nl80211/cfg80211: Add crypto settings into NEW_BEACON
This removes need from drivers to parse the beacon tail/head data
to figure out what crypto settings are to be used in AP mode in case
the Beacon and Probe Response frames are fully constructed in the
driver/firmware.
Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni@qca.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 227ee9a..580fcdc 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@
* %NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD and %NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL attributes.
* Following attributes are provided for drivers that generate full Beacon
* and Probe Response frames internally: %NL80211_ATTR_SSID,
- * %NL80211_ATTR_HIDDEN_SSID.
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_HIDDEN_SSID, %NL80211_ATTR_CIPHERS_PAIRWISE,
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_GROUP, %NL80211_ATTR_WPA_VERSIONS,
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_AKM_SUITES, %NL80211_ATTR_PRIVACY,
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE.
* @NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON: add a new beacon to an access point interface,
* parameters are like for %NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON.
* @NL80211_CMD_DEL_BEACON: remove the beacon, stop sending it
@@ -845,18 +848,20 @@
* @NL80211_ATTR_STATUS_CODE: StatusCode for the %NL80211_CMD_CONNECT
* event (u16)
* @NL80211_ATTR_PRIVACY: Flag attribute, used with connect(), indicating
- * that protected APs should be used.
+ * that protected APs should be used. This is also used with NEW_BEACON to
+ * indicate that the BSS is to use protection.
*
- * @NL80211_ATTR_CIPHERS_PAIRWISE: Used with CONNECT and ASSOCIATE to
- * indicate which unicast key ciphers will be used with the connection
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_CIPHERS_PAIRWISE: Used with CONNECT, ASSOCIATE, and NEW_BEACON
+ * to indicate which unicast key ciphers will be used with the connection
* (an array of u32).
- * @NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_GROUP: Used with CONNECT and ASSOCIATE to indicate
- * which group key cipher will be used with the connection (a u32).
- * @NL80211_ATTR_WPA_VERSIONS: Used with CONNECT and ASSOCIATE to indicate
- * which WPA version(s) the AP we want to associate with is using
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_GROUP: Used with CONNECT, ASSOCIATE, and NEW_BEACON to
+ * indicate which group key cipher will be used with the connection (a
+ * u32).
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_WPA_VERSIONS: Used with CONNECT, ASSOCIATE, and NEW_BEACON to
+ * indicate which WPA version(s) the AP we want to associate with is using
* (a u32 with flags from &enum nl80211_wpa_versions).
- * @NL80211_ATTR_AKM_SUITES: Used with CONNECT and ASSOCIATE to indicate
- * which key management algorithm(s) to use (an array of u32).
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_AKM_SUITES: Used with CONNECT, ASSOCIATE, and NEW_BEACON to
+ * indicate which key management algorithm(s) to use (an array of u32).
*
* @NL80211_ATTR_REQ_IE: (Re)association request information elements as
* sent out by the card, for ROAM and successful CONNECT events.