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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org>2007-07-15 16:50:46 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org>2007-07-15 16:50:46 -0700
commitd3502d7f25b22cfc9762bf1781faa9db1bb3be2e (patch)
treee1d0195704efaafa14caf6965c8f2b6b00cbcb83 /include/net/mac80211.h
parentd2a9a8ded48bec153f08ee87a40626c8d0737f79 (diff)
parent0a9f2a467d8dacaf7e97469dba99ed2d07287d80 (diff)
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Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6
* 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (53 commits) [TCP]: Verify the presence of RETRANS bit when leaving FRTO [IPV6]: Call inet6addr_chain notifiers on link down [NET_SCHED]: Kill CONFIG_NET_CLS_POLICE [NET_SCHED]: act_api: qdisc internal reclassify support [NET_SCHED]: sch_dsmark: act_api support [NET_SCHED]: sch_atm: act_api support [NET_SCHED]: sch_atm: Lindent [IPV6]: MSG_ERRQUEUE messages do not pass to connected raw sockets [IPV4]: Cleanup call to __neigh_lookup() [NET_SCHED]: Revert "avoid transmit softirq on watchdog wakeup" optimization [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack: UDPLITE support [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack: mark protocols __read_mostly [NETFILTER]: x_tables: add connlimit match [NETFILTER]: Lower *tables printk severity [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack: Don't track locally generated special ICMP error [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack: Introduces nf_ct_get_tuplepr and uses it [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack: make l3proto->prepare() generic and renames it [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack: Increment error count on parsing IPv4 header [NET]: Add ethtool support for NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM devices. [AF_IUCV]: Add lock when updating accept_q ...
Diffstat (limited to 'include/net/mac80211.h')
-rw-r--r--include/net/mac80211.h22
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index a7f122b79948..c34fd9a6160a 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -347,9 +347,16 @@ enum ieee80211_if_types {
* @mac_addr: pointer to MAC address of the interface. This pointer is valid
* until the interface is removed (i.e. it cannot be used after
* remove_interface() callback was called for this interface).
+ * This pointer will be %NULL for monitor interfaces, be careful.
*
* This structure is used in add_interface() and remove_interface()
* callbacks of &struct ieee80211_hw.
+ *
+ * When you allow multiple interfaces to be added to your PHY, take care
+ * that the hardware can actually handle multiple MAC addresses. However,
+ * also take care that when there's no interface left with mac_addr != %NULL
+ * you remove the MAC address from the device to avoid acknowledging packets
+ * in pure monitor mode.
*/
struct ieee80211_if_init_conf {
int if_id;
@@ -574,10 +581,11 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
* to returning zero. By returning non-zero addition of the interface
* is inhibited. Unless monitor_during_oper is set, it is guaranteed
* that monitor interfaces and normal interfaces are mutually
- * exclusive. The open() handler is called after add_interface()
- * if this is the first device added. At least one of the open()
- * open() and add_interface() callbacks has to be assigned. If
- * add_interface() is NULL, one STA interface is permitted only. */
+ * exclusive. If assigned, the open() handler is called after
+ * add_interface() if this is the first device added. The
+ * add_interface() callback has to be assigned because it is the only
+ * way to obtain the requested MAC address for any interface.
+ */
int (*add_interface)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_if_init_conf *conf);
@@ -921,12 +929,6 @@ struct sk_buff *
ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int if_id,
struct ieee80211_tx_control *control);
-/* Low level drivers that have their own MLME and MAC indicate
- * the aid for an associating station with this call */
-int ieee80211_set_aid_for_sta(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
- u8 *peer_address, u16 aid);
-
-
/* Given an sk_buff with a raw 802.11 header at the data pointer this function
* returns the 802.11 header length in bytes (not including encryption
* headers). If the data in the sk_buff is too short to contain a valid 802.11