[RFC,3/3] mac80211: add support connection monitor in hardware

Commit Message

Kalle Valo Feb. 17, 2010, 9:04 p.m. UTC

None

Patch

diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 80eb7cc..1d28fcc 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -975,6 +975,7 @@  enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
 	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_SMPS		= 1<<16,
 	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_UAPSD			= 1<<17,
 	IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS		= 1<<18,
+	IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR			= 1<<19,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 4b9596f..3fa8e6a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -850,6 +850,9 @@  void ieee80211_sta_rx_notify(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1))
 		return;
 
+	if (sdata->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR)
+		return;
+
 	mod_timer(&sdata->u.mgd.conn_mon_timer,
 		  round_jiffies_up(jiffies + IEEE80211_CONNECTION_IDLE_TIME));
 }