From: Felix Fietkau Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:40:49 +0000 (+0200) Subject: mac80211: inform drivers about the off-channel status on channel changes X-Git-Url: http://git.lede-project.org./?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4552124543141debf40a94b67155e57aa6bb34d6;p=openwrt%2Fstaging%2Fblogic.git mac80211: inform drivers about the off-channel status on channel changes For some drivers it can be useful to know whether the channel they're supposed to switch to is going to be used for short off-channel work or scanning, or whether the hardware is expected to stay on it for a while longer. This is important for various kinds of calibration work, which takes longer to complete and should keep some persistent state, even if the channel temporarily changes. Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index 20d372edec29..c7027ef51c75 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -625,11 +625,14 @@ struct ieee80211_rx_status { * may turn the device off as much as possible. Typically, this flag will * be set when an interface is set UP but not associated or scanning, but * it can also be unset in that case when monitor interfaces are active. + * @IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL: The device is currently not on its main + * operating channel. */ enum ieee80211_conf_flags { IEEE80211_CONF_MONITOR = (1<<0), IEEE80211_CONF_PS = (1<<1), IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE = (1<<2), + IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL = (1<<3), }; diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c index 0e95c750ded9..7cc4f913a431 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/main.c +++ b/net/mac80211/main.c @@ -107,12 +107,15 @@ int ieee80211_hw_config(struct ieee80211_local *local, u32 changed) if (scan_chan) { chan = scan_chan; channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT; + local->hw.conf.flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL; } else if (local->tmp_channel) { chan = scan_chan = local->tmp_channel; channel_type = local->tmp_channel_type; + local->hw.conf.flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL; } else { chan = local->oper_channel; channel_type = local->_oper_channel_type; + local->hw.conf.flags &= ~IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL; } if (chan != local->hw.conf.channel ||