mac80211: add support for setting the multicast rate for ibss

SVN-Revision: 23635

diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/580-cfg80211_ibss_mcast_rate.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/580-cfg80211_ibss_mcast_rate.patch
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..7ec4ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/580-cfg80211_ibss_mcast_rate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
++++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
+@@ -804,6 +804,8 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
+  * @NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORT_IBSS_RSN: The device supports IBSS RSN, which mostly
+  *    means support for per-station GTKs.
+  *
++ * @NL80211_ATTR_MCAST_RATE: Multicast tx rate (in 100 kbps) for IBSS
++ *
+  * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
+  * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
+  */
+@@ -973,6 +975,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
+ 
+       NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORT_IBSS_RSN,
+ 
++      NL80211_ATTR_MCAST_RATE,
++
+       /* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
+ 
+       __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
+--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
++++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
+@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ struct cfg80211_disassoc_request {
+  * @privacy: this is a protected network, keys will be configured
+  *    after joining
+  * @basic_rates: bitmap of basic rates to use when creating the IBSS
++ * @mcast_rate: multicast tx rate (in 100 kbps)
+  */
+ struct cfg80211_ibss_params {
+       u8 *ssid;
+@@ -935,6 +936,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ibss_params {
+       u32 basic_rates;
+       bool channel_fixed;
+       bool privacy;
++      int mcast_rate;
+ };
+ 
+ /**
+--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
++++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_p
+       [NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_TX_POWER_SETTING] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+       [NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_TX_POWER_LEVEL] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+       [NL80211_ATTR_FRAME_TYPE] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
++      [NL80211_ATTR_MCAST_RATE] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ };
+ 
+ /* policy for the key attributes */
+@@ -3652,6 +3653,9 @@ static int nl80211_join_ibss(struct sk_b
+                               return -EINVAL;
+               }
+       }
++      if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MCAST_RATE])
++              ibss.mcast_rate =
++                      nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MCAST_RATE]);
+ 
+       if (ibss.privacy && info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_KEYS]) {
+               connkeys = nl80211_parse_connkeys(rdev,

diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/581-mac80211_ibss_mcast_rate.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/581-mac80211_ibss_mcast_rate.patch
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..07ba6f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/581-mac80211_ibss_mcast_rate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+@@ -914,6 +914,7 @@ int ieee80211_ibss_join(struct ieee80211
+ 
+       sdata->u.ibss.privacy = params->privacy;
+       sdata->u.ibss.basic_rates = params->basic_rates;
++      sdata->vif.bss_conf.mcast_rate = params->mcast_rate;
+ 
+       sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int = params->beacon_interval;
+ 
+--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
++++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
+@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
+       u16 assoc_capability;
+       u64 timestamp;
+       u32 basic_rates;
++      u32 mcast_rate;
+       u16 ht_operation_mode;
+       s32 cqm_rssi_thold;
+       u32 cqm_rssi_hyst;
+@@ -2644,7 +2645,7 @@ enum rate_control_changed {
+  * @rate_idx_mask: user-requested rate mask (not MCS for now)
+  * @skb: the skb that will be transmitted, the control information in it needs
+  *    to be filled in
+- * @ap: whether this frame is sent out in AP mode
++ * @bss: whether this frame is sent out in AP or IBSS mode
+  */
+ struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control {
+       struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
+@@ -2655,7 +2656,7 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control {
+       bool rts, short_preamble;
+       u8 max_rate_idx;
+       u32 rate_idx_mask;
+-      bool ap;
++      bool bss;
+ };
+ 
+ struct rate_control_ops {
+--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
+@@ -210,10 +210,20 @@ static bool rc_no_data_or_no_ack(struct 
+       return ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) || !ieee80211_is_data(fc));
+ }
+ 
+-static void rc_send_low_broadcast(s8 *idx, u32 basic_rates, u8 max_rate_idx)
++static void rc_send_low_broadcast(s8 *idx, u32 basic_rates, u32 mcast_rate,
++                                struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband)
+ {
+       u8 i;
+ 
++      if (mcast_rate) {
++              for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
++                      if (sband->bitrates[i].bitrate == mcast_rate) {
++                              *idx = i;
++                              return;
++                      }
++              }
++      }
++
+       if (basic_rates == 0)
+               return; /* assume basic rates unknown and accept rate */
+       if (*idx < 0)
+@@ -221,7 +231,7 @@ static void rc_send_low_broadcast(s8 *id
+       if (basic_rates & (1 << *idx))
+               return; /* selected rate is a basic rate */
+ 
+-      for (i = *idx + 1; i <= max_rate_idx; i++) {
++      for (i = *idx + 1; i <= sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
+               if (basic_rates & (1 << i)) {
+                       *idx = i;
+                       return;
+@@ -242,10 +252,11 @@ bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80
+               info->control.rates[0].count =
+                       (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) ?
+                       1 : txrc->hw->max_rate_tries;
+-              if (!sta && txrc->ap)
++              if (!sta && txrc->bss)
+                       rc_send_low_broadcast(&info->control.rates[0].idx,
+                                             txrc->bss_conf->basic_rates,
+-                                            txrc->sband->n_bitrates);
++                                            txrc->bss_conf->mcast_rate,
++                                            txrc->sband);
+               return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
+@@ -622,7 +622,8 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee8021
+               txrc.max_rate_idx = -1;
+       else
+               txrc.max_rate_idx = fls(txrc.rate_idx_mask) - 1;
+-      txrc.ap = tx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP;
++      txrc.bss = (tx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP ||
++                         tx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+ 
+       /* set up RTS protection if desired */
+       if (len > tx->local->hw.wiphy->rts_threshold) {
+@@ -2312,7 +2313,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_beacon_get_tim
+               txrc.max_rate_idx = -1;
+       else
+               txrc.max_rate_idx = fls(txrc.rate_idx_mask) - 1;
+-      txrc.ap = true;
++      txrc.bss = true;
+       rate_control_get_rate(sdata, NULL, &txrc);
+ 
+       info->control.vif = vif;