mac80211: Add HT rates into RX status reporting

This patch adds option for HT-enabled drivers to report HT rates
(HT20/HT40, short GI, MCS index) to mac80211. These rates are
currently not in the rate table, so the rate_idx is used to indicate
MCS index.

Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni.malinen@atheros.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 22ae72c58d7..9428d3e2f11 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -436,6 +436,9 @@ ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status(struct ieee80211_tx_info *info)
  *      is valid. This is useful in monitor mode and necessary for beacon frames
  *      to enable IBSS merging.
  * @RX_FLAG_SHORTPRE: Short preamble was used for this frame
+ * @RX_FLAG_HT: HT MCS was used and rate_idx is MCS index
+ * @RX_FLAG_40MHZ: HT40 (40 MHz) was used
+ * @RX_FLAG_SHORT_GI: Short guard interval was used
  */
 enum mac80211_rx_flags {
         RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR      = 1<<0,
@@ -446,7 +449,10 @@ enum mac80211_rx_flags {
         RX_FLAG_FAILED_FCS_CRC  = 1<<5,
         RX_FLAG_FAILED_PLCP_CRC = 1<<6,
         RX_FLAG_TSFT            = 1<<7,
-        RX_FLAG_SHORTPRE        = 1<<8
+        RX_FLAG_SHORTPRE        = 1<<8,
+        RX_FLAG_HT              = 1<<9,
+        RX_FLAG_40MHZ           = 1<<10,
+        RX_FLAG_SHORT_GI        = 1<<11,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -466,7 +472,8 @@ enum mac80211_rx_flags {
  * @noise: noise when receiving this frame, in dBm.
  * @qual: overall signal quality indication, in percent (0-100).
  * @antenna: antenna used
- * @rate_idx: index of data rate into band's supported rates
+ * @rate_idx: index of data rate into band's supported rates or MCS index if
+ *      HT rates are use (RX_FLAG_HT)
  * @flag: %RX_FLAG_*
  */
 struct ieee80211_rx_status {