mac80211: extend/document powersave API
This modifies hardware flags for powersave to support three different
flags:
* IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS - indicates general PS support
* IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK - indicates nullfunc sending in software
* IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS - indicates dynamic PS on the device
It also adds documentation for all this which explains how to set the
various flags.
Additionally, it fixes a few things:
* a spot where && was used to test flags
* enable CONF_PS only when associated again
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl
index bdf908a..8af6d96 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
</authorgroup>
<copyright>
- <year>2007</year>
- <year>2008</year>
+ <year>2007-2009</year>
<holder>Johannes Berg</holder>
</copyright>
@@ -223,6 +222,11 @@
!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_flags
</chapter>
+ <chapter id="powersave">
+ <title>Powersave support</title>
+!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Powersave support
+ </chapter>
+
<chapter id="qos">
<title>Multiple queues and QoS support</title>
<para>TBD</para>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 76315c3..07c3870 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -805,7 +805,8 @@
/* Tell mac80211 our characteristics */
hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM |
- IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_AGGREGATION;
+ IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_AGGREGATION |
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS;
hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
index 9104113..ae8bfd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
@@ -1449,7 +1449,9 @@
* Initialize all hw fields.
*/
rt2x00dev->hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING |
- IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM;
+ IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS |
+ IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK;
rt2x00dev->hw->extra_tx_headroom = 0;
SET_IEEE80211_DEV(rt2x00dev->hw, rt2x00dev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
index ebcc497..bca6798 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
@@ -1749,7 +1749,9 @@
* Initialize all hw fields.
*/
rt2x00dev->hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING |
- IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM;
+ IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS |
+ IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK;
rt2x00dev->hw->extra_tx_headroom = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
index e992bad..27a6971 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
@@ -1801,7 +1801,9 @@
rt2x00dev->hw->flags =
IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING |
- IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM;
+ IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS |
+ IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK;
rt2x00dev->hw->extra_tx_headroom = TXD_DESC_SIZE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index 82d35a5..549480a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -2556,7 +2556,9 @@
*/
rt2x00dev->hw->flags =
IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING |
- IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM;
+ IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS |
+ IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK;
rt2x00dev->hw->extra_tx_headroom = 0;
SET_IEEE80211_DEV(rt2x00dev->hw, rt2x00dev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index 2b70c01..8492202 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -2077,7 +2077,9 @@
*/
rt2x00dev->hw->flags =
IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING |
- IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM;
+ IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS |
+ IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK;
rt2x00dev->hw->extra_tx_headroom = TXD_DESC_SIZE;
SET_IEEE80211_DEV(rt2x00dev->hw, rt2x00dev->dev);
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 83ee8a2..8a305bf 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -850,10 +850,15 @@
* @IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_AGGREGATION:
* Hardware supports 11n A-MPDU aggregation.
*
- * @IEEE80211_HW_NO_STACK_DYNAMIC_PS:
- * Hardware which has dynamic power save support, meaning
- * that power save is enabled in idle periods, and don't need support
- * from stack.
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS:
+ * Hardware has power save support (i.e. can go to sleep).
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK:
+ * Hardware requires nullfunc frame handling in stack, implies
+ * stack support for dynamic PS.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS:
+ * Hardware has support for dynamic PS.
*/
enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS = 1<<1,
@@ -866,7 +871,9 @@
IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM = 1<<8,
IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT = 1<<9,
IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_AGGREGATION = 1<<10,
- IEEE80211_HW_NO_STACK_DYNAMIC_PS = 1<<11,
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS = 1<<11,
+ IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK = 1<<12,
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS = 1<<13,
};
/**
@@ -1053,6 +1060,42 @@
*/
/**
+ * DOC: Powersave support
+ *
+ * mac80211 has support for various powersave implementations.
+ *
+ * First, it can support hardware that handles all powersaving by
+ * itself, such hardware should simply set the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS
+ * hardware flag. In that case, it will be told about the desired
+ * powersave mode depending on the association status, and the driver
+ * must take care of sending nullfunc frames when necessary, i.e. when
+ * entering and leaving powersave mode. The driver is required to look at
+ * the AID in beacons and signal to the AP that it woke up when it finds
+ * traffic directed to it. This mode supports dynamic PS by simply
+ * enabling/disabling PS.
+ *
+ * Additionally, such hardware may set the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS
+ * flag to indicate that it can support dynamic PS mode itself (see below).
+ *
+ * Other hardware designs cannot send nullfunc frames by themselves and also
+ * need software support for parsing the TIM bitmap. This is also supported
+ * by mac80211 by combining the %IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS and
+ * %IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK flags. The hardware is of course still
+ * required to pass up beacons. Additionally, in this case, mac80211 will
+ * wake up the hardware when multicast traffic is announced in the beacon.
+ *
+ * FIXME: I don't think we can be fast enough in software when we want to
+ * receive multicast traffic?
+ *
+ * Dynamic powersave mode is an extension to normal powersave mode in which
+ * the hardware stays awake for a user-specified period of time after sending
+ * a frame so that reply frames need not be buffered and therefore delayed
+ * to the next wakeup. This can either be supported by hardware, in which case
+ * the driver needs to look at the @dynamic_ps_timeout hardware configuration
+ * value, or by the stack if all nullfunc handling is in the stack.
+ */
+
+/**
* DOC: Frame filtering
*
* mac80211 requires to see many management frames for proper
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 7709e76..a1e683e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -775,17 +775,17 @@
bss_info_changed |= BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES;
ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, bss_info_changed);
- if (local->powersave &&
- !(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_NO_STACK_DYNAMIC_PS)) {
- if (local->hw.conf.dynamic_ps_timeout > 0)
+ if (local->powersave) {
+ if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS) &&
+ local->hw.conf.dynamic_ps_timeout > 0) {
mod_timer(&local->dynamic_ps_timer, jiffies +
msecs_to_jiffies(
local->hw.conf.dynamic_ps_timeout));
- else {
- ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 1);
+ } else {
+ if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK)
+ ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 1);
conf->flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
- ieee80211_hw_config(local,
- IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
+ ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
}
}
@@ -1779,16 +1779,14 @@
ieee80211_sta_wmm_params(local, ifsta, elems.wmm_param,
elems.wmm_param_len);
- if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_NO_STACK_DYNAMIC_PS)) {
+ if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK &&
+ local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_PS) {
directed_tim = check_tim(&elems, ifsta->aid, &is_mc);
if (directed_tim || is_mc) {
- if (local->hw.conf.flags && IEEE80211_CONF_PS) {
- local->hw.conf.flags &= ~IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
- ieee80211_hw_config(local,
- IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
- ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 0);
- }
+ local->hw.conf.flags &= ~IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
+ ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
+ ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 0);
}
}
@@ -2694,9 +2692,10 @@
if (local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_PS)
return;
- ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 1);
- local->hw.conf.flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
+ if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK)
+ ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 1);
+ local->hw.conf.flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index b18a726..cd6bc87 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@
return 0;
}
- if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_NO_STACK_DYNAMIC_PS) &&
+ if ((local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK) &&
local->hw.conf.dynamic_ps_timeout > 0) {
if (local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_PS) {
ieee80211_stop_queues_by_reason(&local->hw,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wext.c b/net/mac80211/wext.c
index 3f2db0b..1e5b29b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wext.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wext.c
@@ -837,6 +837,9 @@
int ret = 0, timeout = 0;
bool ps;
+ if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS))
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -862,32 +865,37 @@
if (wrq->flags & IW_POWER_TIMEOUT)
timeout = wrq->value / 1000;
-set:
+ set:
if (ps == local->powersave && timeout == conf->dynamic_ps_timeout)
return ret;
local->powersave = ps;
conf->dynamic_ps_timeout = timeout;
- if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_NO_STACK_DYNAMIC_PS) {
+ if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS)
ret = ieee80211_hw_config(local,
IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_DYNPS_TIMEOUT);
- } else if (sdata->u.sta.flags & IEEE80211_STA_ASSOCIATED) {
- if (conf->dynamic_ps_timeout > 0)
- mod_timer(&local->dynamic_ps_timer, jiffies +
- msecs_to_jiffies(conf->dynamic_ps_timeout));
- else {
- if (local->powersave) {
+
+ if (!(sdata->u.sta.flags & IEEE80211_STA_ASSOCIATED))
+ return ret;
+
+ if (conf->dynamic_ps_timeout > 0 &&
+ !(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS)) {
+ mod_timer(&local->dynamic_ps_timer, jiffies +
+ msecs_to_jiffies(conf->dynamic_ps_timeout));
+ } else {
+ if (local->powersave) {
+ if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK)
ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 1);
- conf->flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
- ret = ieee80211_hw_config(local,
- IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
- } else {
- conf->flags &= ~IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
- ret = ieee80211_hw_config(local,
- IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
+ conf->flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
+ ret = ieee80211_hw_config(local,
+ IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
+ } else {
+ conf->flags &= ~IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
+ ret = ieee80211_hw_config(local,
+ IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
+ if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK)
ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 0);
- }
}
}