From 6ee7d33056f6e6fc7437d980dcc741816deedd0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:53:06 -0400 Subject: cfg80211: make regdom module parameter available oustide of OLD_REG It seems a few users are using this module parameter although its not recommended. People are finding it useful despite there being utilities for setting this in userspace. I'm not aware of any distribution using this though. Until userspace and distributions catch up with a default userspace automatic replacement (GeoClue integration would be nirvana) we copy the ieee80211_regdom module parameter from OLD_REG to the new reg code to help these users migrate. Users who are using the non-valid ISO / IEC 3166 alpha "EU" in their ieee80211_regdom module parameter and migrate to non-OLD_REG enabled system will world roam. This also schedules removal of this same ieee80211_regdom module parameter circa March 2010. Hope is by then nirvana is reached and users will abandoned the module parameter completely. Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index e47c0ff8ba7a..8365f52a3548 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -6,7 +6,31 @@ be removed from this file. --------------------------- -What: old static regulatory information and ieee80211_regdom module parameter +What: The ieee80211_regdom module parameter +When: March 2010 + +Why: This was inherited by the CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY code, + and currently serves as an option for users to define an + ISO / IEC 3166 alpha2 code for the country they are currently + present in. Although there are userspace API replacements for this + through nl80211 distributions haven't yet caught up with implementing + decent alternatives through standard GUIs. Although available as an + option through iw or wpa_supplicant its just a matter of time before + distributions pick up good GUI options for this. The ideal solution + would actually consist of intelligent designs which would do this for + the user automatically even when travelling through different countries. + Until then we leave this module parameter as a compromise. + + When userspace improves with reasonable widely-available alternatives for + this we will no longer need this module parameter. This entry hopes that + by the super-futuristically looking date of "March 2010" we will have + such replacements widely available. + +Who: Luis R. Rodriguez + +--------------------------- + +What: old static regulatory information When: 2.6.29 Why: The old regulatory infrastructure has been replaced with a new one which does not require statically defined regulatory domains. We do @@ -17,9 +41,7 @@ Why: The old regulatory infrastructure has been replaced with a new one * JP * EU and used by default the US when CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY was - set. We also kept around the ieee80211_regdom module parameter in case - some applications were relying on it. Changing regulatory domains - can now be done instead by using nl80211, as is done with iw. + set. Who: Luis R. Rodriguez --------------------------- -- cgit v1.2.3 From 04de83815993714a7ba2618f637fa1092a5f664b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kalle Valo Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:57:35 +0200 Subject: mac80211: add beacon filtering support Add IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTERING flag so that driver inform that it supports beacon filtering. Drivers need to call the new function ieee80211_beacon_loss() to notify about beacon loss. Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl | 6 +++++ include/net/mac80211.h | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h | 2 ++ net/mac80211/iface.c | 3 +++ net/mac80211/mlme.c | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 5 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl index 8af6d9626878..fbeaffc1dcc3 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl @@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ usage should require reading the full document. !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 diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index 174dc1d7526b..d881ed8ad2c1 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -882,6 +882,10 @@ enum ieee80211_tkip_key_type { * * @IEEE80211_HW_MFP_CAPABLE: * Hardware supports management frame protection (MFP, IEEE 802.11w). + * + * @IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER: + * Hardware supports dropping of irrelevant beacon frames to + * avoid waking up cpu. */ enum ieee80211_hw_flags { IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS = 1<<1, @@ -897,6 +901,7 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags { IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK = 1<<11, IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS = 1<<12, IEEE80211_HW_MFP_CAPABLE = 1<<13, + IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER = 1<<14, }; /** @@ -1120,6 +1125,24 @@ ieee80211_get_alt_retry_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw, * value, or by the stack if all nullfunc handling is in the stack. */ +/** + * DOC: Beacon filter support + * + * Some hardware have beacon filter support to reduce host cpu wakeups + * which will reduce system power consumption. It usuallly works so that + * the firmware creates a checksum of the beacon but omits all constantly + * changing elements (TSF, TIM etc). Whenever the checksum changes the + * beacon is forwarded to the host, otherwise it will be just dropped. That + * way the host will only receive beacons where some relevant information + * (for example ERP protection or WMM settings) have changed. + * + * Beacon filter support is informed with %IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER flag. + * The driver needs to enable beacon filter support whenever power save is + * enabled, that is %IEEE80211_CONF_PS is set. When power save is enabled, + * the stack will not check for beacon miss at all and the driver needs to + * notify about complete loss of beacons with ieee80211_beacon_loss(). + */ + /** * DOC: Frame filtering * @@ -1970,6 +1993,16 @@ void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *ra, struct ieee80211_sta *ieee80211_find_sta(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *addr); +/** + * ieee80211_beacon_loss - inform hardware does not receive beacons + * + * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from &struct ieee80211_if_init_conf. + * + * When beacon filtering is enabled with IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTERING and + * IEEE80211_CONF_PS is set, the driver needs to inform whenever the + * hardware is not receiving beacons with this function. + */ +void ieee80211_beacon_loss(struct ieee80211_vif *vif); /* Rate control API */ diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h index 8a617a7fc090..acba78e1a5ca 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h +++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h @@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ struct ieee80211_if_managed { struct timer_list chswitch_timer; struct work_struct work; struct work_struct chswitch_work; + struct work_struct beacon_loss_work; u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN], prev_bssid[ETH_ALEN]; @@ -1086,6 +1087,7 @@ void ieee80211_send_nullfunc(struct ieee80211_local *local, int powersave); void ieee80211_sta_rx_notify(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr); +void ieee80211_beacon_loss_work(struct work_struct *work); void ieee80211_wake_queues_by_reason(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum queue_stop_reason reason); diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c index dd2a276fa8ca..91e8e1bacaaa 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/iface.c +++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c @@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ static int ieee80211_stop(struct net_device *dev) */ cancel_work_sync(&sdata->u.mgd.work); cancel_work_sync(&sdata->u.mgd.chswitch_work); + + cancel_work_sync(&sdata->u.mgd.beacon_loss_work); + /* * When we get here, the interface is marked down. * Call synchronize_rcu() to wait for the RX path diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c index 8f30f4d19da0..7ecda9d59d8a 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c +++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c @@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ static void ieee80211_set_associated(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, bss_info_changed |= ieee80211_handle_bss_capability(sdata, bss->cbss.capability, bss->has_erp_value, bss->erp_value); + cfg80211_hold_bss(&bss->cbss); + ieee80211_rx_bss_put(local, bss); } @@ -751,6 +753,8 @@ static void ieee80211_set_disassoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, { struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd; struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local; + struct ieee80211_conf *conf = &local_to_hw(local)->conf; + struct ieee80211_bss *bss; struct sta_info *sta; u32 changed = 0, config_changed = 0; @@ -774,6 +778,15 @@ static void ieee80211_set_disassoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, ieee80211_sta_tear_down_BA_sessions(sta); + bss = ieee80211_rx_bss_get(local, ifmgd->bssid, + conf->channel->center_freq, + ifmgd->ssid, ifmgd->ssid_len); + + if (bss) { + cfg80211_unhold_bss(&bss->cbss); + ieee80211_rx_bss_put(local, bss); + } + if (self_disconnected) { if (deauth) ieee80211_send_deauth_disassoc(sdata, @@ -925,6 +938,33 @@ void ieee80211_sta_rx_notify(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, jiffies + IEEE80211_MONITORING_INTERVAL); } +void ieee80211_beacon_loss_work(struct work_struct *work) +{ + struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = + container_of(work, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data, + u.mgd.beacon_loss_work); + struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd; + + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: driver reports beacon loss from AP %pM " + "- sending probe request\n", sdata->dev->name, + sdata->u.mgd.bssid); + + ifmgd->flags |= IEEE80211_STA_PROBEREQ_POLL; + ieee80211_send_probe_req(sdata, ifmgd->bssid, ifmgd->ssid, + ifmgd->ssid_len, NULL, 0); + + mod_timer(&ifmgd->timer, jiffies + IEEE80211_MONITORING_INTERVAL); +} + +void ieee80211_beacon_loss(struct ieee80211_vif *vif) +{ + struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif); + + queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue, + &sdata->u.mgd.beacon_loss_work); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_beacon_loss); + static void ieee80211_associated(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata) { struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd; @@ -959,7 +999,13 @@ static void ieee80211_associated(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata) goto unlock; } - if (time_after(jiffies, + /* + * Beacon filtering is only enabled with power save and then the + * stack should not check for beacon loss. + */ + if (!((local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER) && + (local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_PS)) && + time_after(jiffies, ifmgd->last_beacon + IEEE80211_MONITORING_INTERVAL)) { printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: beacon loss from AP %pM " "- sending probe request\n", @@ -1869,6 +1915,7 @@ void ieee80211_sta_setup_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata) ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd; INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->work, ieee80211_sta_work); INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->chswitch_work, ieee80211_chswitch_work); + INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->beacon_loss_work, ieee80211_beacon_loss_work); setup_timer(&ifmgd->timer, ieee80211_sta_timer, (unsigned long) sdata); setup_timer(&ifmgd->chswitch_timer, ieee80211_chswitch_timer, -- cgit v1.2.3 From 8a5117d80fe93de5df5b56480054f7df1fd20755 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:21:07 -0400 Subject: cfg80211: default CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY to n And update description and feature-removal schedule according to the new plan. Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 13 +++++++---- net/wireless/Kconfig | 37 ++++++++---------------------- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 8365f52a3548..02ea3773535e 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ be removed from this file. --------------------------- What: The ieee80211_regdom module parameter -When: March 2010 +When: March 2010 / desktop catchup Why: This was inherited by the CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY code, and currently serves as an option for users to define an @@ -30,18 +30,23 @@ Who: Luis R. Rodriguez --------------------------- -What: old static regulatory information -When: 2.6.29 +What: CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY - old static regulatory information +When: March 2010 / desktop catchup + Why: The old regulatory infrastructure has been replaced with a new one which does not require statically defined regulatory domains. We do not want to keep static regulatory domains in the kernel due to the the dynamic nature of regulatory law and localization. We kept around the old static definitions for the regulatory domains of: + * US * JP * EU + and used by default the US when CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY was - set. + set. We will remove this option once the standard Linux desktop catches + up with the new userspace APIs we have implemented. + Who: Luis R. Rodriguez --------------------------- diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig index d1d18f34d272..3c3bc9e579ed 100644 --- a/net/wireless/Kconfig +++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig @@ -12,36 +12,17 @@ config CFG80211_REG_DEBUG config WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY bool "Old wireless static regulatory definitions" - default y + default n ---help--- This option enables the old static regulatory information - and uses it within the new framework. This is available - temporarily as an option to help prevent immediate issues - due to the switch to the new regulatory framework which - does require a new userspace application which has the - database of regulatory information (CRDA) and another for - setting regulatory domains (iw). - - For more information see: - - http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory/CRDA - http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw - - It is important to note though that if you *do* have CRDA present - and if this option is enabled CRDA *will* be called to update the - regulatory domain (for US and JP only). Support for letting the user - set the regulatory domain through iw is also supported. This option - mainly exists to leave around for a kernel release some old static - regulatory domains that were defined and to keep around the old - ieee80211_regdom module parameter. This is being phased out and you - should stop using them ASAP. - - Note: You will need CRDA if you want 802.11d support - - Say Y unless you have installed a new userspace application. - Also say Y if have one currently depending on the ieee80211_regdom - module parameter and cannot port it to use the new userspace - interfaces. + and uses it within the new framework. This option is available + for historical reasons and it is advised to leave it off. + + For details see: + + http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory + + Say N and if you say Y, please tell us why. The default is N. config WIRELESS_EXT bool "Wireless extensions" -- cgit v1.2.3