From 352de5573f60af0ab054859931cfb68eecb1832b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Berg Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:04:34 +0200 Subject: wireless: move documentation books This moves mac80211 documentation into a new 802.11 bookset and also adds a cfg80211 book to the set. All of this is rather incomplete, but it's easier to work with big code moving as a separate patch. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl | 371 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Documentation/DocBook/Makefile | 2 +- Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl | 337 -------------------------------- 3 files changed, 372 insertions(+), 338 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl delete mode 100644 Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook') diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6f88e184d2e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl @@ -0,0 +1,371 @@ + + + + + The 802.11 subsystems – for kernel developers + + Explaining wireless 802.11 networking in the Linux kernel + + + + 2007-2009 + Johannes Berg + + + + + Johannes + Berg + +
johannes@sipsolutions.net
+ + + + + + + This documentation is free software; you can redistribute + it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public + License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. + + + This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be + useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied + warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + See the GNU General Public License for more details. + + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public + License along with this documentation; if not, write to the Free + Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, + MA 02111-1307 USA + + + For more details see the file COPYING in the source + distribution of Linux. + + + + + + These books attempt to give a description of the + various subsystems that play a role in 802.11 wireless + networking in Linux. Since these books are for kernel + developers they attempts to document the structures + and functions used in the kernel as well as giving a + higher-level overview. + + + The reader is expected to be familiar with the 802.11 + standard as published by the IEEE in 802.11-2007 (or + possibly later versions). References to this standard + will be given as "802.11-2007 8.1.5". + + + + + + The cfg80211 subsystem + + + +MISSING + + + + +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_band + + + + + The mac80211 subsystem + +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Introduction +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Warning + + + + + + + + + The basic mac80211 driver interface + + + You should read and understand the information contained + within this part of the book while implementing a driver. + In some chapters, advanced usage is noted, that may be + skipped at first. + + + This part of the book only covers station and monitor mode + functionality, additional information required to implement + the other modes is covered in the second part of the book. + + + + + Basic hardware handling + TBD + + This chapter shall contain information on getting a hw + struct allocated and registered with mac80211. + + + Since it is required to allocate rates/modes before registering + a hw struct, this chapter shall also contain information on setting + up the rate/mode structs. + + + Additionally, some discussion about the callbacks and + the general programming model should be in here, including + the definition of ieee80211_ops which will be referred to + a lot. + + + Finally, a discussion of hardware capabilities should be done + with references to other parts of the book. + + +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_hw +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_hw_flags +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h SET_IEEE80211_DEV +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ops +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_alloc_hw +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_register_hw +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_tx_led_name +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_rx_led_name +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_radio_led_name +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_unregister_hw +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_free_hw + + + + PHY configuration + TBD + + This chapter should describe PHY handling including + start/stop callbacks and the various structures used. + +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_conf +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_conf_flags + + + + Virtual interfaces + TBD + + This chapter should describe virtual interface basics + that are relevant to the driver (VLANs, MGMT etc are not.) + It should explain the use of the add_iface/remove_iface + callbacks as well as the interface configuration callbacks. + + Things related to AP mode should be discussed there. + + Things related to supporting multiple interfaces should be + in the appropriate chapter, a BIG FAT note should be here about + this though and the recommendation to allow only a single + interface in STA mode at first! + +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_vif + + + + Receive and transmit processing + + what should be here + TBD + + This should describe the receive and transmit + paths in mac80211/the drivers as well as + transmit status handling. + + + + Frame format +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Frame format + + + Packet alignment +!Pnet/mac80211/rx.c Packet alignment + + + Calling into mac80211 from interrupts +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Calling mac80211 from interrupts + + + functions/definitions +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx_status +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h mac80211_rx_flags +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_info +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx_irqsafe +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_status +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rts_get +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rts_duration +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ctstoself_get +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ctstoself_duration +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_generic_frame_duration +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_wake_queue +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_stop_queue +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_wake_queues +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_stop_queues + + + + + Frame filtering +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Frame filtering +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_filter_flags + + + + + Advanced driver interface + + + Information contained within this part of the book is + of interest only for advanced interaction of mac80211 + with drivers to exploit more hardware capabilities and + improve performance. + + + + + Hardware crypto acceleration +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Hardware crypto acceleration + +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h set_key_cmd +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_conf +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_alg +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_flags + + + + Powersave support +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Powersave support + + + + Beacon filter support +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Beacon filter support +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_beacon_loss + + + + Multiple queues and QoS support + TBD +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_queue_params + + + + Access point mode support + TBD + Some parts of the if_conf should be discussed here instead + + Insert notes about VLAN interfaces with hw crypto here or + in the hw crypto chapter. + +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_buffered_bc +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_beacon_get + + + + Supporting multiple virtual interfaces + TBD + + Note: WDS with identical MAC address should almost always be OK + + + Insert notes about having multiple virtual interfaces with + different MAC addresses here, note which configurations are + supported by mac80211, add notes about supporting hw crypto + with it. + + + + + Hardware scan offload + TBD +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_scan_completed + + + + + Rate control interface + + TBD + + This part of the book describes the rate control algorithm + interface and how it relates to mac80211 and drivers. + + + + dummy chapter + TBD + + + + + Internals + + TBD + + This part of the book describes mac80211 internals. + + + + + Key handling + + Key handling basics +!Pnet/mac80211/key.c Key handling basics + + + MORE TBD + TBD + + + + + Receive processing + TBD + + + + Transmit processing + TBD + + + + Station info handling + + Programming information +!Fnet/mac80211/sta_info.h sta_info +!Fnet/mac80211/sta_info.h ieee80211_sta_info_flags + + + STA information lifetime rules +!Pnet/mac80211/sta_info.c STA information lifetime rules + + + + + Synchronisation + TBD + Locking, lots of RCU + + + + diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile index c7e5dc7e8cb3..b6f2ba2f36b7 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DOCBOOKS := z8530book.xml mcabook.xml device-drivers.xml \ kernel-api.xml filesystems.xml lsm.xml usb.xml kgdb.xml \ gadget.xml libata.xml mtdnand.xml librs.xml rapidio.xml \ genericirq.xml s390-drivers.xml uio-howto.xml scsi.xml \ - mac80211.xml debugobjects.xml sh.xml regulator.xml \ + 80211.xml debugobjects.xml sh.xml regulator.xml \ alsa-driver-api.xml writing-an-alsa-driver.xml \ tracepoint.xml media.xml drm.xml diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl deleted file mode 100644 index affb15a344a1..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl +++ /dev/null @@ -1,337 +0,0 @@ - - - - - - The mac80211 subsystem for kernel developers - - - - Johannes - Berg - -
johannes@sipsolutions.net
- - - - - - 2007-2009 - Johannes Berg - - - - - This documentation is free software; you can redistribute - it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public - License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. - - - - This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be - useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied - warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. - See the GNU General Public License for more details. - - - - You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public - License along with this documentation; if not, write to the Free - Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, - MA 02111-1307 USA - - - - For more details see the file COPYING in the source - distribution of Linux. - - - - -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Introduction -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Warning - - - - - - - - - The basic mac80211 driver interface - - - You should read and understand the information contained - within this part of the book while implementing a driver. - In some chapters, advanced usage is noted, that may be - skipped at first. - - - This part of the book only covers station and monitor mode - functionality, additional information required to implement - the other modes is covered in the second part of the book. - - - - - Basic hardware handling - TBD - - This chapter shall contain information on getting a hw - struct allocated and registered with mac80211. - - - Since it is required to allocate rates/modes before registering - a hw struct, this chapter shall also contain information on setting - up the rate/mode structs. - - - Additionally, some discussion about the callbacks and - the general programming model should be in here, including - the definition of ieee80211_ops which will be referred to - a lot. - - - Finally, a discussion of hardware capabilities should be done - with references to other parts of the book. - - -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_hw -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_hw_flags -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h SET_IEEE80211_DEV -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ops -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_alloc_hw -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_register_hw -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_tx_led_name -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_rx_led_name -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_radio_led_name -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_unregister_hw -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_free_hw - - - - PHY configuration - TBD - - This chapter should describe PHY handling including - start/stop callbacks and the various structures used. - -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_conf -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_conf_flags - - - - Virtual interfaces - TBD - - This chapter should describe virtual interface basics - that are relevant to the driver (VLANs, MGMT etc are not.) - It should explain the use of the add_iface/remove_iface - callbacks as well as the interface configuration callbacks. - - Things related to AP mode should be discussed there. - - Things related to supporting multiple interfaces should be - in the appropriate chapter, a BIG FAT note should be here about - this though and the recommendation to allow only a single - interface in STA mode at first! - -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_vif - - - - Receive and transmit processing - - what should be here - TBD - - This should describe the receive and transmit - paths in mac80211/the drivers as well as - transmit status handling. - - - - Frame format -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Frame format - - - Packet alignment -!Pnet/mac80211/rx.c Packet alignment - - - Calling into mac80211 from interrupts -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Calling mac80211 from interrupts - - - functions/definitions -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx_status -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h mac80211_rx_flags -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_info -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx_irqsafe -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_status -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rts_get -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rts_duration -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ctstoself_get -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ctstoself_duration -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_generic_frame_duration -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_wake_queue -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_stop_queue -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_wake_queues -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_stop_queues - - - - - Frame filtering -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Frame filtering -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_filter_flags - - - - - Advanced driver interface - - - Information contained within this part of the book is - of interest only for advanced interaction of mac80211 - with drivers to exploit more hardware capabilities and - improve performance. - - - - - Hardware crypto acceleration -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Hardware crypto acceleration - -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h set_key_cmd -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_conf -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_alg -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_flags - - - - Powersave support -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Powersave support - - - - Beacon filter support -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Beacon filter support -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_beacon_loss - - - - Multiple queues and QoS support - TBD -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_queue_params - - - - Access point mode support - TBD - Some parts of the if_conf should be discussed here instead - - Insert notes about VLAN interfaces with hw crypto here or - in the hw crypto chapter. - -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_buffered_bc -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_beacon_get - - - - Supporting multiple virtual interfaces - TBD - - Note: WDS with identical MAC address should almost always be OK - - - Insert notes about having multiple virtual interfaces with - different MAC addresses here, note which configurations are - supported by mac80211, add notes about supporting hw crypto - with it. - - - - - Hardware scan offload - TBD -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_scan_completed - - - - - Rate control interface - - TBD - - This part of the book describes the rate control algorithm - interface and how it relates to mac80211 and drivers. - - - - dummy chapter - TBD - - - - - Internals - - TBD - - This part of the book describes mac80211 internals. - - - - - Key handling - - Key handling basics -!Pnet/mac80211/key.c Key handling basics - - - MORE TBD - TBD - - - - - Receive processing - TBD - - - - Transmit processing - TBD - - - - Station info handling - - Programming information -!Fnet/mac80211/sta_info.h sta_info -!Fnet/mac80211/sta_info.h ieee80211_sta_info_flags - - - STA information lifetime rules -!Pnet/mac80211/sta_info.c STA information lifetime rules - - - - - Synchronisation - TBD - Locking, lots of RCU - - - -- cgit v1.2.3 From 633dd1ea683d907af944bcd9814092efe9869b05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Berg Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:01:23 +0200 Subject: mac80211: fix docbook Fix a small problem in the documentation for ieee80211_request_smps, and a now erroneous inclusion of enum ieee80211_key_alg, which no longer exists after the change to ciphers. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl | 1 - include/net/mac80211.h | 2 +- 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook') diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl index 6f88e184d2e7..52310ac892ea 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl @@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ MISSING !Finclude/net/mac80211.h set_key_cmd !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_conf -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_alg !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_flags diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index 914c747ac3a0..2a1811366076 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -2537,7 +2537,7 @@ void ieee80211_chswitch_done(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool success); /** * ieee80211_request_smps - request SM PS transition * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback. - * @mode: new SM PS mode + * @smps_mode: new SM PS mode * * This allows the driver to request an SM PS transition in managed * mode. This is useful when the driver has more information than -- cgit v1.2.3 From d70e96932de55fb2c05b1c0af1dff178651a9b77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Berg Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:11:27 +0200 Subject: cfg80211: add some documentation Add some documentation for cfg80211. I'm hoping some of the regulatory documentation will be filled by somebody more familiar with it, hint hint! :) Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl | 136 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- include/net/cfg80211.h | 121 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 246 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook') diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl index 52310ac892ea..b84c9282828f 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl @@ -65,18 +65,144 @@ +!Ainclude/net/cfg80211.h The cfg80211 subsystem - -MISSING - +!Pinclude/net/cfg80211.h Introduction - + + Device registration +!Pinclude/net/cfg80211.h Device registration !Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_band - +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_channel_flags +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_channel +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_rate_flags +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_rate +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_sta_ht_cap +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_supported_band +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_signal_type +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_params_flags +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_flags +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wireless_dev +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_new +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_register +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_unregister +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_free + +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_name +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_dev +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_priv +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h priv_to_wiphy +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h set_wiphy_dev +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wdev_priv + + + Actions and configuration +!Pinclude/net/cfg80211.h Actions and configuration +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_ops +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h vif_params +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h key_params +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h survey_info_flags +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h survey_info +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h beacon_parameters +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h plink_actions +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h station_parameters +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h station_info_flags +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h rate_info_flags +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h rate_info +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h station_info +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h monitor_flags +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h mpath_info_flags +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h mpath_info +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h bss_parameters +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_txq_params +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_crypto_settings +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_auth_request +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_assoc_request +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_deauth_request +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_disassoc_request +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_ibss_params +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_connect_params +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_pmksa +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_send_rx_auth +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_send_auth_timeout +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h __cfg80211_auth_canceled +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_send_rx_assoc +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_send_assoc_timeout +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_send_deauth +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h __cfg80211_send_deauth +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_send_disassoc +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h __cfg80211_send_disassoc +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_ibss_joined +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_connect_result +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_roamed +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_disconnected +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_ready_on_channel +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_remain_on_channel_expired +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_new_sta +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_rx_mgmt +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_cqm_rssi_notify +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_michael_mic_failure + + + Scanning and BSS list handling +!Pinclude/net/cfg80211.h Scanning and BSS list handling +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_ssid +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_scan_request +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_scan_done +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_bss +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_inform_bss_frame +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_inform_bss +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_unlink_bss +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_find_ie +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_bss_get_ie + + + Utility functions +!Pinclude/net/cfg80211.h Utility functions +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_channel_to_frequency +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_frequency_to_channel +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_get_channel +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_get_response_rate +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_hdrlen +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_radiotap_iterator + + + Data path helpers +!Pinclude/net/cfg80211.h Data path helpers +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_data_to_8023 +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_data_from_8023 +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_classify8021d + + + Regulatory enforcement infrastructure +!Pinclude/net/cfg80211.h Regulatory enforcement infrastructure +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h regulatory_hint +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_apply_custom_regulatory +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h freq_reg_info + + + RFkill integration +!Pinclude/net/cfg80211.h RFkill integration +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_rfkill_start_polling +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling + + + Test mode +!Pinclude/net/cfg80211.h Test mode +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_testmode_alloc_reply_skb +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_testmode_reply +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_testmode_alloc_event_skb +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h cfg80211_testmode_event + diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h index 6a98b1b3bfde..f2740537b5d6 100644 --- a/include/net/cfg80211.h +++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h @@ -25,6 +25,43 @@ #include +/** + * DOC: Introduction + * + * cfg80211 is the configuration API for 802.11 devices in Linux. It bridges + * userspace and drivers, and offers some utility functionality associated + * with 802.11. cfg80211 must, directly or indirectly via mac80211, be used + * by all modern wireless drivers in Linux, so that they offer a consistent + * API through nl80211. For backward compatibility, cfg80211 also offers + * wireless extensions to userspace, but hides them from drivers completely. + * + * Additionally, cfg80211 contains code to help enforce regulatory spectrum + * use restrictions. + */ + + +/** + * DOC: Device registration + * + * In order for a driver to use cfg80211, it must register the hardware device + * with cfg80211. This happens through a number of hardware capability structs + * described below. + * + * The fundamental structure for each device is the 'wiphy', of which each + * instance describes a physical wireless device connected to the system. Each + * such wiphy can have zero, one, or many virtual interfaces associated with + * it, which need to be identified as such by pointing the network interface's + * @ieee80211_ptr pointer to a &struct wireless_dev which further describes + * the wireless part of the interface, normally this struct is embedded in the + * network interface's private data area. Drivers can optionally allow creating + * or destroying virtual interfaces on the fly, but without at least one or the + * ability to create some the wireless device isn't useful. + * + * Each wiphy structure contains device capability information, and also has + * a pointer to the various operations the driver offers. The definitions and + * structures here describe these capabilities in detail. + */ + /* * wireless hardware capability structures */ @@ -204,6 +241,21 @@ struct ieee80211_supported_band { * Wireless hardware/device configuration structures and methods */ +/** + * DOC: Actions and configuration + * + * Each wireless device and each virtual interface offer a set of configuration + * operations and other actions that are invoked by userspace. Each of these + * actions is described in the operations structure, and the parameters these + * operations use are described separately. + * + * Additionally, some operations are asynchronous and expect to get status + * information via some functions that drivers need to call. + * + * Scanning and BSS list handling with its associated functionality is described + * in a separate chapter. + */ + /** * struct vif_params - describes virtual interface parameters * @mesh_id: mesh ID to use @@ -570,8 +622,28 @@ struct ieee80211_txq_params { /* from net/wireless.h */ struct wiphy; -/* from net/ieee80211.h */ -struct ieee80211_channel; +/** + * DOC: Scanning and BSS list handling + * + * The scanning process itself is fairly simple, but cfg80211 offers quite + * a bit of helper functionality. To start a scan, the scan operation will + * be invoked with a scan definition. This scan definition contains the + * channels to scan, and the SSIDs to send probe requests for (including the + * wildcard, if desired). A passive scan is indicated by having no SSIDs to + * probe. Additionally, a scan request may contain extra information elements + * that should be added to the probe request. The IEs are guaranteed to be + * well-formed, and will not exceed the maximum length the driver advertised + * in the wiphy structure. + * + * When scanning finds a BSS, cfg80211 needs to be notified of that, because + * it is responsible for maintaining the BSS list; the driver should not + * maintain a list itself. For this notification, various functions exist. + * + * Since drivers do not maintain a BSS list, there are also a number of + * functions to search for a BSS and obtain information about it from the + * BSS structure cfg80211 maintains. The BSS list is also made available + * to userspace. + */ /** * struct cfg80211_ssid - SSID description @@ -1574,8 +1646,10 @@ static inline void *wdev_priv(struct wireless_dev *wdev) return wiphy_priv(wdev->wiphy); } -/* - * Utility functions +/** + * DOC: Utility functions + * + * cfg80211 offers a number of utility functions that can be useful. */ /** @@ -1728,6 +1802,14 @@ unsigned int ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb); */ unsigned int __attribute_const__ ieee80211_hdrlen(__le16 fc); +/** + * DOC: Data path helpers + * + * In addition to generic utilities, cfg80211 also offers + * functions that help implement the data path for devices + * that do not do the 802.11/802.3 conversion on the device. + */ + /** * ieee80211_data_to_8023 - convert an 802.11 data frame to 802.3 * @skb: the 802.11 data frame @@ -1788,8 +1870,10 @@ unsigned int cfg80211_classify8021d(struct sk_buff *skb); */ const u8 *cfg80211_find_ie(u8 eid, const u8 *ies, int len); -/* - * Regulatory helper functions for wiphys +/** + * DOC: Regulatory enforcement infrastructure + * + * TODO */ /** @@ -2191,6 +2275,20 @@ void cfg80211_michael_mic_failure(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *addr, */ void cfg80211_ibss_joined(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid, gfp_t gfp); +/** + * DOC: RFkill integration + * + * RFkill integration in cfg80211 is almost invisible to drivers, + * as cfg80211 automatically registers an rfkill instance for each + * wireless device it knows about. Soft kill is also translated + * into disconnecting and turning all interfaces off, drivers are + * expected to turn off the device when all interfaces are down. + * + * However, devices may have a hard RFkill line, in which case they + * also need to interact with the rfkill subsystem, via cfg80211. + * They can do this with a few helper functions documented here. + */ + /** * wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state - notify cfg80211 about hw block state * @wiphy: the wiphy @@ -2211,6 +2309,17 @@ void wiphy_rfkill_start_polling(struct wiphy *wiphy); void wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(struct wiphy *wiphy); #ifdef CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE +/** + * DOC: Test mode + * + * Test mode is a set of utility functions to allow drivers to + * interact with driver-specific tools to aid, for instance, + * factory programming. + * + * This chapter describes how drivers interact with it, for more + * information see the nl80211 book's chapter on it. + */ + /** * cfg80211_testmode_alloc_reply_skb - allocate testmode reply * @wiphy: the wiphy -- cgit v1.2.3