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mac80211: A-MPDU Tx add session's and low level driver's API

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This patch adds the API for 3 stages in A-MPDU Tx session flow:
- request mac80211 to start/stop A-MPDU Tx session for specific TID. such a
  request should be issued by a load aware element, either mac80211 itself
  or external element.
- requests by mac80211 to low-level driver to start/stop Tx aggregation.
  notice that low level driver responds now with Starting Sequence Number.
- async feedback by low-level to mac80211 to inform that HW is ready for
  next A-MPDU Tx state.
Changes in API to Rx A-MPDU were also made, reflected in iwlwifi changes as
well.

Signed-off-by: Ron Rindjunsky <ron.rindjunsky@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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Ron Rindjunsky 2008-01-28 14:07:15 +02:00 • committed by John W. Linville
parent 8816edcea9
commit 0df3ef45a3
4 changed files with 89 additions and 7 deletions
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include/net/mac80211.h
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@ -967,10 +967,14 @@ enum ieee80211_filter_flags {
* &struct ieee80211_ops to indicate which action is needed.
* @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START: start Rx aggregation
* @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP: stop Rx aggregation
* @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START: start Tx aggregation
* @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP: stop Tx aggregation
*/
enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START,
IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP,
IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START,
IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP,
};
/**
@ -1111,7 +1115,8 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
* The RA/TID combination determines the destination and TID we want
* the ampdu action to be performed for. The action is defined through
* ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action. Starting sequence number (@ssn)
* is the first frame we expect to perform the action on.
* is the first frame we expect to perform the action on. notice
* that TX/RX_STOP can pass NULL for this parameter.
*/
struct ieee80211_ops {
int (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
@ -1162,7 +1167,7 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
int (*conf_ht)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_conf *conf);
int (*ampdu_action)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action,
const u8 *ra, u16 tid, u16 ssn);
const u8 *addr, u16 tid, u16 *ssn);
};
/**
@ -1574,4 +1579,81 @@ void ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_vif *vif),
void *data);
/**
* ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session - Start a tx Block Ack session.
* @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
* @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient
* @tid: the TID to BA on.
* @return: success if addBA request was sent, failure otherwise
*
* Although mac80211/low level driver/user space application can estimate
* the need to start aggregation on a certain RA/TID, the session level
* will be managed by the mac80211.
*/
int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
/**
* ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb - low level driver ready to aggregate.
* @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
* @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
* @tid: the TID to BA on.
*
* This function must be called by low level driver once it has
* finished with preparations for the BA session.
*/
void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
/**
* ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe - low level driver ready to aggregate.
* @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
* @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
* @tid: the TID to BA on.
*
* This function must be called by low level driver once it has
* finished with preparations for the BA session.
* This version of the function is irq safe.
*/
void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *ra,
u16 tid);
/**
* ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session - Stop a Block Ack session.
* @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
* @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient
* @tid: the TID to stop BA.
* @initiator: if indicates initiator DELBA frame will be sent.
* @return: error if no sta with matching da found, success otherwise
*
* Although mac80211/low level driver/user space application can estimate
* the need to stop aggregation on a certain RA/TID, the session level
* will be managed by the mac80211.
*/
int ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
u8 *ra, u16 tid,
enum ieee80211_back_parties initiator);
/**
* ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb - low level driver ready to stop aggregate.
* @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
* @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
* @tid: the desired TID to BA on.
*
* This function must be called by low level driver once it has
* finished with preparations for the BA session tear down.
*/
void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u8 tid);
/**
* ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe - low level driver ready to stop aggregate.
* @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
* @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
* @tid: the desired TID to BA on.
*
* This function must be called by low level driver once it has
* finished with preparations for the BA session tear down.
* This version of the function is irq safe.
*/
void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *ra,
u16 tid);
#endif /* MAC80211_H */