1 =============================
2 mac80211 subsystem (advanced)
3 =============================
4
5 Information contained within this part of the
6 for advanced interaction of mac80211 with driv
7 hardware capabilities and improve performance.
8
9 LED support
10 ===========
11
12 Mac80211 supports various ways of blinking LED
13 device LEDs should be exposed as LED class dev
14 appropriate trigger, which will then be trigge
15 mac80211.
16
17 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
18 :functions:
19 ieee80211_get_tx_led_name
20 ieee80211_get_rx_led_name
21 ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name
22 ieee80211_get_radio_led_name
23 ieee80211_tpt_blink
24 ieee80211_tpt_led_trigger_flags
25 ieee80211_create_tpt_led_trigger
26
27 Hardware crypto acceleration
28 ============================
29
30 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
31 :doc: Hardware crypto acceleration
32
33 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
34 :functions:
35 set_key_cmd
36 ieee80211_key_conf
37 ieee80211_key_flags
38 ieee80211_get_tkip_p1k
39 ieee80211_get_tkip_p1k_iv
40 ieee80211_get_tkip_p2k
41
42 Powersave support
43 =================
44
45 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
46 :doc: Powersave support
47
48 Beacon filter support
49 =====================
50
51 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
52 :doc: Beacon filter support
53
54 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
55 :functions: ieee80211_beacon_loss
56
57 Multiple queues and QoS support
58 ===============================
59
60 TBD
61
62 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
63 :functions: ieee80211_tx_queue_params
64
65 Access point mode support
66 =========================
67
68 TBD
69
70 Some parts of the if_conf should be discussed
71
72 Insert notes about VLAN interfaces with hw cry
73 crypto chapter.
74
75 support for powersaving clients
76 -------------------------------
77
78 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
79 :doc: AP support for powersaving clients
80
81 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
82 :functions:
83 ieee80211_get_buffered_bc
84 ieee80211_beacon_get
85 ieee80211_sta_eosp
86 ieee80211_frame_release_type
87 ieee80211_sta_ps_transition
88 ieee80211_sta_ps_transition_ni
89 ieee80211_sta_set_buffered
90 ieee80211_sta_block_awake
91
92 Supporting multiple virtual interfaces
93 ======================================
94
95 TBD
96
97 Note: WDS with identical MAC address should al
98
99 Insert notes about having multiple virtual int
100 addresses here, note which configurations are
101 notes about supporting hw crypto with it.
102
103 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
104 :functions:
105 ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces
106 ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_at
107
108 Station handling
109 ================
110
111 TODO
112
113 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
114 :functions:
115 ieee80211_sta
116 sta_notify_cmd
117 ieee80211_find_sta
118 ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr
119
120 Hardware scan offload
121 =====================
122
123 TBD
124
125 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
126 :functions: ieee80211_scan_completed
127
128 Aggregation
129 ===========
130
131 TX A-MPDU aggregation
132 ---------------------
133
134 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
135 :doc: TX A-MPDU aggregation
136
137 .. WARNING: DOCPROC directive not supported: !
138
139 RX A-MPDU aggregation
140 ---------------------
141
142 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
143 :doc: RX A-MPDU aggregation
144
145 .. WARNING: DOCPROC directive not supported: !
146
147 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
148 :functions: ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action
149
150 Spatial Multiplexing Powersave (SMPS)
151 =====================================
152
153 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
154 :doc: Spatial multiplexing power save
155
156 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
157 :functions:
158 ieee80211_request_smps
159 ieee80211_smps_mode
160
161 TBD
162
163 This part of the book describes the rate contr
164 how it relates to mac80211 and drivers.
165
166 Rate Control API
167 ================
168
169 TBD
170
171 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
172 :functions:
173 ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session
174 ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe
175 ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session
176 ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe
177 ieee80211_rate_control_changed
178 ieee80211_tx_rate_control
179
180 TBD
181
182 This part of the book describes mac80211 inter
183
184 Key handling
185 ============
186
187 Key handling basics
188 -------------------
189
190 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/key.c
191 :doc: Key handling basics
192
193 MORE TBD
194 --------
195
196 TBD
197
198 Receive processing
199 ==================
200
201 TBD
202
203 Transmit processing
204 ===================
205
206 TBD
207
208 Station info handling
209 =====================
210
211 Programming information
212 -----------------------
213
214 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.h
215 :functions:
216 sta_info
217 ieee80211_sta_info_flags
218
219 STA information lifetime rules
220 ------------------------------
221
222 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.c
223 :doc: STA information lifetime rules
224
225 Aggregation Functions
226 =====================
227
228 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.h
229 :functions:
230 sta_ampdu_mlme
231 tid_ampdu_tx
232 tid_ampdu_rx
233
234 Synchronisation Functions
235 =========================
236
237 TBD
238
239 Locking, lots of RCU
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