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authorJohannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>2007-12-19 04:03:34 +0300
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2008-01-29 01:59:51 +0300
commit5727ef1b2e797a1922f5bc239b6afb2b4cfb80bc (patch)
tree16fb0c8afcb1c5282fcc45ffa90c8e34b0daa6d4 /include/linux/nl80211.h
parented1b6cc7f80f831e192704b05b9917f9cc37be15 (diff)
downloadlinux-5727ef1b2e797a1922f5bc239b6afb2b4cfb80bc.tar.xz
cfg80211/nl80211: station handling
This patch adds station handling to cfg80211/nl80211. 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.h68
1 files changed, 68 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index f1e455a8b4de..85e2d7d1f9e3 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@
*/
/**
+ * DOC: Station handling
+ *
+ * Stations are added per interface, but a special case exists with VLAN
+ * interfaces. When a station is bound to an AP interface, it may be moved
+ * into a VLAN identified by a VLAN interface index (%NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN).
+ * The station is still assumed to belong to the AP interface it was added
+ * to.
+ *
+ * TODO: need more info?
+ */
+
+/**
* enum nl80211_commands - supported nl80211 commands
*
* @NL80211_CMD_UNSPEC: unspecified command to catch errors
@@ -56,6 +68,16 @@
* parameters are like for %NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON.
* @NL80211_CMD_DEL_BEACON: remove the beacon, stop sending it
*
+ * @NL80211_CMD_GET_STATION: Get station attributes for station identified by
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_MAC on the interface identified by %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_SET_STATION: Set station attributes for station identified by
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_MAC on the interface identified by %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION: Add a station with given attributes to the
+ * the interface identified by %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_DEL_STATION: Remove a station identified by %NL80211_ATTR_MAC
+ * or, if no MAC address given, all stations, on the interface identified
+ * by %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX.
+ *
* @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number
* @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -83,6 +105,11 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON,
NL80211_CMD_DEL_BEACON,
+ NL80211_CMD_GET_STATION,
+ NL80211_CMD_SET_STATION,
+ NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION,
+ NL80211_CMD_DEL_STATION,
+
/* add commands here */
/* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */
@@ -120,6 +147,17 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* @NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD: portion of the beacon before the TIM IE
* @NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL: portion of the beacon after the TIM IE
*
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_STA_AID: Association ID for the station (u16)
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_STA_FLAGS: flags, nested element with NLA_FLAG attributes of
+ * &enum nl80211_sta_flags.
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_STA_LISTEN_INTERVAL: listen interval as defined by
+ * IEEE 802.11 7.3.1.6 (u16).
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_STA_SUPPORTED_RATES: supported rates, array of supported
+ * rates as defined by IEEE 802.11 7.3.2.2 but without the length
+ * restriction (at most %NL80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES).
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN: interface index of VLAN interface to move station
+ * to, or the AP interface the station was originally added to to.
+ *
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
* @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -147,12 +185,20 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD,
NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL,
+ NL80211_ATTR_STA_AID,
+ NL80211_ATTR_STA_FLAGS,
+ NL80211_ATTR_STA_LISTEN_INTERVAL,
+ NL80211_ATTR_STA_SUPPORTED_RATES,
+ NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN,
+
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
NL80211_ATTR_MAX = __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST - 1
};
+#define NL80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES 32
+
/**
* enum nl80211_iftype - (virtual) interface types
*
@@ -184,4 +230,26 @@ enum nl80211_iftype {
NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX = __NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST - 1
};
+/**
+ * enum nl80211_sta_flags - station flags
+ *
+ * Station flags. When a station is added to an AP interface, it is
+ * assumed to be already associated (and hence authenticated.)
+ *
+ * @NL80211_STA_FLAG_AUTHORIZED: station is authorized (802.1X)
+ * @NL80211_STA_FLAG_SHORT_PREAMBLE: station is capable of receiving frames
+ * with short barker preamble
+ * @NL80211_STA_FLAG_WME: station is WME/QoS capable
+ */
+enum nl80211_sta_flags {
+ __NL80211_STA_FLAG_INVALID,
+ NL80211_STA_FLAG_AUTHORIZED,
+ NL80211_STA_FLAG_SHORT_PREAMBLE,
+ NL80211_STA_FLAG_WME,
+
+ /* keep last */
+ __NL80211_STA_FLAG_AFTER_LAST,
+ NL80211_STA_FLAG_MAX = __NL80211_STA_FLAG_AFTER_LAST - 1
+};
+
#endif /* __LINUX_NL80211_H */