mac80211/cfg80211: add station events
authorJohannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:15:44 +0000 (13:15 +0100)
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:55:06 +0000 (16:55 -0500)
When, for instance, a new IBSS peer is found, userspace
wants to be notified. Add events for all new stations
that mac80211 learns about.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
include/net/cfg80211.h
net/mac80211/sta_info.c
net/wireless/mlme.c
net/wireless/nl80211.c
net/wireless/nl80211.h

index b66beb052054d3ab54e7abfc6cdb2adc3bf84d3b..add79930f47db5c90005c3ce9557f158584d641e 100644 (file)
@@ -2195,4 +2195,16 @@ void cfg80211_remain_on_channel_expired(struct net_device *dev,
                                        enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type,
                                        gfp_t gfp);
 
+
+/**
+ * cfg80211_new_sta - notify userspace about station
+ *
+ * @dev: the netdev
+ * @mac_addr: the station's address
+ * @sinfo: the station information
+ * @gfp: allocation flags
+ */
+void cfg80211_new_sta(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac_addr,
+                     struct station_info *sinfo, gfp_t gfp);
+
 #endif /* __NET_CFG80211_H */
index f039e761aec11c2d2431f23fe5c74edb7d277cdd..47da552ce8a6f6781a8553494be76e5478af2824 100644 (file)
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ int sta_info_insert(struct sta_info *sta)
 {
        struct ieee80211_local *local = sta->local;
        struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = sta->sdata;
+       struct station_info sinfo;
        unsigned long flags;
        int err = 0;
 
@@ -408,6 +409,10 @@ int sta_info_insert(struct sta_info *sta)
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
 
+       sinfo.filled = 0;
+       sinfo.generation = local->sta_generation;
+       cfg80211_new_sta(sdata->dev, sta->sta.addr, &sinfo, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
        /*
         * Debugfs entry adding might sleep, so schedule process
index 11f6469b3f98b879423d01bb09d8cdb06db5d533..3dba19e1727147610af5630704e1a77f17887b0a 100644 (file)
@@ -707,3 +707,13 @@ void cfg80211_remain_on_channel_expired(struct net_device *dev,
                                              channel_type, gfp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_remain_on_channel_expired);
+
+void cfg80211_new_sta(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac_addr,
+                     struct station_info *sinfo, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+       struct wiphy *wiphy = dev->ieee80211_ptr->wiphy;
+       struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
+
+       nl80211_send_sta_event(rdev, dev, mac_addr, sinfo, gfp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_new_sta);
index ff857f10cb85f31859453ba11d8259857f5d3cab..e3bee3cecdfa82a52b5d3523584a35ae0685045e 100644 (file)
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ static int parse_station_flags(struct genl_info *info,
 
 static int nl80211_send_station(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 pid, u32 seq,
                                int flags, struct net_device *dev,
-                               u8 *mac_addr, struct station_info *sinfo)
+                               const u8 *mac_addr, struct station_info *sinfo)
 {
        void *hdr;
        struct nlattr *sinfoattr, *txrate;
@@ -5350,6 +5350,25 @@ void nl80211_send_remain_on_channel_cancel(
                                          channel_type, 0, gfp);
 }
 
+void nl80211_send_sta_event(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+                           struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac_addr,
+                           struct station_info *sinfo, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+       struct sk_buff *msg;
+
+       msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, gfp);
+       if (!msg)
+               return;
+
+       if (nl80211_send_station(msg, 0, 0, 0, dev, mac_addr, sinfo) < 0) {
+               nlmsg_free(msg);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       genlmsg_multicast_netns(wiphy_net(&rdev->wiphy), msg, 0,
+                               nl80211_mlme_mcgrp.id, gfp);
+}
+
 /* initialisation/exit functions */
 
 int nl80211_init(void)
index a5e2de419b7a862786d94af868335b2ab03fe4f3..14855b8fb4303945a06e20045a6c31a2f1a51488 100644 (file)
@@ -70,4 +70,8 @@ void nl80211_send_remain_on_channel_cancel(
        u64 cookie, struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
        enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type, gfp_t gfp);
 
+void nl80211_send_sta_event(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+                           struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac_addr,
+                           struct station_info *sinfo, gfp_t gfp);
+
 #endif /* __NET_WIRELESS_NL80211_H */