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author | Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> | 2007-09-14 15:10:25 (GMT) |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net> | 2007-10-10 23:49:29 (GMT) |
commit | 7ac1bd6aecc92cfe6ec11891819dd4c26f2f7879 (patch) | |
tree | bfe1ee77b34bdba864e1f4077d9c2d4f0d4a4c88 /include | |
parent | c15a205070fac9fab0d9d4642b9342677b67f933 (diff) | |
download | linux-fsl-qoriq-7ac1bd6aecc92cfe6ec11891819dd4c26f2f7879.tar.xz |
[MAC80211]: some more documentation
This patch formats some documentation in mac80211.h into kerneldoc
and also adds some more explanations for hardware crypto.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Acked-by: Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'include')
-rw-r--r-- | include/net/mac80211.h | 148 |
1 files changed, 105 insertions, 43 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index 8f22b73..950a482 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. |