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authorJohannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>2008-01-24 19:38:39 +0100
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>2008-02-29 15:19:32 -0500
commitee688b000d35f413f33561ec9c7d3355be561e2f (patch)
treee0814191f873ba6f397ffb419b5e37ed4c0c531c
parent8318d78a44d49ac1edf2bdec7299de3617c4232e (diff)
nl80211: export hardware bitrate/channel capabilities
This makes nl80211 export the hardware bitrate/channel capabilities as registered in a wiphy. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
-rw-r--r--include/linux/nl80211.h64
-rw-r--r--net/wireless/nl80211.c74
2 files changed, 138 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 9fecf902419..63695060db9 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* given for %NL80211_CMD_GET_STATION, nested attribute containing
* info as possible, see &enum nl80211_sta_stats.
*
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_BANDS: Information about an operating bands,
+ * consisting of a nested array.
+ *
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
* @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN,
NL80211_ATTR_STA_STATS,
+ NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_BANDS,
+
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -280,4 +285,63 @@ enum nl80211_sta_stats {
NL80211_STA_STAT_MAX = __NL80211_STA_STAT_AFTER_LAST - 1
};
+/**
+ * enum nl80211_band_attr - band attributes
+ * @__NL80211_BAND_ATTR_INVALID: attribute number 0 is reserved
+ * @NL80211_BAND_ATTR_FREQS: supported frequencies in this band,
+ * an array of nested frequency attributes
+ * @NL80211_BAND_ATTR_RATES: supported bitrates in this band,
+ * an array of nested bitrate attributes
+ */
+enum nl80211_band_attr {
+ __NL80211_BAND_ATTR_INVALID,
+ NL80211_BAND_ATTR_FREQS,
+ NL80211_BAND_ATTR_RATES,
+
+ /* keep last */
+ __NL80211_BAND_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
+ NL80211_BAND_ATTR_MAX = __NL80211_BAND_ATTR_AFTER_LAST - 1
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum nl80211_frequency_attr - frequency attributes
+ * @NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_FREQ: Frequency in MHz
+ * @NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_DISABLED: Channel is disabled in current
+ * regulatory domain.
+ * @NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_PASSIVE_SCAN: Only passive scanning is
+ * permitted on this channel in current regulatory domain.
+ * @NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_IBSS: IBSS networks are not permitted
+ * on this channel in current regulatory domain.
+ * @NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_RADAR: Radar detection is mandatory
+ * on this channel in current regulatory domain.
+ */
+enum nl80211_frequency_attr {
+ __NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_INVALID,
+ NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_FREQ,
+ NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_DISABLED,
+ NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_PASSIVE_SCAN,
+ NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_IBSS,
+ NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_RADAR,
+
+ /* keep last */
+ __NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
+ NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_MAX = __NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_AFTER_LAST - 1
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum nl80211_bitrate_attr - bitrate attributes
+ * @NL80211_BITRATE_ATTR_RATE: Bitrate in units of 100 kbps
+ * @NL80211_BITRATE_ATTR_2GHZ_SHORTPREAMBLE: Short preamble supported
+ * in 2.4 GHz band.
+ */
+enum nl80211_bitrate_attr {
+ __NL80211_BITRATE_ATTR_INVALID,
+ NL80211_BITRATE_ATTR_RATE,
+ NL80211_BITRATE_ATTR_2GHZ_SHORTPREAMBLE,
+
+ /* keep last */
+ __NL80211_BITRATE_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
+ NL80211_BITRATE_ATTR_MAX = __NL80211_BITRATE_ATTR_AFTER_LAST - 1
+};
+
#endif /* __LINUX_NL80211_H */
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index e3a214f63f9..b123f58d390 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ static int nl80211_send_wiphy(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 pid, u32 seq, int flags,
struct cfg80211_registered_device *dev)
{
void *hdr;
+ struct nlattr *nl_bands, *nl_band;
+ struct nlattr *nl_freqs, *nl_freq;
+ struct nlattr *nl_rates, *nl_rate;
+ enum ieee80211_band band;
+ struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
+ struct ieee80211_rate *rate;
+ int i;
hdr = nl80211hdr_put(msg, pid, seq, flags, NL80211_CMD_NEW_WIPHY);
if (!hdr)
@@ -105,6 +112,73 @@ static int nl80211_send_wiphy(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 pid, u32 seq, int flags,
NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, dev->idx);
NLA_PUT_STRING(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME, wiphy_name(&dev->wiphy));
+
+ nl_bands = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_BANDS);
+ if (!nl_bands)
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ for (band = 0; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band++) {
+ if (!dev->wiphy.bands[band])
+ continue;
+
+ nl_band = nla_nest_start(msg, band);
+ if (!nl_band)
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ /* add frequencies */
+ nl_freqs = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_BAND_ATTR_FREQS);
+ if (!nl_freqs)
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < dev->wiphy.bands[band]->n_channels; i++) {
+ nl_freq = nla_nest_start(msg, i);
+ if (!nl_freq)
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ chan = &dev->wiphy.bands[band]->channels[i];
+ NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_FREQ,
+ chan->center_freq);
+
+ if (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)
+ NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg, NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_DISABLED);
+ if (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_PASSIVE_SCAN)
+ NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg, NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_PASSIVE_SCAN);
+ if (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IBSS)
+ NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg, NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_NO_IBSS);
+ if (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_RADAR)
+ NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg, NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_RADAR);
+
+ nla_nest_end(msg, nl_freq);
+ }
+
+ nla_nest_end(msg, nl_freqs);
+
+ /* add bitrates */
+ nl_rates = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_BAND_ATTR_RATES);
+ if (!nl_rates)
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < dev->wiphy.bands[band]->n_bitrates; i++) {
+ nl_rate = nla_nest_start(msg, i);
+ if (!nl_rate)
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ rate = &dev->wiphy.bands[band]->bitrates[i];
+ NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_BITRATE_ATTR_RATE,
+ rate->bitrate);
+ if (rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_SHORT_PREAMBLE)
+ NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg,
+ NL80211_BITRATE_ATTR_2GHZ_SHORTPREAMBLE);
+
+ nla_nest_end(msg, nl_rate);
+ }
+
+ nla_nest_end(msg, nl_rates);
+
+ nla_nest_end(msg, nl_band);
+ }
+ nla_nest_end(msg, nl_bands);
+
return genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
nla_put_failure: