mac80211: data path modification for TDLS peers
Mark the STA entries of enabled TDLS peers with a new "peer authorized"
flag.
During link setup, allow special TDLS setup frames through the AP, but
otherwise drop all packets destined to the peer. This is required by the
TDLS (802.11z) specification in order to prevent reordering of MSDUs
between the AP and direct paths.
When setup completes and the peer is authorized, send data directly,
bypassing the AP.
In the Rx path, allow data to be received directly from TDLS peers.
Signed-off-by: Arik Nemtsov <arik@wizery.com>
Cc: Kalyan C Gaddam <chakkal@iit.edu>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 6304ed6..2f178f7 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -396,8 +396,9 @@
}
break;
case cpu_to_le16(0):
- if (iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
- return -1;
+ if (iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC &&
+ iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
+ return -1;
break;
}