cfg80211: basic support for PBSS network type

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 11ad devices.

Add support for PBSS by introducing a new PBSS flag attribute.
The PBSS flag is used in the START_AP command to request starting
a PCP instead of an AP, and in the CONNECT command to request
connecting to a PCP instead of an AP.

Signed-off-by: Lior David <liord@codeaurora.org>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 9bcaaf7cd15a..9e1b24c29f0c 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -712,6 +712,8 @@ struct cfg80211_acl_data {
  * @p2p_opp_ps: P2P opportunistic PS
  * @acl: ACL configuration used by the drivers which has support for
  *	MAC address based access control
+ * @pbss: If set, start as a PCP instead of AP. Relevant for DMG
+ *	networks.
  */
 struct cfg80211_ap_settings {
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
@@ -730,6 +732,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ap_settings {
 	u8 p2p_ctwindow;
 	bool p2p_opp_ps;
 	const struct cfg80211_acl_data *acl;
+	bool pbss;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1888,6 +1891,8 @@ struct cfg80211_ibss_params {
  * @ht_capa_mask:  The bits of ht_capa which are to be used.
  * @vht_capa:  VHT Capability overrides
  * @vht_capa_mask: The bits of vht_capa which are to be used.
+ * @pbss: if set, connect to a PCP instead of AP. Valid for DMG
+ *	networks.
  */
 struct cfg80211_connect_params {
 	struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
@@ -1910,6 +1915,7 @@ struct cfg80211_connect_params {
 	struct ieee80211_ht_cap ht_capa_mask;
 	struct ieee80211_vht_cap vht_capa;
 	struct ieee80211_vht_cap vht_capa_mask;
+	bool pbss;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -3489,6 +3495,7 @@ struct cfg80211_cached_keys;
  *	registered for unexpected class 3 frames (AP mode)
  * @conn: (private) cfg80211 software SME connection state machine data
  * @connect_keys: (private) keys to set after connection is established
+ * @conn_bss_type: connecting/connected BSS type
  * @ibss_fixed: (private) IBSS is using fixed BSSID
  * @ibss_dfs_possible: (private) IBSS may change to a DFS channel
  * @event_list: (private) list for internal event processing
@@ -3519,6 +3526,7 @@ struct wireless_dev {
 	u8 ssid_len, mesh_id_len, mesh_id_up_len;
 	struct cfg80211_conn *conn;
 	struct cfg80211_cached_keys *connect_keys;
+	enum ieee80211_bss_type conn_bss_type;
 
 	struct list_head event_list;
 	spinlock_t event_lock;