* called in hardware interrupt context. The low-level driver must not call any
* other functions in hardware interrupt context. If there is a need for such
* call, the low-level driver should first ACK the interrupt and perform the
- * IEEE 802.11 code call after this, e.g. from a scheduled workqueue function.
+ * IEEE 802.11 code call after this, e.g. from a scheduled workqueue or even
+ * tasklet function.
+ *
+ * NOTE: If the driver opts to use the _irqsafe() functions, it may not also
+ * use the non-irqsafe functions!
*/
/**
* struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params - transmit queue configuration
*
* The information provided in this structure is required for QoS
- * transmit queue configuration.
+ * transmit queue configuration. Cf. IEEE 802.11 7.3.2.29.
*
* @aifs: arbitration interface space [0..255, -1: use default]
* @cw_min: minimum contention window [will be a value of the form
* 2^n-1 in the range 1..1023; 0: use default]
* @cw_max: maximum contention window [like @cw_min]
- * @burst_time: maximum burst time in units of 0.1ms, 0 meaning disabled
+ * @txop: maximum burst time in units of 32 usecs, 0 meaning disabled
*/
struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params {
- int aifs;
- int cw_min;
- int cw_max;
- int burst_time;
+ s16 aifs;
+ u16 cw_min;
+ u16 cw_max;
+ u16 txop;
};
/**
#define IEEE80211_TXCTL_NO_ACK (1<<4) /* tell the low level not to
* wait for an ack */
#define IEEE80211_TXCTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE (1<<5)
-#define IEEE80211_TXCTL_CLEAR_DST_MASK (1<<6)
+#define IEEE80211_TXCTL_CLEAR_PS_FILT (1<<6) /* clear powersave filter
+ * for destination station */
#define IEEE80211_TXCTL_REQUEUE (1<<7)
#define IEEE80211_TXCTL_FIRST_FRAGMENT (1<<8) /* this is a first fragment of
* the frame */
* @RX_FLAG_FAILED_PLCP_CRC: Set this flag if the PCLP check failed on
* the frame.
* @RX_FLAG_TSFT: The timestamp passed in the RX status (@mactime field)
- * is valid.
+ * is valid. This is useful in monitor mode and necessary for beacon frames
+ * to enable IBSS merging.
*/
enum mac80211_rx_flags {
RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR = 1<<0,
* The low-level driver should provide this information (the subset
* supported by hardware) to the 802.11 code with each received
* frame.
- * @mactime: MAC timestamp as defined by 802.11
+ * @mactime: value in microseconds of the 64-bit Time Synchronization Function
+ * (TSF) timer when the first data symbol (MPDU) arrived at the hardware.
* @band: the active band when this frame was received
* @freq: frequency the radio was tuned to when receiving this frame, in MHz
* @ssi: signal strength when receiving this frame
* parameter to see whether multicast frames should be accepted
* or dropped.
*
- * All unsupported flags in @total_flags must be cleared, i.e. you
- * should clear all bits except those you honoured.
+ * All unsupported flags in @total_flags must be cleared.
+ * Hardware does not support a flag if it is incapable of _passing_
+ * the frame to the stack. Otherwise the driver must ignore
+ * the flag, but not clear it.
+ * You must _only_ clear the flag (announce no support for the
+ * flag to mac80211) if you are not able to pass the packet type
+ * to the stack (so the hardware always filters it).
+ * So for example, you should clear @FIF_CONTROL, if your hardware
+ * always filters control frames. If your hardware always passes
+ * control frames to the kernel and is incapable of filtering them,
+ * you do _not_ clear the @FIF_CONTROL flag.
+ * This rule applies to all other FIF flags as well.
*/
/**
* buffer in @skb must start with an IEEE 802.11 header or a radiotap
* header if %RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP is set in the @status flags.
*
- * This function may not be called in IRQ context.
+ * This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function
+ * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other. Calls
+ * to this function and ieee80211_rx_irqsafe() may not be mixed for a
+ * single hardware.
*
* @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
* @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac80211 after this call
* ieee80211_rx_irqsafe - receive frame
*
* Like ieee80211_rx() but can be called in IRQ context
- * (internally defers to a workqueue.)
+ * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
+ *
+ * Calls to this function and ieee80211_rx() may not be mixed for a
+ * single hardware.
*
* @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
* @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac80211 after this call
* transmitted. It is permissible to not call this function for
* multicast frames but this can affect statistics.
*
+ * This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function
+ * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other. Calls
+ * to this function and ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() may not be mixed
+ * for a single hardware.
+ *
* @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by
* @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call
* @status: status information for this frame; the status pointer need not
void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ieee80211_tx_status *status);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe - irq-safe transmit status callback
+ *
+ * Like ieee80211_tx_status() but can be called in IRQ context
+ * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
+ *
+ * Calls to this function and ieee80211_tx_status() may not be mixed for a
+ * single hardware.
+ *
+ * @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by
+ * @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call
+ * @status: status information for this frame; the status pointer need not
+ * be valid after this function returns and is not freed by mac80211,
+ * it is recommended that it points to a stack area
+ */
void ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ieee80211_tx_status *status);
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