nl80211/cfg80211: Add extra IE configuration to AP mode setup
The NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON command is, in practice, requesting AP mode
operations to be started. Add new attributes to provide extra IEs
(e.g., WPS IE, P2P IE) for drivers that build Beacon, Probe Response,
and (Re)Association Response frames internally (likely in firmware).
Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni@qca.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 6fcd0bf..d86a15d 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -383,6 +383,14 @@
* @crypto: crypto settings
* @privacy: the BSS uses privacy
* @auth_type: Authentication type (algorithm)
+ * @beacon_ies: extra information element(s) to add into Beacon frames or %NULL
+ * @beacon_ies_len: length of beacon_ies in octets
+ * @proberesp_ies: extra information element(s) to add into Probe Response
+ * frames or %NULL
+ * @proberesp_ies_len: length of proberesp_ies in octets
+ * @assocresp_ies: extra information element(s) to add into (Re)Association
+ * Response frames or %NULL
+ * @assocresp_ies_len: length of assocresp_ies in octets
*/
struct beacon_parameters {
u8 *head, *tail;
@@ -394,6 +402,12 @@
struct cfg80211_crypto_settings crypto;
bool privacy;
enum nl80211_auth_type auth_type;
+ const u8 *beacon_ies;
+ size_t beacon_ies_len;
+ const u8 *proberesp_ies;
+ size_t proberesp_ies_len;
+ const u8 *assocresp_ies;
+ size_t assocresp_ies_len;
};
/**