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-rw-r--r--include/linux/nl80211.h13
-rw-r--r--include/net/cfg80211.h22
2 files changed, 31 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index b6a48dd502c..e9fd13aa79f 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -203,8 +203,12 @@
* frame, i.e., it was for the local STA and was received in correct
* state. This is similar to MLME-AUTHENTICATE.confirm primitive in the
* MLME SAP interface (kernel providing MLME, userspace SME). The
- * included NL80211_ATTR_FRAME attribute contains the management frame
- * (including both the header and frame body, but not FCS).
+ * included %NL80211_ATTR_FRAME attribute contains the management frame
+ * (including both the header and frame body, but not FCS). This event is
+ * also used to indicate if the authentication attempt timed out. In that
+ * case the %NL80211_ATTR_FRAME attribute is replaced with a
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_TIMED_OUT flag (and %NL80211_ATTR_MAC to indicate which
+ * pending authentication timed out).
* @NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE: association request and notification; like
* NL80211_CMD_AUTHENTICATE but for Association and Reassociation
* (similar to MLME-ASSOCIATE.request, MLME-REASSOCIATE.request,
@@ -487,6 +491,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* @NL80211_ATTR_FREQ_FIXED: a flag indicating the IBSS should not try to look
* for other networks on different channels
*
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_TIMED_OUT: a flag indicating than an operation timed out; this
+ * is used, e.g., with %NL80211_CMD_AUTHENTICATE event
+ *
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
* @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -587,6 +594,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FRAG_THRESHOLD,
NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_RTS_THRESHOLD,
+ NL80211_ATTR_TIMED_OUT,
+
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 7f7b53b69cb..b8a76764e1c 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1475,22 +1475,40 @@ void cfg80211_unlink_bss(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_bss *bss);
* @len: length of the frame data
*
* This function is called whenever an authentication has been processed in
- * station mode.
+ * station mode. The driver is required to call either this function or
+ * cfg80211_send_auth_timeout() to indicate the result of cfg80211_ops::auth()
+ * call.
*/
void cfg80211_send_rx_auth(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len);
/**
+ * cfg80211_send_auth_timeout - notification of timed out authentication
+ * @dev: network device
+ * @addr: The MAC address of the device with which the authentication timed out
+ */
+void cfg80211_send_auth_timeout(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *addr);
+
+/**
* cfg80211_send_rx_assoc - notification of processed association
* @dev: network device
* @buf: (re)association response frame (header + body)
* @len: length of the frame data
*
* This function is called whenever a (re)association response has been
- * processed in station mode.
+ * processed in station mode. The driver is required to call either this
+ * function or cfg80211_send_assoc_timeout() to indicate the result of
+ * cfg80211_ops::assoc() call.
*/
void cfg80211_send_rx_assoc(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len);
/**
+ * cfg80211_send_assoc_timeout - notification of timed out association
+ * @dev: network device
+ * @addr: The MAC address of the device with which the association timed out
+ */
+void cfg80211_send_assoc_timeout(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *addr);
+
+/**
* cfg80211_send_deauth - notification of processed deauthentication
* @dev: network device
* @buf: deauthentication frame (header + body)