{nl,cfg,mac}80211: let userspace make meshif mesh gate
Allow userspace to set NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS attribute,
which will advertise this mesh node as being a mesh gate.
NL80211_HWMP_ROOTMODE must be set or this will do nothing.
Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 20353bb..3769303 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1864,6 +1864,10 @@
* @NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL: The interval of time (in TUs) between
* root announcements are transmitted.
*
+ * @NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS: Advertise that this mesh station has
+ * access to a broader network beyond the MBSS. This is done via Root
+ * Announcement frames.
+ *
* @NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_MAX: highest possible mesh configuration attribute
*
* @__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
@@ -1886,6 +1890,7 @@
NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOTMODE,
NL80211_MESHCONF_ELEMENT_TTL,
NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_RANN_INTERVAL,
+ NL80211_MESHCONF_GATE_ANNOUNCEMENTS,
/* keep last */
__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 4f0d12e..77aa777 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -756,6 +756,11 @@
u16 dot11MeshHWMPnetDiameterTraversalTime;
u8 dot11MeshHWMPRootMode;
u16 dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval;
+ /* This is missnamed in draft 12.0: dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol
+ * set to true only means that the station will announce others it's a
+ * mesh gate, but not necessarily using the gate announcement protocol.
+ * Still keeping the same nomenclature to be in sync with the spec. */
+ bool dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol;
};
/**