@@ -3379,6 +3379,9 @@ struct cfg80211_pmsr_request {
* Statistics should be cumulative, currently no way to reset is provided.
* @start_pmsr: start peer measurement (e.g. FTM)
* @abort_pmsr: abort peer measurement
+ *
+ * @probe_mesh_link: Probe direct Mesh peer's link quality by sending data frame
+ * and overrule HWMP path selection algorithm.
*/
struct cfg80211_ops {
int (*suspend)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_wowlan *wow);
@@ -3693,6 +3696,9 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
struct cfg80211_pmsr_request *request);
void (*abort_pmsr)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev,
struct cfg80211_pmsr_request *request);
+
+ int (*probe_mesh_link)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ const u8 *dest, const u8 *buf, size_t len);
};
/*
@@ -1065,6 +1065,20 @@
* indicated by %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ and other attributes
* determining the width and type.
*
+ * @NL80211_CMD_PROBE_MESH_LINK: The requirement for mesh link metric
+ * refreshing, is that from one mesh point we be able to send some data
+ * frames to other mesh points which are not currently selected as a
+ * primary traffic path, but which are only 1 hop away. The absence of
+ * the primary path to the chosen node makes it necessary to apply some
+ * form of marking on a chosen packet stream so that the packets can be
+ * properly steered to the selected node for testing, and not by the
+ * regular mesh path lookup. Further, the packets must be of type data
+ * so that the rate control (often embedded in firmware) is used for
+ * rate selection.
+ *
+ * Uses %NL80211_ATTR_MAC and %NL80211_ATTR_FRAME attributes. The frame
+ * content here is ethernet data.
+ *
* @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number
* @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -1284,6 +1298,7 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
NL80211_CMD_PEER_MEASUREMENT_COMPLETE,
NL80211_CMD_NOTIFY_RADAR,
+ NL80211_CMD_PROBE_MESH_LINK,
/* add new commands above here */
@@ -13205,6 +13205,43 @@ static int nl80211_get_ftm_responder_stats(struct sk_buff *skb,
return -ENOBUFS;
}
+static int nl80211_probe_mesh_link(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+ struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
+ struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
+ struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+ const u8 *buf;
+ size_t len;
+ u8 *dest;
+ int err;
+
+ if (!rdev->ops->probe_mesh_link)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC] ||
+ !info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_FRAME]) {
+ GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "Frame or MAC missing");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ wdev_lock(wdev);
+ if (wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) {
+ err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ goto out;
+ }
+ wdev_unlock(wdev);
+
+ dest = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
+ buf = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_FRAME]);
+ len = nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_FRAME]);
+
+ return rdev_probe_mesh_link(rdev, dev, dest, buf, len);
+
+ out:
+ wdev_unlock(wdev);
+ return err;
+}
+
#define NL80211_FLAG_NEED_WIPHY 0x01
#define NL80211_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV 0x02
#define NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL 0x04
@@ -14139,6 +14176,14 @@ static void nl80211_post_doit(const struct genl_ops *ops, struct sk_buff *skb,
.internal_flags = NL80211_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV_UP |
NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
},
+ {
+ .cmd = NL80211_CMD_PROBE_MESH_LINK,
+ .doit = nl80211_probe_mesh_link,
+ .policy = nl80211_policy,
+ .flags = GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
+ .internal_flags = NL80211_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV_UP |
+ NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
+ },
};
static struct genl_family nl80211_fam __ro_after_init = {
@@ -1272,4 +1272,17 @@ static inline int rdev_del_pmk(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
trace_rdev_return_void(&rdev->wiphy);
}
+static inline int
+rdev_probe_mesh_link(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+ struct net_device *dev, const u8 *dest,
+ const void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ trace_rdev_probe_mesh_link(&rdev->wiphy, dev, dest, buf, len);
+ ret = rdev->ops->probe_mesh_link(&rdev->wiphy, dev, dest, buf, len);
+ trace_rdev_return_int(&rdev->wiphy, ret);
+ return ret;
+}
+
#endif /* __CFG80211_RDEV_OPS */
@@ -3362,6 +3362,25 @@
WIPHY_PR_ARG, WDEV_PR_ARG,
(unsigned long long)__entry->cookie)
);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(rdev_probe_mesh_link,
+ TP_PROTO(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *netdev,
+ const u8 *dest, const u8 *buf, size_t len),
+ TP_ARGS(wiphy, netdev, dest, buf, len),
+ TP_STRUCT__entry(
+ WIPHY_ENTRY
+ NETDEV_ENTRY
+ MAC_ENTRY(dest)
+ ),
+ TP_fast_assign(
+ WIPHY_ASSIGN;
+ NETDEV_ASSIGN;
+ MAC_ASSIGN(dest, dest);
+ ),
+ TP_printk(WIPHY_PR_FMT ", " NETDEV_PR_FMT ", " MAC_PR_FMT,
+ WIPHY_PR_ARG, NETDEV_PR_ARG, MAC_PR_ARG(dest))
+);
+
#endif /* !__RDEV_OPS_TRACE || TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ */
#undef TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH
Adding support to allow mesh HWMP to measure link metrics on unexercised direct mesh path by sending some data frames to other mesh points which are not currently selected as a primary traffic path but only 1 hop away. The absence of the primary path to the chosen node makes it necessary to apply some form of marking on a chosen packet stream so that the packets can be properly steered to the selected node for testing, and not by the regular mesh path lookup. Signed-off-by: Rajkumar Manoharan <rmanohar@codeaurora.org> --- include/net/cfg80211.h | 6 ++++++ include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 15 +++++++++++++++ net/wireless/nl80211.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ net/wireless/rdev-ops.h | 13 +++++++++++++ net/wireless/trace.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 98 insertions(+)