ee8d1567 (patch) | |
tree | 44242431553e5e22c0bceaab7a06d9d7bf0dd2f6 /include/linux/nl80211.h | |
parent | 0800f170263d19b882e519441156c5f6ed190fc1 (diff) | |
download | linux-556829657397b9b05baec6691ead4e22ee8d1567.tar.xz |
[NL80211]: add netlink interface to cfg80211
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/nl80211.h')
-rw-r--r-- | include/linux/nl80211.h | 97 |
1 files changed, 94 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h index 9a30ba2ca75e..538ee1dd3d0a 100644 --- a/include/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h @@ -7,7 +7,97 @@ */ /** + * enum nl80211_commands - supported nl80211 commands + * + * @NL80211_CMD_UNSPEC: unspecified command to catch errors + * + * @NL80211_CMD_GET_WIPHY: request information about a wiphy or dump request + * to get a list of all present wiphys. + * @NL80211_CMD_SET_WIPHY: set wiphy name, needs %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY and + * %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME. + * @NL80211_CMD_NEW_WIPHY: Newly created wiphy, response to get request + * or rename notification. Has attributes %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY and + * %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME. + * @NL80211_CMD_DEL_WIPHY: Wiphy deleted. Has attributes + * %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY and %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME. + * + * @NL80211_CMD_GET_INTERFACE: Request an interface's configuration; + * either a dump request on a %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY or a specific get + * on an %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX is supported. + * @NL80211_CMD_SET_INTERFACE: Set type of a virtual interface, requires + * %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX and %NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE. + * @NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE: Newly created virtual interface or response + * to %NL80211_CMD_GET_INTERFACE. Has %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX, + * %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY and %NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE attributes. Can also + * be sent from userspace to request creation of a new virtual interface, + * then requires attributes %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, %NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE and + * %NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME. + * @NL80211_CMD_DEL_INTERFACE: Virtual interface was deleted, has attributes + * %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX and %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY. Can also be sent from + * userspace to request deletion of a virtual interface, then requires + * attribute %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX. + * + * @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number + * @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use + */ +enum nl80211_commands { +/* don't change the order or add anything inbetween, this is ABI! */ + NL80211_CMD_UNSPEC, + + NL80211_CMD_GET_WIPHY, /* can dump */ + NL80211_CMD_SET_WIPHY, + NL80211_CMD_NEW_WIPHY, + NL80211_CMD_DEL_WIPHY, + + NL80211_CMD_GET_INTERFACE, /* can dump */ + NL80211_CMD_SET_INTERFACE, + NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE, + NL80211_CMD_DEL_INTERFACE, + + /* add commands here */ + + /* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */ + __NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST, + NL80211_CMD_MAX = __NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST - 1 +}; + + +/** + * enum nl80211_attrs - nl80211 netlink attributes + * + * @NL80211_ATTR_UNSPEC: unspecified attribute to catch errors + * + * @NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY: index of wiphy to operate on, cf. + * /sys/class/ieee80211/<phyname>/index + * @NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME: wiphy name (used for renaming) + * + * @NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX: network interface index of the device to operate on + * @NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME: network interface name + * @NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE: type of virtual interface, see &enum nl80211_iftype + * + * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined + * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use + */ +enum nl80211_attrs { +/* don't change the order or add anything inbetween, this is ABI! */ + NL80211_ATTR_UNSPEC, + + NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, + NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME, + + NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX, + NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME, + NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE, + + /* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */ + + __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST, + NL80211_ATTR_MAX = __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST - 1 +}; + +/** * enum nl80211_iftype - (virtual) interface types + * * @NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED: unspecified type, driver decides * @NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC: independent BSS member * @NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION: managed BSS member @@ -15,9 +105,10 @@ * @NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN: VLAN interface for access points * @NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS: wireless distribution interface * @NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR: monitor interface receiving all frames + * @NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX: highest interface type number currently defined * @__NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST: internal use * - * These values are used with the NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE + * These values are used with the %NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE * to set the type of an interface. * */ @@ -31,8 +122,8 @@ enum nl80211_iftype { NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR, /* keep last */ - __NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST + __NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST, + NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX = __NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST - 1 }; -#define NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX (__NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST - 1) #endif /* __LINUX_NL80211_H */ |