nl80211/cfg80211: add channel switch command

To allow channel switch announcements within beacons, add
the channel switch command to nl80211/cfg80211. This is
implementation is intended for AP and (later) IBSS mode.

Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <siwu@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Signed-off-by: Mathias Kretschmer <mathias.kretschmer@fokus.fraunhofer.de>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>

2 files changed, 63 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index aeaf6dff6e05..b7495c72061c 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -666,6 +666,30 @@ struct cfg80211_ap_settings {
 };
 
 /**
+ * struct cfg80211_csa_settings - channel switch settings
+ *
+ * Used for channel switch
+ *
+ * @chandef: defines the channel to use after the switch
+ * @beacon_csa: beacon data while performing the switch
+ * @counter_offset_beacon: offset for the counter within the beacon (tail)
+ * @counter_offset_presp: offset for the counter within the probe response
+ * @beacon_after: beacon data to be used on the new channel
+ * @radar_required: whether radar detection is required on the new channel
+ * @block_tx: whether transmissions should be blocked while changing
+ * @count: number of beacons until switch
+ */
+struct cfg80211_csa_settings {
+        struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
+        struct cfg80211_beacon_data beacon_csa;
+        u16 counter_offset_beacon, counter_offset_presp;
+        struct cfg80211_beacon_data beacon_after;
+        bool radar_required;
+        bool block_tx;
+        u8 count;
+};
+
+/**
  * enum station_parameters_apply_mask - station parameter values to apply
  * @STATION_PARAM_APPLY_UAPSD: apply new uAPSD parameters (uapsd_queues, max_sp)
  * @STATION_PARAM_APPLY_CAPABILITY: apply new capability
@@ -2139,6 +2163,8 @@ struct cfg80211_update_ft_ies_params {
  * @crit_proto_stop: Indicates critical protocol no longer needs increased link
  *      reliability. This operation can not fail.
  * @set_coalesce: Set coalesce parameters.
+ *
+ * @channel_switch: initiate channel-switch procedure (with CSA)
  */
 struct cfg80211_ops {
         int     (*suspend)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_wowlan *wow);
@@ -2376,6 +2402,10 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
                                    struct wireless_dev *wdev);
         int     (*set_coalesce)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
                                 struct cfg80211_coalesce *coalesce);
+
+        int     (*channel_switch)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+                                  struct net_device *dev,
+                                  struct cfg80211_csa_settings *params);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -2441,6 +2471,8 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
  * @WIPHY_FLAG_OFFCHAN_TX: Device supports direct off-channel TX.
  * @WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL: Device supports remain-on-channel call.
  * @WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_5_10_MHZ: Device supports 5 MHz and 10 MHz channels.
+ * @WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_CHANNEL_SWITCH: Device supports channel switch in
+ *      beaconing mode (AP, IBSS, Mesh, ...).
  */
 enum wiphy_flags {
         WIPHY_FLAG_CUSTOM_REGULATORY            = BIT(0),
@@ -2465,6 +2497,7 @@ enum wiphy_flags {
         WIPHY_FLAG_OFFCHAN_TX                   = BIT(20),
         WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL        = BIT(21),
         WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_5_10_MHZ            = BIT(22),
+        WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_CHANNEL_SWITCH           = BIT(23),
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index eb68735b3318..1f42bc3dcb9c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -676,6 +676,16 @@
  * @NL80211_CMD_GET_COALESCE: Get currently supported coalesce rules.
  * @NL80211_CMD_SET_COALESCE: Configure coalesce rules or clear existing rules.
  *
+ * @NL80211_CMD_CHANNEL_SWITCH: Perform a channel switch by announcing the
+ *      the new channel information (Channel Switch Announcement - CSA)
+ *      in the beacon for some time (as defined in the
+ *      %NL80211_ATTR_CH_SWITCH_COUNT parameter) and then change to the
+ *      new channel. Userspace provides the new channel information (using
+ *      %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ and the attributes determining channel
+ *      width). %NL80211_ATTR_CH_SWITCH_BLOCK_TX may be supplied to inform
+ *      other station that transmission must be blocked until the channel
+ *      switch is complete.
+ *
  * @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number
  * @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
@@ -841,6 +851,8 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
         NL80211_CMD_GET_COALESCE,
         NL80211_CMD_SET_COALESCE,
 
+        NL80211_CMD_CHANNEL_SWITCH,
+
         /* add new commands above here */
 
         /* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */
@@ -1469,6 +1481,18 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
  *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_COALESCE_RULE: Coalesce rule information.
  *
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_CH_SWITCH_COUNT: u32 attribute specifying the number of TBTT's
+ *      until the channel switch event.
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_CH_SWITCH_BLOCK_TX: flag attribute specifying that transmission
+ *      must be blocked on the current channel (before the channel switch
+ *      operation).
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_CSA_IES: Nested set of attributes containing the IE information
+ *      for the time while performing a channel switch.
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_CSA_C_OFF_BEACON: Offset of the channel switch counter
+ *      field in the beacons tail (%NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL).
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_CSA_C_OFF_PRESP: Offset of the channel switch counter
+ *      field in the probe response (%NL80211_ATTR_PROBE_RESP).
+ *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
@@ -1771,6 +1795,12 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
 
         NL80211_ATTR_COALESCE_RULE,
 
+        NL80211_ATTR_CH_SWITCH_COUNT,
+        NL80211_ATTR_CH_SWITCH_BLOCK_TX,
+        NL80211_ATTR_CSA_IES,
+        NL80211_ATTR_CSA_C_OFF_BEACON,
+        NL80211_ATTR_CSA_C_OFF_PRESP,
+
         /* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
 
         __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,