mac80211: implement RANN processing and forwarding
Process the RANN (Root Annoucement) Frame and try to find the HWMP
root station by sending a PREQ.
Signed-off-by: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrey Yurovsky <andrey@cozybit.com>
Tested-by: Brian Cavagnolo <brian@cozybit.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/include/linux/ieee80211.h b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
index 50c684d..49b1abd 100644
--- a/include/linux/ieee80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
@@ -554,6 +554,20 @@
u8 virtual_map[1];
} __attribute__ ((packed));
+/**
+ * struct ieee80211_rann_ie
+ *
+ * This structure refers to "Root Announcement information element"
+ */
+struct ieee80211_rann_ie {
+ u8 rann_flags;
+ u8 rann_hopcount;
+ u8 rann_ttl;
+ u8 rann_addr[6];
+ u32 rann_seq;
+ u32 rann_metric;
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
#define WLAN_SA_QUERY_TR_ID_LEN 2
struct ieee80211_mgmt {
@@ -1070,6 +1084,7 @@
WLAN_EID_PREQ = 68,
WLAN_EID_PREP = 69,
WLAN_EID_PERR = 70,
+ WLAN_EID_RANN = 49, /* compatible with FreeBSD */
/* 802.11h */
WLAN_EID_PWR_CONSTRAINT = 32,
WLAN_EID_PWR_CAPABILITY = 33,