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nl80211/cfg80211: Add crypto settings into NEW_BEACON

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This removes need from drivers to parse the beacon tail/head data
to figure out what crypto settings are to be used in AP mode in case
the Beacon and Probe Response frames are fully constructed in the
driver/firmware.

Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni@qca.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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Jouni Malinen
2011-08-10 23:54:35 +03:00
committed by John W. Linville
parent 32e9de846b
commit 5fb628e910
3 changed files with 72 additions and 40 deletions
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@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@
* %NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD and %NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL attributes.
* Following attributes are provided for drivers that generate full Beacon
* and Probe Response frames internally: %NL80211_ATTR_SSID,
* %NL80211_ATTR_HIDDEN_SSID.
* %NL80211_ATTR_HIDDEN_SSID, %NL80211_ATTR_CIPHERS_PAIRWISE,
* %NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_GROUP, %NL80211_ATTR_WPA_VERSIONS,
* %NL80211_ATTR_AKM_SUITES, %NL80211_ATTR_PRIVACY,
* %NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE.
* @NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON: add a new beacon to an access point interface,
* parameters are like for %NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON.
* @NL80211_CMD_DEL_BEACON: remove the beacon, stop sending it
@@ -845,18 +848,20 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* @NL80211_ATTR_STATUS_CODE: StatusCode for the %NL80211_CMD_CONNECT
* event (u16)
* @NL80211_ATTR_PRIVACY: Flag attribute, used with connect(), indicating
* that protected APs should be used.
* that protected APs should be used. This is also used with NEW_BEACON to
* indicate that the BSS is to use protection.
*
* @NL80211_ATTR_CIPHERS_PAIRWISE: Used with CONNECT and ASSOCIATE to
* indicate which unicast key ciphers will be used with the connection
* @NL80211_ATTR_CIPHERS_PAIRWISE: Used with CONNECT, ASSOCIATE, and NEW_BEACON
* to indicate which unicast key ciphers will be used with the connection
* (an array of u32).
* @NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_GROUP: Used with CONNECT and ASSOCIATE to indicate
* which group key cipher will be used with the connection (a u32).
* @NL80211_ATTR_WPA_VERSIONS: Used with CONNECT and ASSOCIATE to indicate
* which WPA version(s) the AP we want to associate with is using
* @NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_GROUP: Used with CONNECT, ASSOCIATE, and NEW_BEACON to
* indicate which group key cipher will be used with the connection (a
* u32).
* @NL80211_ATTR_WPA_VERSIONS: Used with CONNECT, ASSOCIATE, and NEW_BEACON to
* indicate which WPA version(s) the AP we want to associate with is using
* (a u32 with flags from &enum nl80211_wpa_versions).
* @NL80211_ATTR_AKM_SUITES: Used with CONNECT and ASSOCIATE to indicate
* which key management algorithm(s) to use (an array of u32).
* @NL80211_ATTR_AKM_SUITES: Used with CONNECT, ASSOCIATE, and NEW_BEACON to
* indicate which key management algorithm(s) to use (an array of u32).
*
* @NL80211_ATTR_REQ_IE: (Re)association request information elements as
* sent out by the card, for ROAM and successful CONNECT events.