{nl,cfg,mac}80211: Implement RSSI threshold for mesh peering
Mesh peer links are established only if average rssi of the peer
candidate satisfies the threshold. This is not in 802.11s specification
but was requested by David Fulgham, an open80211s user. This is a way to avoid
marginal peer links with stations that are barely within range.
This patch adds a new mesh configuration parameter, mesh_rssi_threshold. This
feature is supported only for hardwares that report signal in dBm.
Signed-off-by: Ashok Nagarajan <ashok@cozybit.com>
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 be35a68..38fda5e 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -2112,6 +2112,10 @@
* @NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING: set Mesh STA as forwarding or non-forwarding
* or forwarding entity (default is TRUE - forwarding entity)
*
+ * @NL80211_MESHCONF_RSSI_THRESHOLD: RSSI threshold in dBm. This specifies the
+ * threshold for average signal strength of candidate station to establish
+ * a peer link.
+ *
* @NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_MAX: highest possible mesh configuration attribute
*
* @__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
@@ -2137,6 +2141,7 @@
NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS,
NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_PERR_MIN_INTERVAL,
NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING,
+ NL80211_MESHCONF_RSSI_THRESHOLD,
/* keep last */
__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 0178c74..b4e015c 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@
* Still keeping the same nomenclature to be in sync with the spec. */
bool dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol;
bool dot11MeshForwarding;
+ s32 rssi_threshold;
};
/**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 6a77d4c..ab31cc5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1314,6 +1314,14 @@
}
if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING, mask))
conf->dot11MeshForwarding = nconf->dot11MeshForwarding;
+ if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_RSSI_THRESHOLD, mask)) {
+ /* our RSSI threshold implementation is supported only for
+ * devices that report signal in dBm.
+ */
+ if (!(sdata->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM))
+ return -ENOTSUPP;
+ conf->rssi_threshold = nconf->rssi_threshold;
+ }
return 0;
}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
index 510ed1d..9f484d8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@
IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval,
u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval, DEC);
IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshForwarding, u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshForwarding, DEC);
+IEEE80211_IF_FILE(rssi_threshold, u.mesh.mshcfg.rssi_threshold, DEC);
#endif
@@ -581,6 +582,7 @@
MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMPRootMode);
MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval);
MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol);
+ MESHPARAMS_ADD(rssi_threshold);
#undef MESHPARAMS_ADD
}
#endif
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
index 8806e5e..80ce527 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
#define dot11MeshHoldingTimeout(s) (s->u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHoldingTimeout)
#define dot11MeshMaxPeerLinks(s) (s->u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshMaxPeerLinks)
+#define sta_meets_rssi_threshold(sta, sdata) \
+ (sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.rssi_threshold == 0 ||\
+ (s8) -ewma_read(&sta->avg_signal) > \
+ sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.rssi_threshold)
+
enum plink_event {
PLINK_UNDEFINED,
OPN_ACPT,
@@ -301,7 +306,8 @@
if (mesh_peer_accepts_plinks(elems) &&
sta->plink_state == NL80211_PLINK_LISTEN &&
sdata->u.mesh.accepting_plinks &&
- sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.auto_open_plinks)
+ sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.auto_open_plinks &&
+ sta_meets_rssi_threshold(sta, sdata))
mesh_plink_open(sta);
rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -531,6 +537,14 @@
return;
}
+ if (ftype == WLAN_SP_MESH_PEERING_OPEN &&
+ !sta_meets_rssi_threshold(sta, sdata)) {
+ mpl_dbg("Mesh plink: %pM does not meet rssi threshold\n",
+ sta->sta.addr);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+ return;
+ }
+
if (sta && !test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_AUTH)) {
mpl_dbg("Mesh plink: Action frame from non-authed peer\n");
rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/net/wireless/mesh.c b/net/wireless/mesh.c
index 9d3e3b6..ba21ab2 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mesh.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mesh.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
#define MESH_PERR_MIN_INT 100
#define MESH_DIAM_TRAVERSAL_TIME 50
+#define MESH_RSSI_THRESHOLD 0
+
/*
* A path will be refreshed if it is used PATH_REFRESH_TIME milliseconds
* before timing out. This way it will remain ACTIVE and no data frames
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@
.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval = MESH_RANN_INTERVAL,
.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol = false,
.dot11MeshForwarding = true,
+ .rssi_threshold = MESH_RSSI_THRESHOLD,
};
const struct mesh_setup default_mesh_setup = {
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 1998c36..25a470a 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3290,6 +3290,8 @@
cur_params.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol);
NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING,
cur_params.dot11MeshForwarding);
+ NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_RSSI_THRESHOLD,
+ cur_params.rssi_threshold);
nla_nest_end(msg, pinfoattr);
genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
return genlmsg_reply(msg, info);
@@ -3322,6 +3324,7 @@
[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
[NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
[NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+ [NL80211_MESHCONF_RSSI_THRESHOLD] = { .type = NLA_U32},
};
static const struct nla_policy
@@ -3413,6 +3416,8 @@
nla_get_u8);
FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg, dot11MeshForwarding,
mask, NL80211_MESHCONF_FORWARDING, nla_get_u8);
+ FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg, rssi_threshold,
+ mask, NL80211_MESHCONF_RSSI_THRESHOLD, nla_get_u32);
if (mask_out)
*mask_out = mask;