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authorJavier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com>2010-12-16 17:37:49 -0800
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>2010-12-20 14:46:57 -0500
commitc80d545da3f7c0e534ccd4a780f322f80a92cff1 (patch)
treeedd5c51676b4677fc1a0b2fc692ffe97df863f25 /net/wireless
parent24bdd9f4c9af75b33b438d60381a67626de0128d (diff)
downloadlinux-c80d545da3f7c0e534ccd4a780f322f80a92cff1.tar.bz2
mac80211: Let userspace enable and configure vendor specific path selection.
Userspace will now be allowed to toggle between the default path selection algorithm (HWMP, implemented in the kernel), and a vendor specific alternative. Also in the same patch, allow userspace to add information elements to mesh beacons. This is accordance with the Extensible Path Selection Framework specified in version 7.0 of the 802.11s draft. Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'net/wireless')
-rw-r--r--net/wireless/core.c22
-rw-r--r--net/wireless/core.h5
-rw-r--r--net/wireless/mesh.c24
-rw-r--r--net/wireless/nl80211.c63
4 files changed, 90 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 79772fcc37bc..e9a5f8ca4c27 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -789,13 +789,23 @@ static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block * nb,
cfg80211_mgd_wext_connect(rdev, wdev);
break;
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
- /* backward compat code ... */
- if (wdev->mesh_id_up_len)
- __cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev, wdev->ssid,
- wdev->mesh_id_up_len,
- &default_mesh_config);
- break;
+ {
+ /* backward compat code... */
+ struct mesh_setup setup;
+ memcpy(&setup, &default_mesh_setup,
+ sizeof(setup));
+ /* back compat only needed for mesh_id */
+ setup.mesh_id = wdev->ssid;
+ setup.mesh_id_len = wdev->mesh_id_up_len;
+ if (wdev->mesh_id_up_len)
+ __cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev,
+ &setup,
+ &default_mesh_config);
+ break;
+ }
+#endif
default:
break;
}
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 743203bb61ac..26a0a084e16b 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -287,13 +287,14 @@ int cfg80211_ibss_wext_join(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
/* mesh */
extern const struct mesh_config default_mesh_config;
+extern const struct mesh_setup default_mesh_setup;
int __cfg80211_join_mesh(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
struct net_device *dev,
- const u8 *mesh_id, u8 mesh_id_len,
+ const struct mesh_setup *setup,
const struct mesh_config *conf);
int cfg80211_join_mesh(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
struct net_device *dev,
- const u8 *mesh_id, u8 mesh_id_len,
+ const struct mesh_setup *setup,
const struct mesh_config *conf);
int cfg80211_leave_mesh(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/net/wireless/mesh.c b/net/wireless/mesh.c
index e0b9747fe50a..73e39c171ffb 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mesh.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mesh.c
@@ -50,17 +50,19 @@ const struct mesh_config default_mesh_config = {
.min_discovery_timeout = MESH_MIN_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT,
};
+const struct mesh_setup default_mesh_setup = {
+ .path_sel_proto = IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_HWMP,
+ .path_metric = IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_AIRTIME,
+ .vendor_ie = NULL,
+ .vendor_ie_len = 0,
+};
int __cfg80211_join_mesh(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
struct net_device *dev,
- const u8 *mesh_id, u8 mesh_id_len,
+ const struct mesh_setup *setup,
const struct mesh_config *conf)
{
struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
- struct mesh_setup setup = {
- .mesh_id = mesh_id,
- .mesh_id_len = mesh_id_len,
- };
int err;
BUILD_BUG_ON(IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN != IEEE80211_MAX_MESH_ID_LEN);
@@ -73,16 +75,16 @@ int __cfg80211_join_mesh(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
if (wdev->mesh_id_len)
return -EALREADY;
- if (!mesh_id_len)
+ if (!setup->mesh_id_len)
return -EINVAL;
if (!rdev->ops->join_mesh)
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
- err = rdev->ops->join_mesh(&rdev->wiphy, dev, conf, &setup);
+ err = rdev->ops->join_mesh(&rdev->wiphy, dev, conf, setup);
if (!err) {
- memcpy(wdev->ssid, mesh_id, mesh_id_len);
- wdev->mesh_id_len = mesh_id_len;
+ memcpy(wdev->ssid, setup->mesh_id, setup->mesh_id_len);
+ wdev->mesh_id_len = setup->mesh_id_len;
}
return err;
@@ -90,14 +92,14 @@ int __cfg80211_join_mesh(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
int cfg80211_join_mesh(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
struct net_device *dev,
- const u8 *mesh_id, u8 mesh_id_len,
+ const struct mesh_setup *setup,
const struct mesh_config *conf)
{
struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
int err;
wdev_lock(wdev);
- err = __cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev, mesh_id, mesh_id_len, conf);
+ err = __cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev, setup, conf);
wdev_unlock(wdev);
return err;
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 10be9350752e..eef89d0b558b 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -2773,6 +2773,14 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_meshconf_params_policy[NL80211_MESHCONF_A
[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_NET_DIAM_TRVS_TIME] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
};
+static const struct nla_policy
+ nl80211_mesh_setup_params_policy[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ATTR_MAX+1] = {
+ [NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_PATH_SEL] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+ [NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_METRIC] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+ [NL80211_MESH_SETUP_VENDOR_PATH_SEL_IE] = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
+ .len = IEEE80211_MAX_DATA_LEN },
+};
+
static int nl80211_parse_mesh_config(struct genl_info *info,
struct mesh_config *cfg,
u32 *mask_out)
@@ -2839,14 +2847,50 @@ do {\
dot11MeshHWMPRootMode, mask,
NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOTMODE,
nla_get_u8);
-
if (mask_out)
*mask_out = mask;
+
return 0;
#undef FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET
}
+static int nl80211_parse_mesh_setup(struct genl_info *info,
+ struct mesh_setup *setup)
+{
+ struct nlattr *tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ATTR_MAX + 1];
+
+ if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_SETUP])
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if (nla_parse_nested(tb, NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ATTR_MAX,
+ info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_SETUP],
+ nl80211_mesh_setup_params_policy))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_PATH_SEL])
+ setup->path_sel_proto =
+ (nla_get_u8(tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_PATH_SEL])) ?
+ IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_VENDOR :
+ IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_HWMP;
+
+ if (tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_METRIC])
+ setup->path_metric =
+ (nla_get_u8(tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_METRIC])) ?
+ IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_VENDOR :
+ IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_AIRTIME;
+
+ if (tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_VENDOR_PATH_SEL_IE]) {
+ struct nlattr *ieattr =
+ tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_VENDOR_PATH_SEL_IE];
+ if (!is_valid_ie_attr(ieattr))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ setup->vendor_ie = nla_data(ieattr);
+ setup->vendor_ie_len = nla_len(ieattr);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int nl80211_update_mesh_config(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct genl_info *info)
{
@@ -4667,10 +4711,12 @@ static int nl80211_join_mesh(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
struct mesh_config cfg;
+ struct mesh_setup setup;
int err;
/* start with default */
memcpy(&cfg, &default_mesh_config, sizeof(cfg));
+ memcpy(&setup, &default_mesh_setup, sizeof(setup));
if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_CONFIG]) {
/* and parse parameters if given */
@@ -4683,10 +4729,17 @@ static int nl80211_join_mesh(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
!nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]))
return -EINVAL;
- return cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev,
- nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]),
- nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]),
- &cfg);
+ setup.mesh_id = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]);
+ setup.mesh_id_len = nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]);
+
+ if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_SETUP]) {
+ /* parse additional setup parameters if given */
+ err = nl80211_parse_mesh_setup(info, &setup);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ return cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev, &setup, &cfg);
}
static int nl80211_leave_mesh(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)