From 1ecef20cf12865729c86b0e428584635c77159ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sathishkumar Muruganandam Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 17:51:38 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: add missing WFA Multi-AP backhaul STA Rx requirement MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The current mac80211 WDS (4-address mode) can be used to cover most of the Multi-AP requirements for Data frames per the WFA Multi-AP Specification v1.0. When configuring AP/STA interfaces in 4-address mode, they are able to function as fronthaul AP/backhaul STA of Multi-AP device complying below Tx, Rx requirements except one missing STA Rx requirement added by this patch. Multi-AP specification section 14.1 describes the following requirements: Transmitter requirements ------------------------ 1. Fronthaul AP i) When DA!=RA of backhaul STA, must use 4-address format ii) When DA==RA of backhaul STA, shall use either 3-address or 4-address format with RA updated with STA MAC (mac80211 support 4-address format via AP/VLAN interface) 2. Backhaul STA i) When SA!=TA of backhaul STA, must use 4-address format ii) When SA==TA of backhaul STA, shall use either 3-address or 4-address format with RA updated with AP MAC (mac80211 support 4-address format via use_4addr) Receiver requirements --------------------- 1. Fronthaul AP i) When SA!=TA of backhaul STA, must support receiving 4-address format frames ii) When SA==TA of backhaul STA, must support receiving both 3-address and 4-address format frames (mac80211 support both 3-addr & 4-addr via AP/VLAN interface) 2. Backhaul STA i) When DA!=RA of backhaul STA, must support receiving 4-address format frames ii) When DA==RA of backhaul STA, must support receiving both 3-address and 4-address format frames (mac80211 support only receiving 4-address format via use_4addr) This patch addresses the above Rx requirement (ii) for backhaul STA to receive unicast (DA==RA) 3-address frames in addition to 4-address frames. The current design doesn't accept 3-address frames when configured in 4-address mode (use_4addr). Hence add a check to allow 3-address frames when DA==RA of backhaul STA (adhering to Table 9-26 of IEEE Std 802.11™-2016). This case was tested with a bridged station interface when associated with a non-mac80211 based vendor AP implementation using 3-address frames for WDS. STA was able to support the Multi-AP Rx requirement when DA==RA. No issues, no loops seen when tested with mac80211 based AP as well. Verified and confirmed all other Tx and Rx requirements of AP and STA for Multi-AP respectively. They all work using the current mac80211-WDS design. Signed-off-by: Sathishkumar Muruganandam Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg --- net/mac80211/rx.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c index 64742f2765c4..134bbbc9cd6e 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/rx.c +++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c @@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ __ieee80211_data_to_8023(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx, bool *port_control) if (!sdata->u.mgd.use_4addr) return -1; - else + else if (!ether_addr_equal(hdr->addr1, sdata->vif.addr)) check_port_control = true; } -- 2.30.2