mac80211/cfg80211: add station events

When, for instance, a new IBSS peer is found, userspace
wants to be notified. Add events for all new stations
that mac80211 learns about.

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

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index ff857f10cb85..e3bee3cecdfa 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ static int parse_station_flags(struct genl_info *info,
 
 static int nl80211_send_station(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 pid, u32 seq,
                                 int flags, struct net_device *dev,
-                                u8 *mac_addr, struct station_info *sinfo)
+                                const u8 *mac_addr, struct station_info *sinfo)
 {
         void *hdr;
         struct nlattr *sinfoattr, *txrate;
@@ -5350,6 +5350,25 @@ void nl80211_send_remain_on_channel_cancel(
                                           channel_type, 0, gfp);
 }
 
+void nl80211_send_sta_event(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+                            struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac_addr,
+                            struct station_info *sinfo, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+        struct sk_buff *msg;
+
+        msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, gfp);
+        if (!msg)
+                return;
+
+        if (nl80211_send_station(msg, 0, 0, 0, dev, mac_addr, sinfo) < 0) {
+                nlmsg_free(msg);
+                return;
+        }
+
+        genlmsg_multicast_netns(wiphy_net(&rdev->wiphy), msg, 0,
+                                nl80211_mlme_mcgrp.id, gfp);
+}
+
 /* initialisation/exit functions */
 
 int nl80211_init(void)