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Diffstat (limited to 'include/net/mac80211.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/mac80211.h | 37 |
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index 000b8e3133b..6a2a0c3e725 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ /* - * Low-level hardware driver -- IEEE 802.11 driver (80211.o) interface + * mac80211 <-> driver interface + * * Copyright 2002-2005, Devicescape Software, Inc. * Copyright 2006-2007 Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz> + * Copyright 2007 Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as @@ -472,10 +474,16 @@ struct ieee80211_hw { */ #define IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON_TEMPLATE (1<<1) - /* Some devices handle decryption internally and do not + /* + * Some devices handle decryption internally and do not * indicate whether the frame was encrypted (unencrypted frames * will be dropped by the hardware, unless specifically allowed - * through) */ + * through.) + * It is permissible to not handle all encrypted frames and fall + * back to software encryption; however, if this flag is set + * unencrypted frames must be dropped unless the driver is told + * otherwise via the set_ieee8021x() callback. + */ #define IEEE80211_HW_DEVICE_HIDES_WEP (1<<2) /* Whether RX frames passed to ieee80211_rx() include FCS in the end */ @@ -489,6 +497,18 @@ struct ieee80211_hw { * can fetch them with ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(). */ #define IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING (1<<4) + /* + * This flag is only relevant if hardware encryption is used. + * If set, it has two meanings: + * 1) the IV and ICV are present in received frames that have + * been decrypted (unless IEEE80211_HW_DEVICE_HIDES_WEP is + * also set) + * 2) on transmission, the IV should be generated in software. + * + * Please let us know if you *don't* use this flag, the stack would + * really like to be able to get the IV to keep key statistics + * accurate. + */ #define IEEE80211_HW_WEP_INCLUDE_IV (1<<5) /* hole at 6 */ @@ -496,11 +516,12 @@ struct ieee80211_hw { /* Force software encryption for TKIP packets if WMM is enabled. */ #define IEEE80211_HW_NO_TKIP_WMM_HWACCEL (1<<7) - /* Some devices handle Michael MIC internally and do not include MIC in - * the received packets passed up. device_strips_mic must be set - * for such devices. The 'encryption' frame control bit is expected to - * be still set in the IEEE 802.11 header with this option unlike with - * the device_hides_wep configuration option. + /* + * Some devices handle Michael MIC internally and do not include MIC in + * the received packets passed up. This flag must be set for such + * devices. The 'encryption' frame control bit is expected to be still + * set in the IEEE 802.11 header with this option unlike with the + * IEEE80211_HW_DEVICE_HIDES_WEP flag. */ #define IEEE80211_HW_DEVICE_STRIPS_MIC (1<<8) |