cfg80211: add P2P Device abstraction
In order to support using a different MAC address
for the P2P Device address we must first have a
P2P Device abstraction that can be assigned a MAC
address.
This abstraction will also be useful to support
offloading P2P operations to the device, e.g.
periodic listen for discoverability.
Currently, the driver is responsible for assigning
a MAC address to the P2P Device, but this could be
changed by allowing a MAC address to be given to
the NEW_INTERFACE command.
As it has no associated netdev, a P2P Device can
only be identified by its wdev identifier but the
previous patches allowed using the wdev identifier
in various APIs, e.g. remain-on-channel.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 2f38788..4584162 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -565,6 +565,14 @@
* %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX is now on %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ with
* %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_CHANNEL_TYPE.
*
+ * @NL80211_CMD_START_P2P_DEVICE: Start the given P2P Device, identified by
+ * its %NL80211_ATTR_WDEV identifier. It must have been created with
+ * %NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE previously. After it has been started, the
+ * P2P Device can be used for P2P operations, e.g. remain-on-channel and
+ * public action frame TX.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_STOP_P2P_DEVICE: Stop the given P2P Device, identified by
+ * its %NL80211_ATTR_WDEV identifier.
+ *
* @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number
* @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -708,6 +716,9 @@
NL80211_CMD_CH_SWITCH_NOTIFY,
+ NL80211_CMD_START_P2P_DEVICE,
+ NL80211_CMD_STOP_P2P_DEVICE,
+
/* add new commands above here */
/* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */
@@ -1575,6 +1586,10 @@
* @NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT: mesh point
* @NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT: P2P client
* @NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO: P2P group owner
+ * @NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE: P2P device interface type, this is not a netdev
+ * and therefore can't be created in the normal ways, use the
+ * %NL80211_CMD_START_P2P_DEVICE and %NL80211_CMD_STOP_P2P_DEVICE
+ * commands to create and destroy one
* @NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX: highest interface type number currently defined
* @NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES: number of defined interface types
*
@@ -1593,6 +1608,7 @@
NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT,
NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT,
NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO,
+ NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE,
/* keep last */
NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES,
@@ -2994,12 +3010,18 @@
* @NL80211_FEATURE_CELL_BASE_REG_HINTS: This driver has been tested
* to work properly to suppport receiving regulatory hints from
* cellular base stations.
+ * @NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_DEVICE_NEEDS_CHANNEL: If this is set, an active
+ * P2P Device (%NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE) requires its own channel
+ * in the interface combinations, even when it's only used for scan
+ * and remain-on-channel. This could be due to, for example, the
+ * remain-on-channel implementation requiring a channel context.
*/
enum nl80211_feature_flags {
- NL80211_FEATURE_SK_TX_STATUS = 1 << 0,
- NL80211_FEATURE_HT_IBSS = 1 << 1,
- NL80211_FEATURE_INACTIVITY_TIMER = 1 << 2,
- NL80211_FEATURE_CELL_BASE_REG_HINTS = 1 << 3,
+ NL80211_FEATURE_SK_TX_STATUS = 1 << 0,
+ NL80211_FEATURE_HT_IBSS = 1 << 1,
+ NL80211_FEATURE_INACTIVITY_TIMER = 1 << 2,
+ NL80211_FEATURE_CELL_BASE_REG_HINTS = 1 << 3,
+ NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_DEVICE_NEEDS_CHANNEL = 1 << 4,
};
/**