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diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index ad44016021b..0da9a55881a 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -579,6 +579,105 @@ struct cfg80211_bss {
};
/**
+ * struct cfg80211_auth_request - Authentication request data
+ *
+ * This structure provides information needed to complete IEEE 802.11
+ * authentication.
+ * NOTE: This structure will likely change when more code from mac80211 is
+ * moved into cfg80211 so that non-mac80211 drivers can benefit from it, too.
+ * Before using this in a driver that does not use mac80211, it would be better
+ * to check the status of that work and better yet, volunteer to work on it.
+ *
+ * @chan: The channel to use or %NULL if not specified (auto-select based on
+ * scan results)
+ * @peer_addr: The address of the peer STA (AP BSSID in infrastructure case);
+ * this field is required to be present; if the driver wants to help with
+ * BSS selection, it should use (yet to be added) MLME event to allow user
+ * space SME to be notified of roaming candidate, so that the SME can then
+ * use the authentication request with the recommended BSSID and whatever
+ * other data may be needed for authentication/association
+ * @ssid: SSID or %NULL if not yet available
+ * @ssid_len: Length of ssid in octets
+ * @auth_type: Authentication type (algorithm)
+ * @ie: Extra IEs to add to Authentication frame or %NULL
+ * @ie_len: Length of ie buffer in octets
+ */
+struct cfg80211_auth_request {
+ struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
+ u8 *peer_addr;
+ const u8 *ssid;
+ size_t ssid_len;
+ enum nl80211_auth_type auth_type;
+ const u8 *ie;
+ size_t ie_len;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct cfg80211_assoc_request - (Re)Association request data
+ *
+ * This structure provides information needed to complete IEEE 802.11
+ * (re)association.
+ * NOTE: This structure will likely change when more code from mac80211 is
+ * moved into cfg80211 so that non-mac80211 drivers can benefit from it, too.
+ * Before using this in a driver that does not use mac80211, it would be better
+ * to check the status of that work and better yet, volunteer to work on it.
+ *
+ * @chan: The channel to use or %NULL if not specified (auto-select based on
+ * scan results)
+ * @peer_addr: The address of the peer STA (AP BSSID); this field is required
+ * to be present and the STA must be in State 2 (authenticated) with the
+ * peer STA
+ * @ssid: SSID
+ * @ssid_len: Length of ssid in octets
+ * @ie: Extra IEs to add to (Re)Association Request frame or %NULL
+ * @ie_len: Length of ie buffer in octets
+ */
+struct cfg80211_assoc_request {
+ struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
+ u8 *peer_addr;
+ const u8 *ssid;
+ size_t ssid_len;
+ const u8 *ie;
+ size_t ie_len;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct cfg80211_deauth_request - Deauthentication request data
+ *
+ * This structure provides information needed to complete IEEE 802.11
+ * deauthentication.
+ *
+ * @peer_addr: The address of the peer STA (AP BSSID); this field is required
+ * to be present and the STA must be authenticated with the peer STA
+ * @ie: Extra IEs to add to Deauthentication frame or %NULL
+ * @ie_len: Length of ie buffer in octets
+ */
+struct cfg80211_deauth_request {
+ u8 *peer_addr;
+ u16 reason_code;
+ const u8 *ie;
+ size_t ie_len;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct cfg80211_disassoc_request - Disassociation request data
+ *
+ * This structure provides information needed to complete IEEE 802.11
+ * disassocation.
+ *
+ * @peer_addr: The address of the peer STA (AP BSSID); this field is required
+ * to be present and the STA must be associated with the peer STA
+ * @ie: Extra IEs to add to Disassociation frame or %NULL
+ * @ie_len: Length of ie buffer in octets
+ */
+struct cfg80211_disassoc_request {
+ u8 *peer_addr;
+ u16 reason_code;
+ const u8 *ie;
+ size_t ie_len;
+};
+
+/**
* struct cfg80211_ops - backend description for wireless configuration
*
* This struct is registered by fullmac card drivers and/or wireless stacks
@@ -650,6 +749,11 @@ struct cfg80211_bss {
* the driver, and will be valid until passed to cfg80211_scan_done().
* For scan results, call cfg80211_inform_bss(); you can call this outside
* the scan/scan_done bracket too.
+ *
+ * @auth: Request to authenticate with the specified peer
+ * @assoc: Request to (re)associate with the specified peer
+ * @deauth: Request to deauthenticate from the specified peer
+ * @disassoc: Request to disassociate from the specified peer
*/
struct cfg80211_ops {
int (*suspend)(struct wiphy *wiphy);
@@ -730,6 +834,15 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
int (*scan)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
struct cfg80211_scan_request *request);
+
+ int (*auth)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ struct cfg80211_auth_request *req);
+ int (*assoc)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ struct cfg80211_assoc_request *req);
+ int (*deauth)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ struct cfg80211_deauth_request *req);
+ int (*disassoc)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ struct cfg80211_disassoc_request *req);
};
/* temporary wext handlers */