cfg80211/nl80211: add beacon settings
This adds the necessary API to cfg80211/nl80211 to allow
changing beaconing settings.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 3db7dfa..fc94852 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -69,6 +69,26 @@
u32 cipher;
};
+/**
+ * struct beacon_parameters - beacon parameters
+ *
+ * Used to configure the beacon for an interface.
+ *
+ * @head: head portion of beacon (before TIM IE)
+ * or %NULL if not changed
+ * @tail: tail portion of beacon (after TIM IE)
+ * or %NULL if not changed
+ * @interval: beacon interval or zero if not changed
+ * @dtim_period: DTIM period or zero if not changed
+ * @head_len: length of @head
+ * @tail_len: length of @tail
+ */
+struct beacon_parameters {
+ u8 *head, *tail;
+ int interval, dtim_period;
+ int head_len, tail_len;
+};
+
/* from net/wireless.h */
struct wiphy;
@@ -103,6 +123,13 @@
* and @key_index
*
* @set_default_key: set the default key on an interface
+ *
+ * @add_beacon: Add a beacon with given parameters, @head, @interval
+ * and @dtim_period will be valid, @tail is optional.
+ * @set_beacon: Change the beacon parameters for an access point mode
+ * interface. This should reject the call when no beacon has been
+ * configured.
+ * @del_beacon: Remove beacon configuration and stop sending the beacon.
*/
struct cfg80211_ops {
int (*add_virtual_intf)(struct wiphy *wiphy, char *name,
@@ -122,6 +149,12 @@
int (*set_default_key)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
struct net_device *netdev,
u8 key_index);
+
+ int (*add_beacon)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ struct beacon_parameters *info);
+ int (*set_beacon)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ struct beacon_parameters *info);
+ int (*del_beacon)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev);
};
#endif /* __NET_CFG80211_H */