@@ -646,6 +646,8 @@ struct survey_info {
* allowed through even on unauthorized ports
* @control_port_no_encrypt: TRUE to prevent encryption of control port
* protocol frames.
+ * @control_port_over_nl80211: TRUE if userspace expects to exchange control
+ * port frames over NL80211 instead of the network interface.
* @wep_keys: static WEP keys, if not NULL points to an array of
* CFG80211_MAX_WEP_KEYS WEP keys
* @wep_tx_key: key index (0..3) of the default TX static WEP key
@@ -661,6 +663,7 @@ struct cfg80211_crypto_settings {
bool control_port;
__be16 control_port_ethertype;
bool control_port_no_encrypt;
+ bool control_port_over_nl80211;
struct key_params *wep_keys;
int wep_tx_key;
const u8 *psk;
@@ -542,7 +542,8 @@
* IEs in %NL80211_ATTR_IE, %NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE, %NL80211_ATTR_USE_MFP,
* %NL80211_ATTR_MAC, %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ, %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT,
* %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_ETHERTYPE,
- * %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_ENCRYPT, %NL80211_ATTR_MAC_HINT, and
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_ENCRYPT,
+ * %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211, %NL80211_ATTR_MAC_HINT, and
* %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ_HINT.
* If included, %NL80211_ATTR_MAC and %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ are
* restrictions on BSS selection, i.e., they effectively prevent roaming
@@ -1488,6 +1489,15 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* @NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_ENCRYPT: When included along with
* %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_ETHERTYPE, indicates that the custom
* ethertype frames used for key negotiation must not be encrypted.
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211: A flag indicating whether control
+ * port frames (e.g. of type given in %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_ETHERTYPE)
+ * will be sent directly to the network interface or sent via the NL80211
+ * socket. If this attribute is missing, then legacy behavior of sending
+ * control port frames directly to the network interface is used. If the
+ * flag is included, then control port frames are sent over NL80211 instead
+ * using %CMD_CONTROL_PORT_FRAME. If control port routing over NL80211 is
+ * to be used then userspace must also use the %NL80211_ATTR_SOCKET_OWNER
+ * flag.
*
* @NL80211_ATTR_TESTDATA: Testmode data blob, passed through to the driver.
* We recommend using nested, driver-specific attributes within this.
@@ -2640,6 +2650,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_NSS,
+ NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211,
+
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NUM_NL80211_ATTR] = {
[NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
[NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_ETHERTYPE] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
[NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_ENCRYPT] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
+ [NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
[NL80211_ATTR_PRIVACY] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
[NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_SUITE_GROUP] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
[NL80211_ATTR_WPA_VERSIONS] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
@@ -8225,6 +8226,18 @@ static int nl80211_crypto_settings(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
} else
settings->control_port_ethertype = cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE);
+ if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211]) {
+ if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SOCKET_OWNER])
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!rdev->ops->tx_control_port ||
+ !wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
+ NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211))
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ settings->control_port_over_nl80211 = true;
+ }
+
if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_SUITES_PAIRWISE]) {
void *data;
int len, i;
Signed-off-by: Denis Kenzior <denkenz@gmail.com> --- include/net/cfg80211.h | 3 +++ include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 14 +++++++++++++- net/wireless/nl80211.c | 13 +++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)