2 * Off-channel operation helpers
4 * Copyright 2003, Jouni Malinen <jkmaline@cc.hut.fi>
5 * Copyright 2004, Instant802 Networks, Inc.
6 * Copyright 2005, Devicescape Software, Inc.
7 * Copyright 2006-2007 Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz>
8 * Copyright 2007, Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
9 * Copyright 2009 Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
11 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
12 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
13 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
15 #include <net/mac80211.h>
16 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
19 * inform AP that we will go to sleep so that it will buffer the frames
22 static void ieee80211_offchannel_ps_enable(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data
*sdata
)
24 struct ieee80211_local
*local
= sdata
->local
;
26 local
->offchannel_ps_enabled
= false;
28 /* FIXME: what to do when local->pspolling is true? */
30 del_timer_sync(&local
->dynamic_ps_timer
);
31 cancel_work_sync(&local
->dynamic_ps_enable_work
);
33 if (local
->hw
.conf
.flags
& IEEE80211_CONF_PS
) {
34 local
->offchannel_ps_enabled
= true;
35 local
->hw
.conf
.flags
&= ~IEEE80211_CONF_PS
;
36 ieee80211_hw_config(local
, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS
);
39 if (!(local
->offchannel_ps_enabled
) ||
40 !(local
->hw
.flags
& IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK
))
42 * If power save was enabled, no need to send a nullfunc
43 * frame because AP knows that we are sleeping. But if the
44 * hardware is creating the nullfunc frame for power save
45 * status (ie. IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK is not
46 * enabled) and power save was enabled, the firmware just
47 * sent a null frame with power save disabled. So we need
48 * to send a new nullfunc frame to inform the AP that we
51 ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local
, sdata
, 1);
54 /* inform AP that we are awake again, unless power save is enabled */
55 static void ieee80211_offchannel_ps_disable(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data
*sdata
)
57 struct ieee80211_local
*local
= sdata
->local
;
60 ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local
, sdata
, 0);
61 else if (local
->offchannel_ps_enabled
) {
63 * In !IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK case the hardware
64 * will send a nullfunc frame with the powersave bit set
65 * even though the AP already knows that we are sleeping.
66 * This could be avoided by sending a null frame with power
67 * save bit disabled before enabling the power save, but
68 * this doesn't gain anything.
70 * When IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK is enabled, no need
71 * to send a nullfunc frame because AP already knows that
72 * we are sleeping, let's just enable power save mode in
75 local
->hw
.conf
.flags
|= IEEE80211_CONF_PS
;
76 ieee80211_hw_config(local
, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS
);
77 } else if (local
->hw
.conf
.dynamic_ps_timeout
> 0) {
79 * If IEEE80211_CONF_PS was not set and the dynamic_ps_timer
80 * had been running before leaving the operating channel,
81 * restart the timer now and send a nullfunc frame to inform
82 * the AP that we are awake.
84 ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local
, sdata
, 0);
85 mod_timer(&local
->dynamic_ps_timer
, jiffies
+
86 msecs_to_jiffies(local
->hw
.conf
.dynamic_ps_timeout
));
90 void ieee80211_offchannel_stop_beaconing(struct ieee80211_local
*local
)
92 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data
*sdata
;
94 mutex_lock(&local
->iflist_mtx
);
95 list_for_each_entry(sdata
, &local
->interfaces
, list
) {
96 if (!ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata
))
99 /* disable beaconing */
100 if (sdata
->vif
.type
== NL80211_IFTYPE_AP
||
101 sdata
->vif
.type
== NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC
||
102 sdata
->vif
.type
== NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT
)
103 ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(
104 sdata
, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED
);
107 * only handle non-STA interfaces here, STA interfaces
108 * are handled in ieee80211_offchannel_stop_station(),
109 * e.g., from the background scan state machine.
111 * In addition, do not stop monitor interface to allow it to be
112 * used from user space controlled off-channel operations.
114 if (sdata
->vif
.type
!= NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION
&&
115 sdata
->vif
.type
!= NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR
)
116 netif_tx_stop_all_queues(sdata
->dev
);
118 mutex_unlock(&local
->iflist_mtx
);
121 void ieee80211_offchannel_stop_station(struct ieee80211_local
*local
)
123 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data
*sdata
;
126 * notify the AP about us leaving the channel and stop all STA interfaces
128 mutex_lock(&local
->iflist_mtx
);
129 list_for_each_entry(sdata
, &local
->interfaces
, list
) {
130 if (!ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata
))
133 if (sdata
->vif
.type
== NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION
) {
134 netif_tx_stop_all_queues(sdata
->dev
);
135 if (sdata
->u
.mgd
.associated
)
136 ieee80211_offchannel_ps_enable(sdata
);
139 mutex_unlock(&local
->iflist_mtx
);
142 void ieee80211_offchannel_return(struct ieee80211_local
*local
,
143 bool enable_beaconing
)
145 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data
*sdata
;
147 mutex_lock(&local
->iflist_mtx
);
148 list_for_each_entry(sdata
, &local
->interfaces
, list
) {
149 if (!ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata
))
152 /* Tell AP we're back */
153 if (sdata
->vif
.type
== NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION
) {
154 if (sdata
->u
.mgd
.associated
)
155 ieee80211_offchannel_ps_disable(sdata
);
158 if (sdata
->vif
.type
!= NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR
)
159 netif_tx_wake_all_queues(sdata
->dev
);
161 /* re-enable beaconing */
162 if (enable_beaconing
&&
163 (sdata
->vif
.type
== NL80211_IFTYPE_AP
||
164 sdata
->vif
.type
== NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC
||
165 sdata
->vif
.type
== NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT
))
166 ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(
167 sdata
, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED
);
169 mutex_unlock(&local
->iflist_mtx
);