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-rw-r--r--include/linux/nl80211.h34
-rw-r--r--include/net/cfg80211.h70
2 files changed, 59 insertions, 45 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index ad56e21a9f10..be35a68746a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -156,21 +156,23 @@
* @NL80211_CMD_DEL_KEY: delete a key identified by %NL80211_ATTR_KEY_IDX
* or %NL80211_ATTR_MAC.
*
- * @NL80211_CMD_GET_BEACON: retrieve beacon information (returned in a
- * %NL80222_CMD_NEW_BEACON message)
- * @NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON: set the beacon on an access point interface
- * using the %NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL, %NL80211_ATTR_DTIM_PERIOD,
- * %NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD and %NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL attributes.
- * Following attributes are provided for drivers that generate full Beacon
- * and Probe Response frames internally: %NL80211_ATTR_SSID,
+ * @NL80211_CMD_GET_BEACON: (not used)
+ * @NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON: change the beacon on an access point interface
+ * using the %NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD and %NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL
+ * attributes. For drivers that generate the beacon and probe responses
+ * internally, the following attributes must be provided: %NL80211_ATTR_IE,
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_IE_PROBE_RESP and %NL80211_ATTR_IE_ASSOC_RESP.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_START_AP: Start AP operation on an AP interface, parameters
+ * are like for %NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON, and additionally parameters that
+ * do not change are used, these include %NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL,
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_DTIM_PERIOD, %NL80211_ATTR_SSID,
* %NL80211_ATTR_HIDDEN_SSID, %NL80211_ATTR_CIPHERS_PAIRWISE,
* %NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_GROUP, %NL80211_ATTR_WPA_VERSIONS,
- * %NL80211_ATTR_AKM_SUITES, %NL80211_ATTR_PRIVACY,
- * %NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE, %NL80211_ATTR_IE, %NL80211_ATTR_IE_PROBE_RESP,
- * %NL80211_ATTR_IE_ASSOC_RESP.
- * @NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON: add a new beacon to an access point interface,
- * parameters are like for %NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON.
- * @NL80211_CMD_DEL_BEACON: remove the beacon, stop sending it
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_AKM_SUITES, %NL80211_ATTR_PRIVACY and
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON: old alias for %NL80211_CMD_START_AP
+ * @NL80211_CMD_STOP_AP: Stop AP operation on the given interface
+ * @NL80211_CMD_DEL_BEACON: old alias for %NL80211_CMD_STOP_AP
*
* @NL80211_CMD_GET_STATION: Get station attributes for station identified by
* %NL80211_ATTR_MAC on the interface identified by %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX.
@@ -565,8 +567,10 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
NL80211_CMD_GET_BEACON,
NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON,
- NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON,
- NL80211_CMD_DEL_BEACON,
+ NL80211_CMD_START_AP,
+ NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON = NL80211_CMD_START_AP,
+ NL80211_CMD_STOP_AP,
+ NL80211_CMD_DEL_BEACON = NL80211_CMD_STOP_AP,
NL80211_CMD_GET_STATION,
NL80211_CMD_SET_STATION,
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index e0c9ff3a1977..755a7707a7c5 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -366,25 +366,13 @@ struct cfg80211_crypto_settings {
};
/**
- * struct beacon_parameters - beacon parameters
- *
- * Used to configure the beacon for an interface.
- *
+ * struct cfg80211_beacon_data - beacon data
* @head: head portion of beacon (before TIM IE)
* or %NULL if not changed
* @tail: tail portion of beacon (after TIM IE)
* or %NULL if not changed
- * @interval: beacon interval or zero if not changed
- * @dtim_period: DTIM period or zero if not changed
* @head_len: length of @head
* @tail_len: length of @tail
- * @ssid: SSID to be used in the BSS (note: may be %NULL if not provided from
- * user space)
- * @ssid_len: length of @ssid
- * @hidden_ssid: whether to hide the SSID in Beacon/Probe Response frames
- * @crypto: crypto settings
- * @privacy: the BSS uses privacy
- * @auth_type: Authentication type (algorithm)
* @beacon_ies: extra information element(s) to add into Beacon frames or %NULL
* @beacon_ies_len: length of beacon_ies in octets
* @proberesp_ies: extra information element(s) to add into Probe Response
@@ -396,24 +384,46 @@ struct cfg80211_crypto_settings {
* @probe_resp_len: length of probe response template (@probe_resp)
* @probe_resp: probe response template (AP mode only)
*/
-struct beacon_parameters {
- u8 *head, *tail;
- int interval, dtim_period;
- int head_len, tail_len;
+struct cfg80211_beacon_data {
+ const u8 *head, *tail;
+ const u8 *beacon_ies;
+ const u8 *proberesp_ies;
+ const u8 *assocresp_ies;
+ const u8 *probe_resp;
+
+ size_t head_len, tail_len;
+ size_t beacon_ies_len;
+ size_t proberesp_ies_len;
+ size_t assocresp_ies_len;
+ size_t probe_resp_len;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct cfg80211_ap_settings - AP configuration
+ *
+ * Used to configure an AP interface.
+ *
+ * @beacon: beacon data
+ * @beacon_interval: beacon interval
+ * @dtim_period: DTIM period
+ * @ssid: SSID to be used in the BSS (note: may be %NULL if not provided from
+ * user space)
+ * @ssid_len: length of @ssid
+ * @hidden_ssid: whether to hide the SSID in Beacon/Probe Response frames
+ * @crypto: crypto settings
+ * @privacy: the BSS uses privacy
+ * @auth_type: Authentication type (algorithm)
+ */
+struct cfg80211_ap_settings {
+ struct cfg80211_beacon_data beacon;
+
+ int beacon_interval, dtim_period;
const u8 *ssid;
size_t ssid_len;
enum nl80211_hidden_ssid hidden_ssid;
struct cfg80211_crypto_settings crypto;
bool privacy;
enum nl80211_auth_type auth_type;
- const u8 *beacon_ies;
- size_t beacon_ies_len;
- const u8 *proberesp_ies;
- size_t proberesp_ies_len;
- const u8 *assocresp_ies;
- size_t assocresp_ies_len;
- int probe_resp_len;
- u8 *probe_resp;
};
/**
@@ -1518,11 +1528,11 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
struct net_device *netdev,
u8 key_index);
- int (*add_beacon)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
- struct beacon_parameters *info);
- int (*set_beacon)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
- struct beacon_parameters *info);
- int (*del_beacon)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev);
+ int (*start_ap)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ struct cfg80211_ap_settings *settings);
+ int (*change_beacon)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ struct cfg80211_beacon_data *info);
+ int (*stop_ap)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev);
int (*add_station)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,