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| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/cfg80211.h | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | net/wireless/nl80211.c | 13 |
3 files changed, 39 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h index b1f84b0..5720059 100644 --- a/include/net/cfg80211.h +++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h @@ -1701,8 +1701,14 @@ struct cfg80211_ibss_params { * * @channel: The channel to use or %NULL if not specified (auto-select based * on scan results) + * @channel_hint: The channel of the recommended BSS for initial connection or + * %NULL if not specified * @bssid: The AP BSSID or %NULL if not specified (auto-select based on scan * results) + * @bssid_hint: The recommended AP BSSID for initial connection to the BSS or + * %NULL if not specified. Unlike the @bssid parameter, the driver is + * allowed to ignore this @bssid_hint if it has knowledge of a better BSS + * to use. * @ssid: SSID * @ssid_len: Length of ssid in octets * @auth_type: Authentication type (algorithm) @@ -1725,7 +1731,9 @@ struct cfg80211_ibss_params { */ struct cfg80211_connect_params { struct ieee80211_channel *channel; + struct ieee80211_channel *channel_hint; u8 *bssid; + const u8 *bssid_hint; u8 *ssid; size_t ssid_len; enum nl80211_auth_type auth_type; diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h index 91054fd..e57de33 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h @@ -418,8 +418,18 @@ * %NL80211_ATTR_SSID attribute, and can optionally specify the association * IEs in %NL80211_ATTR_IE, %NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE, %NL80211_ATTR_USE_MFP, * %NL80211_ATTR_MAC, %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ, %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT, - * %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_ETHERTYPE and - * %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_ENCRYPT. + * %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_ETHERTYPE, + * %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_ENCRYPT, %NL80211_ATTR_MAC_HINT, and + * %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ_HINT. + * If included, %NL80211_ATTR_MAC and %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ are + * restrictions on BSS selection, i.e., they effectively prevent roaming + * within the ESS. %NL80211_ATTR_MAC_HINT and %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ_HINT + * can be included to provide a recommendation of the initial BSS while + * allowing the driver to roam to other BSSes within the ESS and also to + * ignore this recommendation if the indicated BSS is not ideal. Only one + * set of BSSID,frequency parameters is used (i.e., either the enforcing + * %NL80211_ATTR_MAC,%NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ or the less strict + * %NL80211_ATTR_MAC_HINT and %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ_HINT). * Background scan period can optionally be * specified in %NL80211_ATTR_BG_SCAN_PERIOD, * if not specified default background scan configuration @@ -1555,6 +1565,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands { * data is in the format defined for the payload of the QoS Map Set element * in IEEE Std 802.11-2012, 8.4.2.97. * + * @NL80211_ATTR_MAC_HINT: MAC address recommendation as initial BSS + * @NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ_HINT: frequency of the recommended initial BSS + * * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use */ @@ -1883,6 +1896,9 @@ enum nl80211_attrs { NL80211_ATTR_QOS_MAP, + NL80211_ATTR_MAC_HINT, + NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ_HINT, + /* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */ __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST, diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c index 7a74259..6e7d580 100644 --- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c +++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c @@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NL80211_ATTR_MAX+1] = { [NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_DATA] = { .type = NLA_BINARY }, [NL80211_ATTR_QOS_MAP] = { .type = NLA_BINARY, .len = IEEE80211_QOS_MAP_LEN_MAX }, + [NL80211_ATTR_MAC_HINT] = { .len = ETH_ALEN }, + [NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ_HINT] = { .type = NLA_U32 }, }; /* policy for the key attributes */ @@ -6984,6 +6986,9 @@ static int nl80211_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]) connect.bssid = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]); + else if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC_HINT]) + connect.bssid_hint = + nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC_HINT]); connect.ssid = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SSID]); connect.ssid_len = nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SSID]); @@ -7008,6 +7013,14 @@ static int nl80211_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) if (!connect.channel || connect.channel->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED) return -EINVAL; + } else if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ_HINT]) { + connect.channel_hint = + ieee80211_get_channel(wiphy, + nla_get_u32( + info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ_HINT])); + if (!connect.channel_hint || + connect.channel_hint->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED) + return -EINVAL; } if (connect.privacy && info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_KEYS]) { |