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@@ -41,15 +41,44 @@ int regulatory_hint_found_beacon(struct wiphy *wiphy,
41 * regulatory_hint_11d - hints a country IE as a regulatory domain 41 * regulatory_hint_11d - hints a country IE as a regulatory domain
42 * @wiphy: the wireless device giving the hint (used only for reporting 42 * @wiphy: the wireless device giving the hint (used only for reporting
43 * conflicts) 43 * conflicts)
44 * @band: the band on which the country IE was received on. This determines
45 * the band we'll process the country IE channel triplets for.
44 * @country_ie: pointer to the country IE 46 * @country_ie: pointer to the country IE
45 * @country_ie_len: length of the country IE 47 * @country_ie_len: length of the country IE
46 * 48 *
47 * We will intersect the rd with the what CRDA tells us should apply 49 * We will intersect the rd with the what CRDA tells us should apply
48 * for the alpha2 this country IE belongs to, this prevents APs from 50 * for the alpha2 this country IE belongs to, this prevents APs from
49 * sending us incorrect or outdated information against a country. 51 * sending us incorrect or outdated information against a country.
52 *
53 * The AP is expected to provide Country IE channel triplets for the
54 * band it is on. It is technically possible for APs to send channel
55 * country IE triplets even for channels outside of the band they are
56 * in but for that they would have to use the regulatory extension
57 * in combination with a triplet but this behaviour is currently
58 * not observed. For this reason if a triplet is seen with channel
59 * information for a band the BSS is not present in it will be ignored.
50 */ 60 */
51void regulatory_hint_11d(struct wiphy *wiphy, 61void regulatory_hint_11d(struct wiphy *wiphy,
62 enum ieee80211_band band,
52 u8 *country_ie, 63 u8 *country_ie,
53 u8 country_ie_len); 64 u8 country_ie_len);
54 65
66/**
67 * regulatory_hint_disconnect - informs all devices have been disconneted
68 *
69 * Regulotory rules can be enhanced further upon scanning and upon
70 * connection to an AP. These rules become stale if we disconnect
71 * and go to another country, whether or not we suspend and resume.
72 * If we suspend, go to another country and resume we'll automatically
73 * get disconnected shortly after resuming and things will be reset as well.
74 * This routine is a helper to restore regulatory settings to how they were
75 * prior to our first connect attempt. This includes ignoring country IE and
76 * beacon regulatory hints. The ieee80211_regdom module parameter will always
77 * be respected but if a user had set the regulatory domain that will take
78 * precedence.
79 *
80 * Must be called from process context.
81 */
82void regulatory_hint_disconnect(void);
83
55#endif /* __NET_WIRELESS_REG_H */ 84#endif /* __NET_WIRELESS_REG_H */