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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/nl80211.h | 41 |
1 files changed, 40 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h index 127a7301576..8e6384f8fda 100644 --- a/include/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ /* * 802.11 netlink interface public header * - * Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008 Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> + * Copyright 2006-2010 Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> * Copyright 2008 Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net> * Copyright 2008 Luis Carlos Cobo <luisca@cozybit.com> * Copyright 2008 Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> @@ -299,6 +299,31 @@ * rate selection. %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX is used to specify the interface * and @NL80211_ATTR_TX_RATES the set of allowed rates. * + * @NL80211_CMD_REGISTER_ACTION: Register for receiving certain action frames + * (via @NL80211_CMD_ACTION) for processing in userspace. This command + * requires an interface index and a match attribute containing the first + * few bytes of the frame that should match, e.g. a single byte for only + * a category match or four bytes for vendor frames including the OUI. + * The registration cannot be dropped, but is removed automatically + * when the netlink socket is closed. Multiple registrations can be made. + * @NL80211_CMD_ACTION: Action frame TX request and RX notification. This + * command is used both as a request to transmit an Action frame and as an + * event indicating reception of an Action frame that was not processed in + * kernel code, but is for us (i.e., which may need to be processed in a + * user space application). %NL80211_ATTR_FRAME is used to specify the + * frame contents (including header). %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ (and + * optionally %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_CHANNEL_TYPE) is used to indicate on + * which channel the frame is to be transmitted or was received. This + * channel has to be the current channel (remain-on-channel or the + * operational channel). When called, this operation returns a cookie + * (%NL80211_ATTR_COOKIE) that will be included with the TX status event + * pertaining to the TX request. + * @NL80211_CMD_ACTION_TX_STATUS: Report TX status of an Action frame + * transmitted with %NL80211_CMD_ACTION. %NL80211_ATTR_COOKIE identifies + * the TX command and %NL80211_ATTR_FRAME includes the contents of the + * frame. %NL80211_ATTR_ACK flag is included if the recipient acknowledged + * the frame. + * * @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number * @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use */ @@ -387,6 +412,10 @@ enum nl80211_commands { NL80211_CMD_SET_TX_BITRATE_MASK, + NL80211_CMD_REGISTER_ACTION, + NL80211_CMD_ACTION, + NL80211_CMD_ACTION_TX_STATUS, + /* add new commands above here */ /* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */ @@ -653,6 +682,12 @@ enum nl80211_commands { * rates based on negotiated supported rates information. This attribute * is used with %NL80211_CMD_SET_TX_BITRATE_MASK. * + * @NL80211_ATTR_FRAME_MATCH: A binary attribute which typically must contain + * at least one byte, currently used with @NL80211_CMD_REGISTER_ACTION. + * + * @NL80211_ATTR_ACK: Flag attribute indicating that the frame was + * acknowledged by the recipient. + * * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use */ @@ -798,6 +833,10 @@ enum nl80211_attrs { NL80211_ATTR_TX_RATES, + NL80211_ATTR_FRAME_MATCH, + + NL80211_ATTR_ACK, + /* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */ __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST, |