mac80211: implement the proactive PREQ generation

Generate the proactive PREQ element as defined in
Sec. 13.10.9.3 (Case C) of IEEE Std. 802.11-2012
based on the selection of dot11MeshHWMPRootMode as follow:
dot11MeshHWMPRootMode (2) is proactivePREQnoPREP
dot11MeshHWMPRootMode (3) is proactivePREQwithPREP

The proactive PREQ is generated based on the interval
defined by dot11MeshHWMProotInterval.

With this change, proactive RANN element is now generated
if the dot11MeshHWMPRootMode is set to (4) instead of (1).

Signed-off-by: Chun-Yeow Yeoh <yeohchunyeow@gmail.com>
[line-break commit log]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>

1 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/ieee80211.h b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
index 98c86ff657bb..6e0601189db9 100644
--- a/include/linux/ieee80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
@@ -568,6 +568,26 @@ struct ieee80211s_hdr {
 #define MESH_FLAGS_PS_DEEP      0x4
 
 /**
+ * enum ieee80211_preq_flags - mesh PREQ element flags
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_PREQ_PROACTIVE_PREP_FLAG: proactive PREP subfield
+ */
+enum ieee80211_preq_flags {
+        IEEE80211_PREQ_PROACTIVE_PREP_FLAG      = 1<<2,
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_preq_target_flags - mesh PREQ element per target flags
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_PREQ_TO_FLAG: target only subfield
+ * @IEEE80211_PREQ_USN_FLAG: unknown target HWMP sequence number subfield
+ */
+enum ieee80211_preq_target_flags {
+        IEEE80211_PREQ_TO_FLAG  = 1<<0,
+        IEEE80211_PREQ_USN_FLAG = 1<<2,
+};
+
+/**
  * struct ieee80211_quiet_ie
  *
  * This structure refers to "Quiet information element"
@@ -1474,6 +1494,28 @@ enum {
         IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_VENDOR = 255,
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_root_mode_identifier - root mesh STA mode identifier
+ *
+ * These attribute are used by dot11MeshHWMPRootMode to set root mesh STA mode
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_ROOTMODE_NO_ROOT: the mesh STA is not a root mesh STA (default)
+ * @IEEE80211_ROOTMODE_ROOT: the mesh STA is a root mesh STA if greater than
+ *      this value
+ * @IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_PREQ_NO_PREP: the mesh STA is a root mesh STA supports
+ *      the proactive PREQ with proactive PREP subfield set to 0
+ * @IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_PREQ_WITH_PREP: the mesh STA is a root mesh STA
+ *      supports the proactive PREQ with proactive PREP subfield set to 1
+ * @IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_RANN: the mesh STA is a root mesh STA supports
+ *      the proactive RANN
+ */
+enum ieee80211_root_mode_identifier {
+        IEEE80211_ROOTMODE_NO_ROOT = 0,
+        IEEE80211_ROOTMODE_ROOT = 1,
+        IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_PREQ_NO_PREP = 2,
+        IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_PREQ_WITH_PREP = 3,
+        IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_RANN = 4,
+};
 
 /*
  * IEEE 802.11-2007 7.3.2.9 Country information element