mac80211: Handle scan result IEs in one block
Clean up and extend scan result processing by storing all the IEs from
Beacon/Probe Response frames in a single block instead of allocating
memory for each specific IE separately. This removes lot of unnecessary
code and automatically supports reporting of new IEs (e.g., IEEE
802.11r) into user space without need to manually extend mac80211
scanning code whenever a new protocol adds IE(s).
Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni.malinen@atheros.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 8361054..2bb5467 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -79,16 +79,11 @@
enum ieee80211_band band;
int freq;
int signal, noise, qual;
- u8 *wpa_ie;
- size_t wpa_ie_len;
- u8 *rsn_ie;
- size_t rsn_ie_len;
- u8 *wmm_ie;
- size_t wmm_ie_len;
- u8 *ht_ie;
- size_t ht_ie_len;
- u8 *ht_add_ie;
- size_t ht_add_ie_len;
+ u8 *ies; /* all information elements from the last Beacon or Probe
+ * Response frames; note Beacon frame is not allowed to
+ * override values from Probe Response */
+ size_t ies_len;
+ bool wmm_used;
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
u8 *mesh_id;
size_t mesh_id_len;
@@ -773,6 +768,9 @@
/* Parsed Information Elements */
struct ieee802_11_elems {
+ u8 *ie_start;
+ size_t total_len;
+
/* pointers to IEs */
u8 *ssid;
u8 *supp_rates;