1 ============================= 1 =============================
2 mac80211 subsystem (advanced) 2 mac80211 subsystem (advanced)
3 ============================= 3 =============================
4 4
5 Information contained within this part of the 5 Information contained within this part of the book is of interest only
6 for advanced interaction of mac80211 with driv 6 for advanced interaction of mac80211 with drivers to exploit more
7 hardware capabilities and improve performance. 7 hardware capabilities and improve performance.
8 8
9 LED support 9 LED support
10 =========== 10 ===========
11 11
12 Mac80211 supports various ways of blinking LED 12 Mac80211 supports various ways of blinking LEDs. Wherever possible,
13 device LEDs should be exposed as LED class dev 13 device LEDs should be exposed as LED class devices and hooked up to the
14 appropriate trigger, which will then be trigge 14 appropriate trigger, which will then be triggered appropriately by
15 mac80211. 15 mac80211.
16 16
17 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 17 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
18 :functions: !! 18 :functions: ieee80211_get_tx_led_name
19 ieee80211_get_tx_led_name !! 19
20 ieee80211_get_rx_led_name !! 20 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
21 ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name !! 21 :functions: ieee80211_get_rx_led_name
22 ieee80211_get_radio_led_name !! 22
23 ieee80211_tpt_blink !! 23 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
24 ieee80211_tpt_led_trigger_flags !! 24 :functions: ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name
25 ieee80211_create_tpt_led_trigger !! 25
>> 26 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 27 :functions: ieee80211_get_radio_led_name
>> 28
>> 29 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 30 :functions: ieee80211_tpt_blink
>> 31
>> 32 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 33 :functions: ieee80211_tpt_led_trigger_flags
>> 34
>> 35 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 36 :functions: ieee80211_create_tpt_led_trigger
26 37
27 Hardware crypto acceleration 38 Hardware crypto acceleration
28 ============================ 39 ============================
29 40
30 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 41 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
31 :doc: Hardware crypto acceleration 42 :doc: Hardware crypto acceleration
32 43
33 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 44 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
34 :functions: !! 45 :functions: set_key_cmd
35 set_key_cmd !! 46
36 ieee80211_key_conf !! 47 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
37 ieee80211_key_flags !! 48 :functions: ieee80211_key_conf
38 ieee80211_get_tkip_p1k !! 49
39 ieee80211_get_tkip_p1k_iv !! 50 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
40 ieee80211_get_tkip_p2k !! 51 :functions: ieee80211_key_flags
>> 52
>> 53 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 54 :functions: ieee80211_get_tkip_p1k
>> 55
>> 56 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 57 :functions: ieee80211_get_tkip_p1k_iv
>> 58
>> 59 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 60 :functions: ieee80211_get_tkip_p2k
41 61
42 Powersave support 62 Powersave support
43 ================= 63 =================
44 64
45 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 65 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
46 :doc: Powersave support 66 :doc: Powersave support
47 67
48 Beacon filter support 68 Beacon filter support
49 ===================== 69 =====================
50 70
51 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 71 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
52 :doc: Beacon filter support 72 :doc: Beacon filter support
53 73
54 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 74 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
55 :functions: ieee80211_beacon_loss 75 :functions: ieee80211_beacon_loss
56 76
57 Multiple queues and QoS support 77 Multiple queues and QoS support
58 =============================== 78 ===============================
59 79
60 TBD 80 TBD
61 81
62 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 82 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
63 :functions: ieee80211_tx_queue_params 83 :functions: ieee80211_tx_queue_params
64 84
65 Access point mode support 85 Access point mode support
66 ========================= 86 =========================
67 87
68 TBD 88 TBD
69 89
70 Some parts of the if_conf should be discussed 90 Some parts of the if_conf should be discussed here instead
71 91
72 Insert notes about VLAN interfaces with hw cry 92 Insert notes about VLAN interfaces with hw crypto here or in the hw
73 crypto chapter. 93 crypto chapter.
74 94
75 support for powersaving clients 95 support for powersaving clients
76 ------------------------------- 96 -------------------------------
77 97
78 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 98 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
79 :doc: AP support for powersaving clients 99 :doc: AP support for powersaving clients
80 100
81 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 101 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
82 :functions: !! 102 :functions: ieee80211_get_buffered_bc
83 ieee80211_get_buffered_bc !! 103
84 ieee80211_beacon_get !! 104 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
85 ieee80211_sta_eosp !! 105 :functions: ieee80211_beacon_get
86 ieee80211_frame_release_type !! 106
87 ieee80211_sta_ps_transition !! 107 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
88 ieee80211_sta_ps_transition_ni !! 108 :functions: ieee80211_sta_eosp
89 ieee80211_sta_set_buffered !! 109
90 ieee80211_sta_block_awake !! 110 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 111 :functions: ieee80211_frame_release_type
>> 112
>> 113 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 114 :functions: ieee80211_sta_ps_transition
>> 115
>> 116 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 117 :functions: ieee80211_sta_ps_transition_ni
>> 118
>> 119 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 120 :functions: ieee80211_sta_set_buffered
>> 121
>> 122 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 123 :functions: ieee80211_sta_block_awake
91 124
92 Supporting multiple virtual interfaces 125 Supporting multiple virtual interfaces
93 ====================================== 126 ======================================
94 127
95 TBD 128 TBD
96 129
97 Note: WDS with identical MAC address should al 130 Note: WDS with identical MAC address should almost always be OK
98 131
99 Insert notes about having multiple virtual int 132 Insert notes about having multiple virtual interfaces with different MAC
100 addresses here, note which configurations are 133 addresses here, note which configurations are supported by mac80211, add
101 notes about supporting hw crypto with it. 134 notes about supporting hw crypto with it.
102 135
103 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 136 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
104 :functions: !! 137 :functions: ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces
105 ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces !! 138
106 ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_at !! 139 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 140 :functions: ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic
107 141
108 Station handling 142 Station handling
109 ================ 143 ================
110 144
111 TODO 145 TODO
112 146
113 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 147 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
114 :functions: !! 148 :functions: ieee80211_sta
115 ieee80211_sta !! 149
116 sta_notify_cmd !! 150 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
117 ieee80211_find_sta !! 151 :functions: sta_notify_cmd
118 ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr !! 152
>> 153 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 154 :functions: ieee80211_find_sta
>> 155
>> 156 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 157 :functions: ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr
119 158
120 Hardware scan offload 159 Hardware scan offload
121 ===================== 160 =====================
122 161
123 TBD 162 TBD
124 163
125 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 164 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
126 :functions: ieee80211_scan_completed 165 :functions: ieee80211_scan_completed
127 166
128 Aggregation 167 Aggregation
129 =========== 168 ===========
130 169
131 TX A-MPDU aggregation 170 TX A-MPDU aggregation
132 --------------------- 171 ---------------------
133 172
134 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/agg-tx.c 173 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
135 :doc: TX A-MPDU aggregation 174 :doc: TX A-MPDU aggregation
136 175
137 .. WARNING: DOCPROC directive not supported: ! 176 .. WARNING: DOCPROC directive not supported: !Cnet/mac80211/agg-tx.c
138 177
139 RX A-MPDU aggregation 178 RX A-MPDU aggregation
140 --------------------- 179 ---------------------
141 180
142 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/agg-rx.c 181 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
143 :doc: RX A-MPDU aggregation 182 :doc: RX A-MPDU aggregation
144 183
145 .. WARNING: DOCPROC directive not supported: ! 184 .. WARNING: DOCPROC directive not supported: !Cnet/mac80211/agg-rx.c
146 185
147 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 186 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
148 :functions: ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action 187 :functions: ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action
149 188
150 Spatial Multiplexing Powersave (SMPS) 189 Spatial Multiplexing Powersave (SMPS)
151 ===================================== 190 =====================================
152 191
153 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 192 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
154 :doc: Spatial multiplexing power save 193 :doc: Spatial multiplexing power save
155 194
156 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 195 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
157 :functions: !! 196 :functions: ieee80211_request_smps
158 ieee80211_request_smps !! 197
159 ieee80211_smps_mode !! 198 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 199 :functions: ieee80211_smps_mode
160 200
161 TBD 201 TBD
162 202
163 This part of the book describes the rate contr 203 This part of the book describes the rate control algorithm interface and
164 how it relates to mac80211 and drivers. 204 how it relates to mac80211 and drivers.
165 205
166 Rate Control API 206 Rate Control API
167 ================ 207 ================
168 208
169 TBD 209 TBD
170 210
171 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h 211 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
172 :functions: !! 212 :functions: ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session
173 ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session !! 213
174 ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe !! 214 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
175 ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session !! 215 :functions: ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe
176 ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe !! 216
177 ieee80211_rate_control_changed !! 217 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
178 ieee80211_tx_rate_control !! 218 :functions: ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session
>> 219
>> 220 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 221 :functions: ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe
>> 222
>> 223 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 224 :functions: ieee80211_rate_control_changed
>> 225
>> 226 .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
>> 227 :functions: ieee80211_tx_rate_control
179 228
180 TBD 229 TBD
181 230
182 This part of the book describes mac80211 inter 231 This part of the book describes mac80211 internals.
183 232
184 Key handling 233 Key handling
185 ============ 234 ============
186 235
187 Key handling basics 236 Key handling basics
188 ------------------- 237 -------------------
189 238
190 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/key.c 239 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/key.c
191 :doc: Key handling basics 240 :doc: Key handling basics
192 241
193 MORE TBD 242 MORE TBD
194 -------- 243 --------
195 244
196 TBD 245 TBD
197 246
198 Receive processing 247 Receive processing
199 ================== 248 ==================
200 249
201 TBD 250 TBD
202 251
203 Transmit processing 252 Transmit processing
204 =================== 253 ===================
205 254
206 TBD 255 TBD
207 256
208 Station info handling 257 Station info handling
209 ===================== 258 =====================
210 259
211 Programming information 260 Programming information
212 ----------------------- 261 -----------------------
213 262
214 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.h 263 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.h
215 :functions: !! 264 :functions: sta_info
216 sta_info !! 265
217 ieee80211_sta_info_flags !! 266 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.h
>> 267 :functions: ieee80211_sta_info_flags
218 268
219 STA information lifetime rules 269 STA information lifetime rules
220 ------------------------------ 270 ------------------------------
221 271
222 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.c 272 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.c
223 :doc: STA information lifetime rules 273 :doc: STA information lifetime rules
224 274
225 Aggregation Functions !! 275 Aggregation
226 ===================== !! 276 ===========
227 277
228 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.h 278 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.h
229 :functions: !! 279 :functions: sta_ampdu_mlme
230 sta_ampdu_mlme <<
231 tid_ampdu_tx <<
232 tid_ampdu_rx <<
233 280
234 Synchronisation Functions !! 281 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.h
235 ========================= !! 282 :functions: tid_ampdu_tx
>> 283
>> 284 .. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.h
>> 285 :functions: tid_ampdu_rx
>> 286
>> 287 Synchronisation
>> 288 ===============
236 289
237 TBD 290 TBD
238 291
239 Locking, lots of RCU 292 Locking, lots of RCU
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