mac80211: Add function to get probe request template for current AP

Chipsets with hardware based connection monitoring need to autonomically
send directed probe-request frames to the AP (in the event of beacon loss,
for example.)

For the hardware to be able to do this, it requires a template for the frame
to transmit to the AP, filled in with the BSSID and SSID of the AP, but also
the supported rate IE's.

This patch adds a function to mac80211, which allows the hardware driver to
fetch this template after association, so it can be configured to the hardware.

Signed-off-by: Juuso Oikarinen <juuso.oikarinen@nokia.com>
Acked-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index a7323eca08d1..af7e84199e62 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -2509,6 +2509,21 @@ void ieee80211_sta_block_awake(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
                                struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta, bool block);
 
 /**
+ * ieee80211_ap_probereq_get - retrieve a Probe Request template
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ *
+ * Creates a Probe Request template which can, for example, be uploaded to
+ * hardware. The template is filled with bssid, ssid and supported rate
+ * information. This function must only be called from within the
+ * .bss_info_changed callback function and only in managed mode. The function
+ * is only useful when the interface is associated, otherwise it will return
+ * NULL.
+ */
+struct sk_buff *ieee80211_ap_probereq_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+                                          struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+
+/**
  * ieee80211_beacon_loss - inform hardware does not receive beacons
  *
  * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.