{nl,cfg,mac}80211: let userspace make meshif mesh gate
Allow userspace to set NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS attribute,
which will advertise this mesh node as being a mesh gate.
NL80211_HWMP_ROOTMODE must be set or this will do nothing.
Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 20353bb..3769303 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1864,6 +1864,10 @@
* @NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL: The interval of time (in TUs) between
* root announcements are transmitted.
*
+ * @NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS: Advertise that this mesh station has
+ * access to a broader network beyond the MBSS. This is done via Root
+ * Announcement frames.
+ *
* @NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_MAX: highest possible mesh configuration attribute
*
* @__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
@@ -1886,6 +1890,7 @@
NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOTMODE,
NL80211_MESHCONF_ELEMENT_TTL,
NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL,
+ NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS,
/* keep last */
__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 4f0d12e..77aa777 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -756,6 +756,11 @@
u16 dot11MeshHWMPnetDiameterTraversalTime;
u8 dot11MeshHWMPRootMode;
u16 dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval;
+ /* This is missnamed in draft 12.0: dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol
+ * set to true only means that the station will announce others it's a
+ * mesh gate, but not necessarily using the gate announcement protocol.
+ * Still keeping the same nomenclature to be in sync with the spec. */
+ bool dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol;
};
/**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 9995c83..7d17a91 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1137,6 +1137,10 @@
conf->dot11MeshHWMPRootMode = nconf->dot11MeshHWMPRootMode;
ieee80211_mesh_root_setup(ifmsh);
}
+ if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS, mask)) {
+ conf->dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol =
+ nconf->dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol;
+ }
if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL, mask)) {
conf->dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval =
nconf->dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
index bac9443..6e8eab7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@
u.mesh.mshcfg.min_discovery_timeout, DEC);
IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshHWMPRootMode,
u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRootMode, DEC);
+IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol,
+ u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol, DEC);
IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval,
u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval, DEC);
#endif
@@ -489,6 +491,7 @@
MESHPARAMS_ADD(min_discovery_timeout);
MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMPRootMode);
MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval);
+ MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol);
#undef MESHPARAMS_ADD
}
#endif
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index ae3de75..fd4f76a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -1045,8 +1045,11 @@
{
struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh = &sdata->u.mesh;
u32 interval = ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval;
+ u8 flags;
- mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(MPATH_RANN, 0, sdata->vif.addr,
+ flags = (ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol)
+ ? RANN_FLAG_IS_GATE : 0;
+ mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(MPATH_RANN, flags, sdata->vif.addr,
cpu_to_le32(++ifmsh->sn),
0, NULL, 0, broadcast_addr,
0, sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.element_ttl,
diff --git a/net/wireless/mesh.c b/net/wireless/mesh.c
index b5a39d4..4423e64 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mesh.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mesh.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
.path_refresh_time = MESH_PATH_REFRESH_TIME,
.min_discovery_timeout = MESH_MIN_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT,
.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval = MESH_RANN_INTERVAL,
+ .dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol = false,
};
const struct mesh_setup default_mesh_setup = {
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index bbf3d73..57ecfa4 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3037,6 +3037,8 @@
cur_params.dot11MeshHWMPRootMode);
NLA_PUT_U16(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL,
cur_params.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval);
+ NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS,
+ cur_params.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol);
nla_nest_end(msg, pinfoattr);
genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
return genlmsg_reply(msg, info);
@@ -3066,6 +3068,7 @@
[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_NET_DIAM_TRVS_TIME] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOTMODE] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
+ [NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
};
static const struct nla_policy
@@ -3148,6 +3151,10 @@
dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval, mask,
NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL,
nla_get_u16);
+ FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg,
+ dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol, mask,
+ NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS,
+ nla_get_u8);
if (mask_out)
*mask_out = mask;