cfg80211: Store IEs from both Beacon and Probe Response frames

Store information elements from Beacon and Probe Response frames in
separate buffers to allow both sets to be made available through
nl80211. This allows user space applications to get access to IEs from
Beacon frames even if we have received Probe Response frames from the
BSS. Previously, the IEs from Probe Response frames would have
overridden the IEs from Beacon frames.

This feature is of somewhat limited use since most protocols include
the same (or extended) information in Probe Response frames. However,
there are couple of exceptions where the IEs from Beacon frames could
be of some use: TIM IE is only included in Beacon frames (and it would
be needed to figure out the DTIM period used in the BSS) and at least
some implementations of Wireless Provisioning Services seem to include
the full IE only in Beacon frames).

The new BSS attribute for scan results is added to allow both the IE
sets to be delivered. This is done in a way that maintains the
previously used behavior for applications that are not aware of the
new NL80211_BSS_BEACON_IES attribute.

Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>
Acked-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 90 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 0c2cbbebca95..06b0231ee5e3 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ static void bss_release(struct kref *ref)
         if (bss->pub.free_priv)
                 bss->pub.free_priv(&bss->pub);
 
-        if (bss->ies_allocated)
-                kfree(bss->pub.information_elements);
+        if (bss->beacon_ies_allocated)
+                kfree(bss->pub.beacon_ies);
+        if (bss->proberesp_ies_allocated)
+                kfree(bss->pub.proberesp_ies);
 
         BUG_ON(atomic_read(&bss->hold));
 
@@ -375,8 +377,7 @@ rb_find_bss(struct cfg80211_registered_device *dev,
 
 static struct cfg80211_internal_bss *
 cfg80211_bss_update(struct cfg80211_registered_device *dev,
-                    struct cfg80211_internal_bss *res,
-                    bool overwrite)
+                    struct cfg80211_internal_bss *res)
 {
         struct cfg80211_internal_bss *found = NULL;
         const u8 *meshid, *meshcfg;
@@ -418,28 +419,64 @@ cfg80211_bss_update(struct cfg80211_registered_device *dev,
                 found->pub.capability = res->pub.capability;
                 found->ts = res->ts;
 
-                /* overwrite IEs */
-                if (overwrite) {
+                /* Update IEs */
+                if (res->pub.proberesp_ies) {
                         size_t used = dev->wiphy.bss_priv_size + sizeof(*res);
-                        size_t ielen = res->pub.len_information_elements;
+                        size_t ielen = res->pub.len_proberesp_ies;
+
+                        if (found->pub.proberesp_ies &&
+                            !found->proberesp_ies_allocated &&
+                            ksize(found) >= used + ielen) {
+                                memcpy(found->pub.proberesp_ies,
+                                       res->pub.proberesp_ies, ielen);
+                                found->pub.len_proberesp_ies = ielen;
+                        } else {
+                                u8 *ies = found->pub.proberesp_ies;
+
+                                if (found->proberesp_ies_allocated)
+                                        ies = krealloc(ies, ielen, GFP_ATOMIC);
+                                else
+                                        ies = kmalloc(ielen, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+                                if (ies) {
+                                        memcpy(ies, res->pub.proberesp_ies,
+                                               ielen);
+                                        found->proberesp_ies_allocated = true;
+                                        found->pub.proberesp_ies = ies;
+                                        found->pub.len_proberesp_ies = ielen;
+                                }
+                        }
 
-                        if (!found->ies_allocated && ksize(found) >= used + ielen) {
-                                memcpy(found->pub.information_elements,
-                                       res->pub.information_elements, ielen);
-                                found->pub.len_information_elements = ielen;
+                        /* Override possible earlier Beacon frame IEs */
+                        found->pub.information_elements =
+                                found->pub.proberesp_ies;
+                        found->pub.len_information_elements =
+                                found->pub.len_proberesp_ies;
+                }
+                if (res->pub.beacon_ies) {
+                        size_t used = dev->wiphy.bss_priv_size + sizeof(*res);
+                        size_t ielen = res->pub.len_beacon_ies;
+
+                        if (found->pub.beacon_ies &&
+                            !found->beacon_ies_allocated &&
+                            ksize(found) >= used + ielen) {
+                                memcpy(found->pub.beacon_ies,
+                                       res->pub.beacon_ies, ielen);
+                                found->pub.len_beacon_ies = ielen;
                         } else {
-                                u8 *ies = found->pub.information_elements;
+                                u8 *ies = found->pub.beacon_ies;
 
-                                if (found->ies_allocated)
+                                if (found->beacon_ies_allocated)
                                         ies = krealloc(ies, ielen, GFP_ATOMIC);
                                 else
                                         ies = kmalloc(ielen, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
                                 if (ies) {
-                                        memcpy(ies, res->pub.information_elements, ielen);
-                                        found->ies_allocated = true;
-                                        found->pub.information_elements = ies;
-                                        found->pub.len_information_elements = ielen;
+                                        memcpy(ies, res->pub.beacon_ies,
+                                               ielen);
+                                        found->beacon_ies_allocated = true;
+                                        found->pub.beacon_ies = ies;
+                                        found->pub.len_beacon_ies = ielen;
                                 }
                         }
                 }
@@ -489,14 +526,26 @@ cfg80211_inform_bss(struct wiphy *wiphy,
         res->pub.tsf = timestamp;
         res->pub.beacon_interval = beacon_interval;
         res->pub.capability = capability;
-        /* point to after the private area */
-        res->pub.information_elements = (u8 *)res + sizeof(*res) + privsz;
-        memcpy(res->pub.information_elements, ie, ielen);
-        res->pub.len_information_elements = ielen;
+        /*
+         * Since we do not know here whether the IEs are from a Beacon or Probe
+         * Response frame, we need to pick one of the options and only use it
+         * with the driver that does not provide the full Beacon/Probe Response
+         * frame. Use Beacon frame pointer to avoid indicating that this should
+         * override the information_elements pointer should we have received an
+         * earlier indication of Probe Response data.
+         *
+         * The initial buffer for the IEs is allocated with the BSS entry and
+         * is located after the private area.
+         */
+        res->pub.beacon_ies = (u8 *)res + sizeof(*res) + privsz;
+        memcpy(res->pub.beacon_ies, ie, ielen);
+        res->pub.len_beacon_ies = ielen;
+        res->pub.information_elements = res->pub.beacon_ies;
+        res->pub.len_information_elements = res->pub.len_beacon_ies;
 
         kref_init(&res->ref);
 
-        res = cfg80211_bss_update(wiphy_to_dev(wiphy), res, 0);
+        res = cfg80211_bss_update(wiphy_to_dev(wiphy), res);
         if (!res)
                 return NULL;
 
@@ -517,7 +566,6 @@ cfg80211_inform_bss_frame(struct wiphy *wiphy,
         struct cfg80211_internal_bss *res;
         size_t ielen = len - offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt,
                                       u.probe_resp.variable);
-        bool overwrite;
         size_t privsz = wiphy->bss_priv_size;
 
         if (WARN_ON(wiphy->signal_type == NL80211_BSS_SIGNAL_UNSPEC &&
@@ -538,16 +586,28 @@ cfg80211_inform_bss_frame(struct wiphy *wiphy,
         res->pub.tsf = le64_to_cpu(mgmt->u.probe_resp.timestamp);
         res->pub.beacon_interval = le16_to_cpu(mgmt->u.probe_resp.beacon_int);
         res->pub.capability = le16_to_cpu(mgmt->u.probe_resp.capab_info);
-        /* point to after the private area */
-        res->pub.information_elements = (u8 *)res + sizeof(*res) + privsz;
-        memcpy(res->pub.information_elements, mgmt->u.probe_resp.variable, ielen);
-        res->pub.len_information_elements = ielen;
+        /*
+         * The initial buffer for the IEs is allocated with the BSS entry and
+         * is located after the private area.
+         */
+        if (ieee80211_is_probe_resp(mgmt->frame_control)) {
+                res->pub.proberesp_ies = (u8 *) res + sizeof(*res) + privsz;
+                memcpy(res->pub.proberesp_ies, mgmt->u.probe_resp.variable,
+                       ielen);
+                res->pub.len_proberesp_ies = ielen;
+                res->pub.information_elements = res->pub.proberesp_ies;
+                res->pub.len_information_elements = res->pub.len_proberesp_ies;
+        } else {
+                res->pub.beacon_ies = (u8 *) res + sizeof(*res) + privsz;
+                memcpy(res->pub.beacon_ies, mgmt->u.beacon.variable, ielen);
+                res->pub.len_beacon_ies = ielen;
+                res->pub.information_elements = res->pub.beacon_ies;
+                res->pub.len_information_elements = res->pub.len_beacon_ies;
+        }
 
         kref_init(&res->ref);
 
-        overwrite = ieee80211_is_probe_resp(mgmt->frame_control);
-
-        res = cfg80211_bss_update(wiphy_to_dev(wiphy), res, overwrite);
+        res = cfg80211_bss_update(wiphy_to_dev(wiphy), res);
         if (!res)
                 return NULL;