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Diffstat (limited to 'include/uapi')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 16 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h index 7dcc69f73d2c..523ed3d65b41 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h @@ -36,7 +36,21 @@ * The station is still assumed to belong to the AP interface it was added * to. * - * TODO: need more info? + * Station handling varies per interface type and depending on the driver's + * capabilities. + * + * For drivers supporting TDLS with external setup (WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_TDLS + * and WIPHY_FLAG_TDLS_EXTERNAL_SETUP), the station lifetime is as follows: + * - a setup station entry is added, not yet authorized, without any rate + * or capability information, this just exists to avoid race conditions + * - when the TDLS setup is done, a single NL80211_CMD_SET_STATION is valid + * to add rate and capability information to the station and at the same + * time mark it authorized. + * - %NL80211_TDLS_ENABLE_LINK is then used + * - after this, the only valid operation is to remove it by tearing down + * the TDLS link (%NL80211_TDLS_DISABLE_LINK) + * + * TODO: need more info for other interface types */ /** |