linux.git/net/wireless/core.c, branch v4.11

cfg80211: fix NAN bands definition

2017-02-09T14:17:30+00:00

The nl80211_nan_dual_band_conf enumeration doesn't make much sense.
The default value is assigned to a bit, which makes it weird if the
default bit and other bits are set at the same time.

To improve this, get rid of NL80211_NAN_BAND_DEFAULT and add a wiphy
configuration to let the drivers define which bands are supported.
This is exposed to the userspace, which then can make a decision on
which band(s) to use.  Additionally, rename all "dual_band" elements
to "bands", to make things clearer.

Signed-off-by: Luca Coelho 
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: NL80211_ATTR_SOCKET_OWNER support for CMD_CONNECT

2017-01-09T12:08:47+00:00

Disconnect or deauthenticate when the owning socket is closed if this
flag is supplied to CMD_CONNECT or CMD_ASSOCIATE.  This may be used
to ensure userspace daemon doesn't leave an unmanaged connection behind.

In some situations it would be possible to account for that, to some
degree, in the deamon restart code or in the up/down scripts without
the use of this attribute.  But there will be systems where the daemon
can go away for varying periods without a warning due to local resource
management.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Zaborowski 
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: disallow beacon_int_min_gcd with IBSS

2016-10-27T07:08:45+00:00

This can't really be supported right now, because the IBSS
interface may change its beacon interval at any time due to
joining another network; thus, there's already "support"
for different beacon intervals here, implicitly.

Until we figure out how we should handle this case (continue
to allow it to arbitrarily join? Join only if compatible?)
disallow advertising that different beacon intervals are
supported if IBSS is allowed.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: add generic helper to check interface is running

2016-10-27T07:08:44+00:00

Add a helper using wdev to check if interface is running. This
deals with both non-netdev and netdev interfaces. In struct
wireless_dev replace 'p2p_started' and 'nan_started' by
'is_running' as those are mutually exclusive anyway, and unify
all the code to use wdev_running().

Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel 
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wireless: deprecate WDS and disable by default

2016-10-27T07:08:43+00:00

The old WDS 4-addr frame support is very limited, e.g.
 * no encryption is possible on such links
 * it cannot support rate/HT/VHT negotiation
 * management APIs are very restricted

These make the WDS legacy mode useless in practice.

All of these are resolved by the 4-addr AP/client support,
so there's also no reason to improve WDS in the future.

Therefore, add a Kconfig option to disable legacy WDS.
This gives people an "emergency valve" while they migrate
to the better-supported 4-addr AP/client option; we plan
to remove it (and the associated cfg80211/mac80211 code,
which is the ultimate goal) in the future.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: add add_nan_func / del_nan_func

2016-09-30T11:21:23+00:00

A NAN function can be either publish, subscribe or follow
up. Make all the necessary verifications and just pass the
request to the driver.
Allow the user space application that starts NAN to
forbid any other socket to add or remove functions.

Signed-off-by: Andrei Otcheretianski 
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach 
Signed-off-by: Ayala Beker 
Signed-off-by: Luca Coelho 
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: add start / stop NAN commands

2016-09-30T11:21:14+00:00

This allows user space to start/stop NAN interface.
A NAN interface is like P2P device in a few aspects: it
doesn't have a netdev associated to it.
Add the new interface type and prevent operations that
can't be executed on NAN interface like scan.

Define several attributes that may be configured by user space
when starting NAN functionality (master preference and dual
band operation)

Signed-off-by: Andrei Otcheretianski 
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach 
Signed-off-by: Luca Coelho 
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: Remove deprecated create_singlethread_workqueue

2016-09-12T09:24:48+00:00

The workqueue "cfg80211_wq" is involved in cleanup, scan and event related
works. It queues multiple work items &rdev->event_work,
&rdev->dfs_update_channels_wk,
&wiphy_to_rdev(request->wiphy)->scan_done_wk,
&wiphy_to_rdev(wiphy)->sched_scan_results_wk, which require strict
execution ordering.
Hence, an ordered dedicated workqueue has been used.

Since it's a wireless driver, WQ_MEM_RECLAIM has been set to ensure
forward progress under memory pressure.

Signed-off-by: Bhaktipriya Shridhar 
Acked-by: Tejun Heo 
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: always notify userspace when wireless netdev is removed

2016-08-11T14:51:42+00:00

This change alters the semantics of NL80211_CMD_DEL_INTERFACE events
by always sending this event whenever a net_device object associated
with a wdev is destroyed.  Prior to this change, this event was only
emitted as a result of NL80211_CMD_DEL_INTERFACE command sent from
userspace.  This allows userspace to reliably detect when wireless
interfaces have been removed, e.g. due to USB removal events, etc.

For wireless device objects without an associated net_device (e.g.
NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE), the NL80211_CMD_DEL_INTERFACE event is
now generated inside cfg80211_unregister_wdev.

Signed-off-by: Denis Kenzior 
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

cfg80211: always notify userspace of new wireless netdevs

2016-08-11T14:51:41+00:00

This change alters the semantics of NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE events
by always sending this event whenever a new net_device object
associated with a wdev is registered.  Prior to this change, this event
was only sent as a result of NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE command sent
from userspace.  This allows userspace to reliably detect new wireless
interfaces (e.g. due to hardware hot-plug events, etc).

For wdevs created without an associated net_device object (e.g.
NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE), the NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE event is
still generated inside the relevant nl80211 command handler.

Signed-off-by: Denis Kenzior 
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg