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-rw-r--r--include/net/mac80211.h148
1 files changed, 105 insertions, 43 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 8f22b738480..950a4827507 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -224,24 +224,56 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_control {
int ifindex; /* internal */
};
-/* Receive status. The low-level driver should provide this information
- * (the subset supported by hardware) to the 802.11 code with each received
- * frame. */
+
+/**
+ * enum mac80211_rx_flags - receive flags
+ *
+ * These flags are used with the @flag member of &struct ieee80211_rx_status.
+ * @RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR: Michael MIC error was reported on this frame.
+ * Use together with %RX_FLAG_MMIC_STRIPPED.
+ * @RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED: This frame was decrypted in hardware.
+ * @RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP: This frame starts with a radiotap header.
+ * @RX_FLAG_MMIC_STRIPPED: the Michael MIC is stripped off this frame,
+ * verification has been done by the hardware.
+ * @RX_FLAG_IV_STRIPPED: The IV/ICV are stripped from this frame.
+ * If this flag is set, the stack cannot do any replay detection
+ * hence the driver or hardware will have to do that.
+ */
+enum mac80211_rx_flags {
+ RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR = 1<<0,
+ RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED = 1<<1,
+ RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP = 1<<2,
+ RX_FLAG_MMIC_STRIPPED = 1<<3,
+ RX_FLAG_IV_STRIPPED = 1<<4,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ieee80211_rx_status - receive status
+ *
+ * The low-level driver should provide this information (the subset
+ * supported by hardware) to the 802.11 code with each received
+ * frame.
+ * @mactime: MAC timestamp as defined by 802.11
+ * @freq: frequency the radio was tuned to when receiving this frame, in MHz
+ * @channel: channel the radio was tuned to
+ * @phymode: active PHY mode
+ * @ssi: signal strength when receiving this frame
+ * @signal: used as 'qual' in statistics reporting
+ * @noise: PHY noise when receiving this frame
+ * @antenna: antenna used
+ * @rate: data rate
+ * @flag: %RX_FLAG_*
+ */
struct ieee80211_rx_status {
u64 mactime;
- int freq; /* receive frequency in Mhz */
+ int freq;
int channel;
int phymode;
int ssi;
- int signal; /* used as qual in statistics reporting */
+ int signal;
int noise;
int antenna;
int rate;
-#define RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR (1<<0)
-#define RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED (1<<1)
-#define RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP (1<<2)
-#define RX_FLAG_MMIC_STRIPPED (1<<3)
-#define RX_FLAG_IV_STRIPPED (1<<4)
int flag;
};
@@ -391,62 +423,87 @@ struct ieee80211_if_conf {
struct ieee80211_tx_control *beacon_control;
};
-typedef enum {
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_key_alg - key algorithm
+ * @ALG_NONE: Unset key algorithm, will never be passed to the driver
+ * @ALG_WEP: WEP40 or WEP104
+ * @ALG_TKIP: TKIP
+ * @ALG_CCMP: CCMP (AES)
+ */
+typedef enum ieee80211_key_alg {
ALG_NONE,
ALG_WEP,
ALG_TKIP,
ALG_CCMP,
} ieee80211_key_alg;
-/*
- * This flag indiciates that the station this key is being
- * configured for may use QoS. If your hardware cannot handle
- * that situation it should reject that key.
- */
-#define IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_WMM_STA (1<<0)
-/*
- * This flag should be set by the driver if it requires
- * IV generation in software for this key.
- */
-#define IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV (1<<1)
-/*
- * This flag should be set by the driver if it requires
- * MMIC generation in software for this key.
+
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_key_flags - key flags
+ *
+ * These flags are used for communication about keys between the driver
+ * and mac80211, with the @flags parameter of &struct ieee80211_key_conf.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_WMM_STA: Set by mac80211, this flag indicates
+ * that the STA this key will be used with could be using QoS.
+ * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV: This flag should be set by the
+ * driver to indicate that it requires IV generation for this
+ * particular key.
+ * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC: This flag should be set by
+ * the driver for a TKIP key if it requires Michael MIC
+ * generation in software.
*/
-#define IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC (1<<2)
+enum ieee80211_key_flags {
+ IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_WMM_STA = 1<<0,
+ IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV = 1<<1,
+ IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC= 1<<2,
+};
+/**
+ * struct ieee80211_key_conf - key information
+ *
+ * This key information is given by mac80211 to the driver by
+ * the set_key() callback in &struct ieee80211_ops.
+ *
+ * @hw_key_idx: To be set by the driver, this is the key index the driver
+ * wants to be given when a frame is transmitted and needs to be
+ * encrypted in hardware. It defaults to %HW_KEY_IDX_INVALID which
+ * the driver may not use.
+ * @alg: The key algorithm.
+ * @flags: key flags, see &enum ieee80211_key_flags.
+ * @keyidx: the key index (0-3)
+ * @keylen: key material length
+ * @key: key material
+ */
struct ieee80211_key_conf {
- /*
- * To be set by the driver to the key index it would like to
- * get in the ieee80211_tx_control.key_idx which defaults
- * to HW_KEY_IDX_INVALID so that shouldn't be used.
- */
int hw_key_idx;
-
- /* key algorithm, ALG_NONE should never be seen by the driver */
ieee80211_key_alg alg;
-
- /* key flags, see above */
u8 flags;
-
- /* key index: 0-3 */
s8 keyidx;
-
- /* length of key material */
u8 keylen;
-
- /* the key material */
u8 key[0];
};
#define IEEE80211_SEQ_COUNTER_RX 0
#define IEEE80211_SEQ_COUNTER_TX 1
-typedef enum {
+/**
+ * enum set_key_cmd - key command
+ *
+ * Used with the set_key() callback in &struct ieee80211_ops, this
+ * indicates whether a key is being removed or added.
+ *
+ * @SET_KEY: a key is set
+ * @DISABLE_KEY: a key must be disabled
+ */
+typedef enum set_key_cmd {
SET_KEY, DISABLE_KEY,
} set_key_cmd;
-/* This is driver-visible part of the per-hw state the stack keeps. */
+/**
+ * struct ieee80211_hw - hardware information and state
+ * TODO: move documentation into kernel-doc format
+ */
struct ieee80211_hw {
/* points to the cfg80211 wiphy for this piece. Note
* that you must fill in the perm_addr and dev fields
@@ -633,6 +690,11 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
* assigned to something other than HW_KEY_IDX_INVALID. When the cmd
* is DISABLE_KEY then it must succeed.
*
+ * Note that it is permissible to not decrypt a frame even if a key
+ * for it has been uploaded to hardware, the stack will not make any
+ * decision based on whether a key has been uploaded or not but rather
+ * based on the receive flags.
+ *
* This callback can sleep, and is only called between add_interface
* and remove_interface calls, i.e. while the interface with the
* given local_address is enabled.