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nl80211: Basic support for PBSS/PCP

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PBSS (Personal Basic Service Set) is a new BSS type for DMG
networks. It is similar to infrastructure BSS, having an AP-like
entity called PCP (PBSS Control Point), but it has few differences.
PBSS support is mandatory for IEEE 802.11ad devices.

Add a pbss flag to the relevant structures to support starting a PCP and
connecting to a PCP. Implement support in the nl80211 driver by using
the new PBSS flag attribute.

Signed-off-by: Lior David <qca_liord@qca.qualcomm.com>
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Lior David 2016-02-08 12:16:45 +02:00 committed by Jouni Malinen
parent afa453a28a
commit 86b5c400a0
2 changed files with 24 additions and 0 deletions
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src/drivers/driver.h
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@ -860,6 +860,12 @@ struct wpa_driver_associate_params {
* RRM (Radio Resource Measurements)
*/
int rrm_used;
/**
* pbss - If set, connect to a PCP in a PBSS. Otherwise, connect to an
* AP as usual. Valid for DMG network only.
*/
int pbss;
};
enum hide_ssid {
@ -1087,6 +1093,12 @@ struct wpa_driver_ap_params {
* reenable - Whether this is to re-enable beaconing
*/
int reenable;
/**
* pbss - Whether to start a PCP (in PBSS) instead of an AP in
* infrastructure BSS. Valid only for DMG network.
*/
int pbss;
};
struct wpa_driver_mesh_bss_params {

12
src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
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@ -3584,6 +3584,12 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_ap(void *priv,
}
#endif /* CONFIG_P2P */
if (params->pbss) {
wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: PBSS");
if (nla_put_flag(msg, NL80211_ATTR_PBSS))
goto fail;
}
ret = send_and_recv_msgs(drv, msg, NULL, NULL);
if (ret) {
wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Beacon set failed: %d (%s)",
@ -4744,6 +4750,12 @@ static int nl80211_connect_common(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
if (params->p2p)
wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, " * P2P group");
if (params->pbss) {
wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, " * PBSS");
if (nla_put_flag(msg, NL80211_ATTR_PBSS))
return -1;
}
return 0;
}