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nl80211: Add probe response offload attribute

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Notify user-space about probe-response offloading support in the driver.

A wiphy flag is used to indicate support and a bitmap of protocols
determines which protocols are supported.

Signed-off-by: Guy Eilam <guy@wizery.com>
Signed-off-by: Arik Nemtsov <arik@wizery.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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Arik Nemtsov
2011-11-10 11:28:55 +02:00
committed by John W. Linville
parent d64d373ffe
commit 87bbbe22f8
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include/net/cfg80211.h
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@@ -1694,6 +1694,8 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
* @WIPHY_FLAG_REPORTS_OBSS: the device will report beacons from other BSSes
* when there are virtual interfaces in AP mode by calling
* cfg80211_report_obss_beacon().
* @WIPHY_FLAG_AP_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD: When operating as an AP, the device
* responds to probe-requests in hardware.
*/
enum wiphy_flags {
WIPHY_FLAG_CUSTOM_REGULATORY = BIT(0),
@@ -1714,6 +1716,7 @@ enum wiphy_flags {
WIPHY_FLAG_TDLS_EXTERNAL_SETUP = BIT(16),
WIPHY_FLAG_HAVE_AP_SME = BIT(17),
WIPHY_FLAG_REPORTS_OBSS = BIT(18),
WIPHY_FLAG_AP_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD = BIT(19),
};
/**
@@ -1982,6 +1985,13 @@ struct wiphy {
u32 available_antennas_tx;
u32 available_antennas_rx;
/*
* Bitmap of supported protocols for probe response offloading
* see &enum nl80211_probe_resp_offload_support_attr. Only valid
* when the wiphy flag @WIPHY_FLAG_AP_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD is set.
*/
u32 probe_resp_offload;
/* If multiple wiphys are registered and you're handed e.g.
* a regular netdev with assigned ieee80211_ptr, you won't
* know whether it points to a wiphy your driver has registered