From c80d545da3f7c0e534ccd4a780f322f80a92cff1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Javier Cardona Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:37:49 -0800 Subject: mac80211: Let userspace enable and configure vendor specific path selection. Userspace will now be allowed to toggle between the default path selection algorithm (HWMP, implemented in the kernel), and a vendor specific alternative. Also in the same patch, allow userspace to add information elements to mesh beacons. This is accordance with the Extensible Path Selection Framework specified in version 7.0 of the 802.11s draft. Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- net/wireless/core.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'net/wireless/core.c') diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c index 79772fcc37b..e9a5f8ca4c2 100644 --- a/net/wireless/core.c +++ b/net/wireless/core.c @@ -789,13 +789,23 @@ static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block * nb, cfg80211_mgd_wext_connect(rdev, wdev); break; #endif +#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT: - /* backward compat code ... */ - if (wdev->mesh_id_up_len) - __cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev, wdev->ssid, - wdev->mesh_id_up_len, - &default_mesh_config); - break; + { + /* backward compat code... */ + struct mesh_setup setup; + memcpy(&setup, &default_mesh_setup, + sizeof(setup)); + /* back compat only needed for mesh_id */ + setup.mesh_id = wdev->ssid; + setup.mesh_id_len = wdev->mesh_id_up_len; + if (wdev->mesh_id_up_len) + __cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev, + &setup, + &default_mesh_config); + break; + } +#endif default: break; } -- cgit v1.2.3