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Diffstat (limited to 'include/net')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/mac80211.h | 19 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index 4a80d74975e..27ef9f761ac 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -286,8 +286,17 @@ enum mac80211_tx_control_flags { /* Transmit control fields. This data structure is passed to low-level driver * with each TX frame. The low-level driver is responsible for configuring - * the hardware to use given values (depending on what is supported). */ - + * the hardware to use given values (depending on what is supported). + * + * NOTE: Be careful with using the pointers outside of the ieee80211_ops->tx() + * context (i.e. when defering the work to a workqueue). + * The vif pointer is valid until the it has been removed with the + * ieee80211_ops->remove_interface() callback funtion. + * The hw_key pointer is valid until it has been removed with the + * ieee80211_ops->set_key() callback function. + * The tx_rate and alt_retry_rate pointers are valid until the phy is + * deregistered. + */ struct ieee80211_tx_control { struct ieee80211_vif *vif; struct ieee80211_rate *tx_rate; @@ -298,9 +307,11 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_control { /* retry rate for the last retries */ struct ieee80211_rate *alt_retry_rate; + /* Key used for hardware encryption + * NULL if IEEE80211_TXCTL_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT is set */ + struct ieee80211_key_conf *hw_key; + u32 flags; /* tx control flags defined above */ - u8 key_idx; /* keyidx from hw->set_key(), undefined if - * IEEE80211_TXCTL_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT is set */ u8 retry_limit; /* 1 = only first attempt, 2 = one retry, .. * This could be used when set_retry_limit * is not implemented by the driver */ |