cfg80211: add remain-on-channel command

Add new commands for requesting the driver to remain awake
on a specified channel for the specified amount of time
(and another command to cancel such an operation). This
can be used to implement userspace-controlled off-channel
operations, like Public Action frame exchange on another
channel than the operation channel.

The off-channel operation should behave similarly to scan,
i.e. the local station (if associated) moves into power
save mode to request the AP to buffer frames for it and
then moves to the other channel to allow the off-channel
operation to be completed. The duration parameter can be
used to request enough time to receive a response from
the target station.

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

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index acaeaa784d68..11f6469b3f98 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -680,3 +680,30 @@ void cfg80211_mlme_down(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
                 }
         }
 }
+
+void cfg80211_ready_on_channel(struct net_device *dev, u64 cookie,
+                               struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
+                               enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type,
+                               unsigned int duration, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+        struct wiphy *wiphy = dev->ieee80211_ptr->wiphy;
+        struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
+
+        nl80211_send_remain_on_channel(rdev, dev, cookie, chan, channel_type,
+                                       duration, gfp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_ready_on_channel);
+
+void cfg80211_remain_on_channel_expired(struct net_device *dev,
+                                        u64 cookie,
+                                        struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
+                                        enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type,
+                                        gfp_t gfp)
+{
+        struct wiphy *wiphy = dev->ieee80211_ptr->wiphy;
+        struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
+
+        nl80211_send_remain_on_channel_cancel(rdev, dev, cookie, chan,
+                                              channel_type, gfp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_remain_on_channel_expired);