nl80211/cfg80211: extend mgmt-tx API for off-channel
With p2p, it is sometimes necessary to transmit
a frame (typically an action frame) on another
channel than the current channel. Enable this
through the CMD_FRAME API, and allow it to wait
for a response. A new command allows that wait
to be aborted.
However, allow userspace to specify whether or
not it wants to allow off-channel TX, it may
actually want to use the same channel only.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 67ff7e9..960be4e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -163,16 +163,13 @@
[NL80211_ATTR_CQM] = { .type = NLA_NESTED, },
[NL80211_ATTR_LOCAL_STATE_CHANGE] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
[NL80211_ATTR_AP_ISOLATE] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
-
[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_TX_POWER_SETTING] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_TX_POWER_LEVEL] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
-
[NL80211_ATTR_FRAME_TYPE] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
-
[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_ANTENNA_TX] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_ANTENNA_RX] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
-
[NL80211_ATTR_MCAST_RATE] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ [NL80211_ATTR_OFFCHANNEL_TX_OK] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
};
/* policy for the key attributes */
@@ -677,6 +674,7 @@
CMD(remain_on_channel, REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL);
CMD(set_bitrate_mask, SET_TX_BITRATE_MASK);
CMD(mgmt_tx, FRAME);
+ CMD(mgmt_tx_cancel_wait, FRAME_WAIT_CANCEL);
if (dev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_NETNS_OK) {
i++;
NLA_PUT_U32(msg, i, NL80211_CMD_SET_WIPHY_NETNS);
@@ -698,6 +696,10 @@
nla_nest_end(msg, nl_cmds);
+ /* for now at least assume all drivers have it */
+ if (dev->ops->mgmt_tx)
+ NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg, NL80211_ATTR_OFFCHANNEL_TX_OK);
+
if (mgmt_stypes) {
u16 stypes;
struct nlattr *nl_ftypes, *nl_ifs;
@@ -4244,6 +4246,8 @@
void *hdr;
u64 cookie;
struct sk_buff *msg;
+ unsigned int wait = 0;
+ bool offchan;
if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_FRAME] ||
!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ])
@@ -4260,6 +4264,12 @@
dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO)
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_DURATION]) {
+ if (!rdev->ops->mgmt_tx_cancel_wait)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ wait = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_DURATION]);
+ }
+
if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_CHANNEL_TYPE]) {
channel_type = nla_get_u32(
info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_CHANNEL_TYPE]);
@@ -4271,6 +4281,8 @@
channel_type_valid = true;
}
+ offchan = info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_OFFCHANNEL_TX_OK];
+
freq = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ]);
chan = rdev_freq_to_chan(rdev, freq, channel_type);
if (chan == NULL)
@@ -4287,8 +4299,8 @@
err = PTR_ERR(hdr);
goto free_msg;
}
- err = cfg80211_mlme_mgmt_tx(rdev, dev, chan, channel_type,
- channel_type_valid,
+ err = cfg80211_mlme_mgmt_tx(rdev, dev, chan, offchan, channel_type,
+ channel_type_valid, wait,
nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_FRAME]),
nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_FRAME]),
&cookie);
@@ -4307,6 +4319,31 @@
return err;
}
+static int nl80211_tx_mgmt_cancel_wait(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+ struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
+ struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
+ u64 cookie;
+
+ if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_COOKIE])
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!rdev->ops->mgmt_tx_cancel_wait)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
+ dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC &&
+ dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT &&
+ dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
+ dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
+ dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ cookie = nla_get_u64(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_COOKIE]);
+
+ return rdev->ops->mgmt_tx_cancel_wait(&rdev->wiphy, dev, cookie);
+}
+
static int nl80211_set_power_save(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
{
struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
@@ -4880,6 +4917,14 @@
NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
},
{
+ .cmd = NL80211_CMD_FRAME_WAIT_CANCEL,
+ .doit = nl80211_tx_mgmt_cancel_wait,
+ .policy = nl80211_policy,
+ .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+ .internal_flags = NL80211_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV_UP |
+ NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
+ },
+ {
.cmd = NL80211_CMD_SET_POWER_SAVE,
.doit = nl80211_set_power_save,
.policy = nl80211_policy,