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Diffstat (limited to 'include')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/cfg80211.h | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 4 |
2 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h index 539dcf65c188..1797ece50295 100644 --- a/include/net/cfg80211.h +++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h @@ -3981,6 +3981,27 @@ struct cfg80211_qos_map { }; /** + * DOC: Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) + * + * NAN uses two interface types: + * + * - %NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN: a non-netdev interface. This has two roles: (1) holds + * the configuration of all NAN activities (DE parameters, synchronisation + * parameters, local schedule, etc.), and (2) uses as the NAN Management + * Interface (NMI), which is used for NAN management communication. + * + * - %NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN_DATA: The NAN Data Interface (NDI), used for data + * communication with NAN peers. + * + * An NDI interface can only be started (IFF_UP) if the NMI one is running and + * NAN is started. Before NAN is stopped, all associated NDI interfaces + * must be stopped first. + * + * The local schedule specifies which channels the device is available on and + * when. Must be cancelled before NAN is stopped. + */ + +/** * struct cfg80211_nan_band_config - NAN band specific configuration * * @chan: Pointer to the IEEE 802.11 channel structure. The channel to be used diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h index 484094667abc..3984c176f9e7 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h @@ -3749,6 +3749,9 @@ enum nl80211_attrs { * @NL80211_IFTYPE_OCB: Outside Context of a BSS * This mode corresponds to the MIB variable dot11OCBActivated=true * @NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN: NAN device interface type (not a netdev) + * @NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN_DATA: NAN data interface type (netdev); NAN data + * interfaces can only be brought up (IFF_UP) when a NAN interface + * already exists and NAN has been started (using %NL80211_CMD_START_NAN). * @NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX: highest interface type number currently defined * @NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES: number of defined interface types * @@ -3770,6 +3773,7 @@ enum nl80211_iftype { NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE, NL80211_IFTYPE_OCB, NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN, + NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN_DATA, /* keep last */ NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES, |