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-rw-r--r--include/linux/nl80211.h8
-rw-r--r--include/net/cfg80211.h26
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 9685eaab40a..cbe8ce3bf48 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@
* %NL80211_ATTR_IE. If the command succeeds, the requested data will be
* added to all specified management frames generated by
* kernel/firmware/driver.
+ * Note: This command has been removed and it is only reserved at this
+ * point to avoid re-using existing command number. The functionality this
+ * command was planned for has been provided with cleaner design with the
+ * option to specify additional IEs in NL80211_CMD_TRIGGER_SCAN,
+ * NL80211_CMD_AUTHENTICATE, NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE,
+ * NL80211_CMD_DEAUTHENTICATE, and NL80211_CMD_DISASSOCIATE.
*
* @NL80211_CMD_GET_SCAN: get scan results
* @NL80211_CMD_TRIGGER_SCAN: trigger a new scan with the given parameters
@@ -238,7 +244,7 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
NL80211_CMD_GET_MESH_PARAMS,
NL80211_CMD_SET_MESH_PARAMS,
- NL80211_CMD_SET_MGMT_EXTRA_IE,
+ NL80211_CMD_SET_MGMT_EXTRA_IE /* reserved; not used */,
NL80211_CMD_GET_REG,
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 0da9a55881a..dca4a6b0461 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -471,26 +471,6 @@ struct ieee80211_txq_params {
u8 aifs;
};
-/**
- * struct mgmt_extra_ie_params - Extra management frame IE parameters
- *
- * Used to add extra IE(s) into management frames. If the driver cannot add the
- * requested data into all management frames of the specified subtype that are
- * generated in kernel or firmware/hardware, it must reject the configuration
- * call. The IE data buffer is added to the end of the specified management
- * frame body after all other IEs. This addition is not applied to frames that
- * are injected through a monitor interface.
- *
- * @subtype: Management frame subtype
- * @ies: IE data buffer or %NULL to remove previous data
- * @ies_len: Length of @ies in octets
- */
-struct mgmt_extra_ie_params {
- u8 subtype;
- u8 *ies;
- int ies_len;
-};
-
/* from net/wireless.h */
struct wiphy;
@@ -743,8 +723,6 @@ struct cfg80211_disassoc_request {
*
* @set_channel: Set channel
*
- * @set_mgmt_extra_ie: Set extra IE data for management frames
- *
* @scan: Request to do a scan. If returning zero, the scan request is given
* the driver, and will be valid until passed to cfg80211_scan_done().
* For scan results, call cfg80211_inform_bss(); you can call this outside
@@ -828,10 +806,6 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type);
- int (*set_mgmt_extra_ie)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
- struct net_device *dev,
- struct mgmt_extra_ie_params *params);
-
int (*scan)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
struct cfg80211_scan_request *request);