* not do so then mac80211 may add this under certain circumstances.
*/
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_notification_type - Low level driver notification
+ * @IEEE80211_NOTIFY_RE_ASSOC: start the re-association sequence
+ */
+enum ieee80211_notification_types {
+ IEEE80211_NOTIFY_RE_ASSOC,
+};
+
/**
* struct ieee80211_ht_bss_info - describing BSS's HT characteristics
*
* level driver (e.g. assoc/disassoc status, erp parameters).
* This function should not be used if no BSS has been set, unless
* for association indication. The @changed parameter indicates which
- * of the bss parameters has changed when a call is made. This callback
- * has to be atomic.
+ * of the bss parameters has changed when a call is made.
*
* @configure_filter: Configure the device's RX filter.
* See the section "Frame filtering" for more information.
void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *ra,
u16 tid);
+/**
+ * ieee80211_notify_mac - low level driver notification
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @notification_types: enum ieee80211_notification_types
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver to inform mac80211 of
+ * low level driver status change or force mac80211 to re-assoc for low
+ * level driver internal error that require re-assoc.
+ */
+void ieee80211_notify_mac(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ enum ieee80211_notification_types notif_type);
#endif /* MAC80211_H */