cfg80211 API for channels/bitrates, mac80211 and driver conversion

This patch creates new cfg80211 wiphy API for channel and bitrate
registration and converts mac80211 and drivers to the new API. The
old mac80211 API is completely ripped out. All drivers (except ath5k)
are updated to the new API, in many cases I expect that optimisations
can be done.

Along with the regulatory code I've also ripped out the
IEEE80211_HW_DEFAULT_REG_DOMAIN_CONFIGURED flag, I believe it to be
unnecessary if the hardware simply gives us whatever channels it wants
to support and we then enable/disable them as required, which is pretty
much required for travelling.

Additionally, the patch adds proper "basic" rate handling for STA
mode interface, AP mode interface will have to have new API added
to allow userspace to set the basic rate set, currently it'll be
empty... However, the basic rate handling will need to be moved to
the BSS conf stuff.

I do expect there to be bugs in this, especially wrt. transmit
power handling where I'm basically clueless about how it should work.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 168 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/wireless.h b/include/net/wireless.h
index d30c4ba..c7f805e 100644
--- a/include/net/wireless.h
+++ b/include/net/wireless.h
@@ -13,6 +13,162 @@
 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
 
 /**
+ * enum ieee80211_band - supported frequency bands
+ *
+ * The bands are assigned this way because the supported
+ * bitrates differ in these bands.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ: 2.4GHz ISM band
+ * @IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ: around 5GHz band (4.9-5.7)
+ */
+enum ieee80211_band {
+	IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ,
+	IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ,
+
+	/* keep last */
+	IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_channel_flags - channel flags
+ *
+ * Channel flags set by the regulatory control code.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED: This channel is disabled.
+ * @IEEE80211_CHAN_PASSIVE_SCAN: Only passive scanning is permitted
+ *	on this channel.
+ * @IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IBSS: IBSS is not allowed on this channel.
+ * @IEEE80211_CHAN_RADAR: Radar detection is required on this channel.
+ */
+enum ieee80211_channel_flags {
+	IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED		= 1<<0,
+	IEEE80211_CHAN_PASSIVE_SCAN	= 1<<1,
+	IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IBSS		= 1<<2,
+	IEEE80211_CHAN_RADAR		= 1<<3,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ieee80211_channel - channel definition
+ *
+ * This structure describes a single channel for use
+ * with cfg80211.
+ *
+ * @center_freq: center frequency in MHz
+ * @hw_value: hardware-specific value for the channel
+ * @flags: channel flags from &enum ieee80211_channel_flags.
+ * @orig_flags: channel flags at registration time, used by regulatory
+ *	code to support devices with additional restrictions
+ * @band: band this channel belongs to.
+ * @max_antenna_gain: maximum antenna gain in dBi
+ * @max_power: maximum transmission power (in dBm)
+ * @orig_mag: internal use
+ * @orig_mpwr: internal use
+ */
+struct ieee80211_channel {
+	enum ieee80211_band band;
+	u16 center_freq;
+	u16 hw_value;
+	u32 flags;
+	int max_antenna_gain;
+	int max_power;
+	u32 orig_flags;
+	int orig_mag, orig_mpwr;
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_rate_flags - rate flags
+ *
+ * Hardware/specification flags for rates. These are structured
+ * in a way that allows using the same bitrate structure for
+ * different bands/PHY modes.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_RATE_SHORT_PREAMBLE: Hardware can send with short
+ *	preamble on this bitrate; only relevant in 2.4GHz band and
+ *	with CCK rates.
+ * @IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY_A: This bitrate is a mandatory rate
+ *	when used with 802.11a (on the 5 GHz band); filled by the
+ *	core code when registering the wiphy.
+ * @IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY_B: This bitrate is a mandatory rate
+ *	when used with 802.11b (on the 2.4 GHz band); filled by the
+ *	core code when registering the wiphy.
+ * @IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY_G: This bitrate is a mandatory rate
+ *	when used with 802.11g (on the 2.4 GHz band); filled by the
+ *	core code when registering the wiphy.
+ * @IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G: This is an ERP rate in 802.11g mode.
+ */
+enum ieee80211_rate_flags {
+	IEEE80211_RATE_SHORT_PREAMBLE	= 1<<0,
+	IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY_A	= 1<<1,
+	IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY_B	= 1<<2,
+	IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY_G	= 1<<3,
+	IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G		= 1<<4,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ieee80211_rate - bitrate definition
+ *
+ * This structure describes a bitrate that an 802.11 PHY can
+ * operate with. The two values @hw_value and @hw_value_short
+ * are only for driver use when pointers to this structure are
+ * passed around.
+ *
+ * @flags: rate-specific flags
+ * @bitrate: bitrate in units of 100 Kbps
+ * @hw_value: driver/hardware value for this rate
+ * @hw_value_short: driver/hardware value for this rate when
+ *	short preamble is used
+ */
+struct ieee80211_rate {
+	u32 flags;
+	u16 bitrate;
+	u16 hw_value, hw_value_short;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ieee80211_ht_info - describing STA's HT capabilities
+ *
+ * This structure describes most essential parameters needed
+ * to describe 802.11n HT capabilities for an STA.
+ *
+ * @ht_supported: is HT supported by STA, 0: no, 1: yes
+ * @cap: HT capabilities map as described in 802.11n spec
+ * @ampdu_factor: Maximum A-MPDU length factor
+ * @ampdu_density: Minimum A-MPDU spacing
+ * @supp_mcs_set: Supported MCS set as described in 802.11n spec
+ */
+struct ieee80211_ht_info {
+	u16 cap; /* use IEEE80211_HT_CAP_ */
+	u8 ht_supported;
+	u8 ampdu_factor;
+	u8 ampdu_density;
+	u8 supp_mcs_set[16];
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ieee80211_supported_band - frequency band definition
+ *
+ * This structure describes a frequency band a wiphy
+ * is able to operate in.
+ *
+ * @channels: Array of channels the hardware can operate in
+ *	in this band.
+ * @band: the band this structure represents
+ * @n_channels: Number of channels in @channels
+ * @bitrates: Array of bitrates the hardware can operate with
+ *	in this band. Must be sorted to give a valid "supported
+ *	rates" IE, i.e. CCK rates first, then OFDM.
+ * @n_bitrates: Number of bitrates in @bitrates
+ */
+struct ieee80211_supported_band {
+	struct ieee80211_channel *channels;
+	struct ieee80211_rate *bitrates;
+	enum ieee80211_band band;
+	int n_channels;
+	int n_bitrates;
+	struct ieee80211_ht_info ht_info;
+};
+
+/**
  * struct wiphy - wireless hardware description
  * @idx: the wiphy index assigned to this item
  * @class_dev: the class device representing /sys/class/ieee80211/<wiphy-name>
@@ -30,6 +186,8 @@ struct wiphy {
 	 * help determine whether you own this wiphy or not. */
 	void *privid;
 
+	struct ieee80211_supported_band *bands[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
+
 	/* fields below are read-only, assigned by cfg80211 */
 
 	/* the item in /sys/class/ieee80211/ points to this,
@@ -136,4 +294,14 @@ extern void wiphy_unregister(struct wiphy *wiphy);
  */
 extern void wiphy_free(struct wiphy *wiphy);
 
+/**
+ * ieee80211_channel_to_frequency - convert channel number to frequency
+ */
+extern int ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(int chan);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_frequency_to_channel - convert frequency to channel number
+ */
+extern int ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(int freq);
+
 #endif /* __NET_WIRELESS_H */