cfg80211: Userspace may inform kernel of mesh auth method.

Authentication takes place in userspace, but the beacon is
generated in the kernel.  Allow userspace to inform the
kernel of the authentication method so the appropriate
mesh config IE can be set prior to beacon generation when
joining the MBSS.

Signed-off-by: Colleen Twitty <colleen@cozybit.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index b48430769eda..06320713e9c9 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -2645,6 +2645,10 @@ enum nl80211_meshconf_params {
  * @NL80211_MESH_SETUP_USERSPACE_MPM: Enable this option if userspace will
  *      implement an MPM which handles peer allocation and state.
  *
+ * @NL80211_MESH_SETUP_AUTH_PROTOCOL: Inform the kernel of the authentication
+ *      method (u8, as defined in IEEE 8.4.2.100.6, e.g. 0x1 for SAE).
+ *      Default is no authentication method required.
+ *
  * @NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ATTR_MAX: highest possible mesh setup attribute number
  *
  * @__NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: Internal use
@@ -2658,6 +2662,7 @@ enum nl80211_mesh_setup_params {
         NL80211_MESH_SETUP_USERSPACE_AMPE,
         NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_SYNC,
         NL80211_MESH_SETUP_USERSPACE_MPM,
+        NL80211_MESH_SETUP_AUTH_PROTOCOL,
 
         /* keep last */
         __NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,