cfg80211: basic support for PBSS network type
PBSS (Personal Basic Service Set) is a new BSS type for DMG
networks. It is similar to infrastructure BSS, having an AP-like
entity called PCP (PBSS Control Point), but it has few differences.
PBSS support is mandatory for 11ad devices.
Add support for PBSS by introducing a new PBSS flag attribute.
The PBSS flag is used in the START_AP command to request starting
a PCP instead of an AP, and in the CONNECT command to request
connecting to a PCP instead of an AP.
Signed-off-by: Lior David <liord@codeaurora.org>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index d4786f2..268cb49 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@
[NL80211_ATTR_NETNS_FD] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
[NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_DELAY] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
[NL80211_ATTR_REG_INDOOR] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
+ [NL80211_ATTR_PBSS] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
};
/* policy for the key attributes */
@@ -3461,6 +3462,10 @@
return PTR_ERR(params.acl);
}
+ params.pbss = nla_get_flag(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_PBSS]);
+ if (params.pbss && !rdev->wiphy.bands[IEEE80211_BAND_60GHZ])
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
wdev_lock(wdev);
err = rdev_start_ap(rdev, dev, ¶ms);
if (!err) {
@@ -7980,6 +7985,12 @@
connect.flags |= ASSOC_REQ_USE_RRM;
}
+ connect.pbss = nla_get_flag(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_PBSS]);
+ if (connect.pbss && !rdev->wiphy.bands[IEEE80211_BAND_60GHZ]) {
+ kzfree(connkeys);
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+
wdev_lock(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
err = cfg80211_connect(rdev, dev, &connect, connkeys, NULL);
wdev_unlock(dev->ieee80211_ptr);