2008-07-14 23:07:51

by Tomas Winkler

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Subject: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211: add direct probe before association

This patch adds a direct probe request as first step in the association
flow. Motivation of this step is to make sure that the bss information
we have is up to date, since last scan could have been done a while ago.
beacons do not fully answer this need as there are potential differences
between them and probe responses (e.g. WMM parameter element)

Signed-off-by: Ron Rindjunsky <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <[email protected]>
---
net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h | 17 ++++++-----
net/mac80211/mlme.c | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
2 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index cc499cc..154c6ca 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ struct ieee80211_if_sta {
u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN], prev_bssid[ETH_ALEN];
u8 ssid[IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN];
enum {
- IEEE80211_DISABLED, IEEE80211_AUTHENTICATE,
- IEEE80211_ASSOCIATE, IEEE80211_ASSOCIATED,
- IEEE80211_IBSS_SEARCH, IEEE80211_IBSS_JOINED,
- IEEE80211_MESH_UP
+ IEEE80211_DISABLED, IEEE80211_DIRECT_PROBE,
+ IEEE80211_AUTHENTICATE, IEEE80211_ASSOCIATE,
+ IEEE80211_ASSOCIATED, IEEE80211_IBSS_SEARCH,
+ IEEE80211_IBSS_JOINED, IEEE80211_MESH_UP
} state;
size_t ssid_len;
u8 scan_ssid[IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN];
@@ -352,16 +352,17 @@ struct ieee80211_if_sta {

struct sk_buff_head skb_queue;

- int auth_tries, assoc_tries;
+ int direct_probe_tries, auth_tries, assoc_tries;

unsigned long request;

unsigned long last_probe;

unsigned int flags;
-#define IEEE80211_STA_REQ_SCAN 0
-#define IEEE80211_STA_REQ_AUTH 1
-#define IEEE80211_STA_REQ_RUN 2
+#define IEEE80211_STA_REQ_SCAN 0
+#define IEEE80211_STA_REQ_DIRECT_PROBE 1
+#define IEEE80211_STA_REQ_AUTH 2
+#define IEEE80211_STA_REQ_RUN 3

#define IEEE80211_AUTH_ALG_OPEN BIT(0)
#define IEEE80211_AUTH_ALG_SHARED_KEY BIT(1)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index a44a580..b2403dc 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -597,8 +597,11 @@ static void ieee80211_set_associated(struct net_device *dev,
static void ieee80211_set_disassoc(struct net_device *dev,
struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta, int deauth)
{
- if (deauth)
+ if (deauth) {
+ ifsta->direct_probe_tries = 0;
ifsta->auth_tries = 0;
+ }
+
ifsta->assoc_tries = 0;
ieee80211_set_associated(dev, ifsta, 0);
}
@@ -662,6 +665,32 @@ static void ieee80211_send_auth(struct net_device *dev,
ieee80211_sta_tx(dev, skb, encrypt);
}

+static void ieee80211_direct_probe(struct net_device *dev,
+ struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta)
+{
+ DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
+
+ ifsta->direct_probe_tries++;
+ if (ifsta->direct_probe_tries > IEEE80211_AUTH_MAX_TRIES) {
+ printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: direct probe to AP %s timed out\n",
+ dev->name, print_mac(mac, ifsta->bssid));
+ ifsta->state = IEEE80211_DISABLED;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: direct probe to AP %s try %d\n",
+ dev->name, print_mac(mac, ifsta->bssid),
+ ifsta->direct_probe_tries);
+
+ ifsta->state = IEEE80211_DIRECT_PROBE;
+
+ set_bit(IEEE80211_STA_REQ_DIRECT_PROBE, &ifsta->request);
+
+ ieee80211_send_probe_req(dev, ifsta->bssid,
+ ifsta->ssid, ifsta->ssid_len);
+
+ mod_timer(&ifsta->timer, jiffies + IEEE80211_AUTH_TIMEOUT);
+}

static void ieee80211_authenticate(struct net_device *dev,
struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta)
@@ -1960,7 +1989,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_deauth(struct net_device *dev,
if (ifsta->state == IEEE80211_AUTHENTICATE ||
ifsta->state == IEEE80211_ASSOCIATE ||
ifsta->state == IEEE80211_ASSOCIATED) {
- ifsta->state = IEEE80211_AUTHENTICATE;
+ ifsta->state = IEEE80211_DIRECT_PROBE;
mod_timer(&ifsta->timer, jiffies +
IEEE80211_RETRY_AUTH_INTERVAL);
}
@@ -2891,6 +2920,8 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_probe_resp(struct net_device *dev,
{
size_t baselen;
struct ieee802_11_elems elems;
+ struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
+ struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta = &sdata->u.sta;

baselen = (u8 *) mgmt->u.probe_resp.variable - (u8 *) mgmt;
if (baselen > len)
@@ -2900,6 +2931,14 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_probe_resp(struct net_device *dev,
&elems);

ieee80211_rx_bss_info(dev, mgmt, len, rx_status, &elems, 0);
+
+ /* direct probe is part of the association flow */
+ if (test_bit(IEEE80211_STA_REQ_DIRECT_PROBE, &ifsta->request) &&
+ !memcmp(mgmt->da, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN)) {
+ clear_bit(IEEE80211_STA_REQ_DIRECT_PROBE, &ifsta->request);
+ printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s direct probe responded\n", dev->name);
+ ieee80211_authenticate(dev, ifsta);
+ }
}


@@ -3360,7 +3399,8 @@ void ieee80211_sta_work(struct work_struct *work)
mesh_path_start_discovery(dev);
#endif

- if (ifsta->state != IEEE80211_AUTHENTICATE &&
+ if (ifsta->state != IEEE80211_DIRECT_PROBE &&
+ ifsta->state != IEEE80211_AUTHENTICATE &&
ifsta->state != IEEE80211_ASSOCIATE &&
test_and_clear_bit(IEEE80211_STA_REQ_SCAN, &ifsta->request)) {
if (ifsta->scan_ssid_len)
@@ -3380,6 +3420,9 @@ void ieee80211_sta_work(struct work_struct *work)
switch (ifsta->state) {
case IEEE80211_DISABLED:
break;
+ case IEEE80211_DIRECT_PROBE:
+ ieee80211_direct_probe(dev, ifsta);
+ break;
case IEEE80211_AUTHENTICATE:
ieee80211_authenticate(dev, ifsta);
break;
@@ -3438,6 +3481,7 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_reset_auth(struct net_device *dev,
ifsta->auth_alg = WLAN_AUTH_OPEN;
ifsta->auth_transaction = -1;
ifsta->flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_ASSOCIATED;
+ ifsta->direct_probe_tries = 0;
ifsta->auth_tries = ifsta->assoc_tries = 0;
netif_carrier_off(dev);
}
@@ -3541,20 +3585,17 @@ static int ieee80211_sta_config_auth(struct net_device *dev,
ieee80211_sta_set_bssid(dev, selected->bssid);
ieee80211_sta_def_wmm_params(dev, selected, 0);
ieee80211_rx_bss_put(local, selected);
- ifsta->state = IEEE80211_AUTHENTICATE;
+ ifsta->state = IEEE80211_DIRECT_PROBE;
ieee80211_sta_reset_auth(dev, ifsta);
return 0;
} else {
- if (ifsta->state != IEEE80211_AUTHENTICATE) {
- if (ifsta->flags & IEEE80211_STA_AUTO_SSID_SEL)
- ieee80211_sta_start_scan(dev, NULL, 0);
- else
- ieee80211_sta_start_scan(dev, ifsta->ssid,
+ if (ifsta->flags & IEEE80211_STA_AUTO_SSID_SEL)
+ ieee80211_sta_start_scan(dev, NULL, 0);
+ else
+ ieee80211_sta_start_scan(dev, ifsta->ssid,
ifsta->ssid_len);
- ifsta->state = IEEE80211_AUTHENTICATE;
- set_bit(IEEE80211_STA_REQ_AUTH, &ifsta->request);
- } else
- ifsta->state = IEEE80211_DISABLED;
+ ifsta->state = IEEE80211_DIRECT_PROBE;
+ set_bit(IEEE80211_STA_REQ_AUTH, &ifsta->request);
}
return -1;
}
--
1.5.4.1

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2008-07-16 13:31:26

by Tomas Winkler

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211: add direct probe before association

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Johannes Berg
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> > Actually, it looks like I kept those for association because I decided
>> > that we weren't printing them too much. It might be much nicer to send
>> > them all as wireless events though, thoughts?
>>
>> Something like IWEVASSOCTIMEDOUT. Won't it make wpa_supplicant go nuts?
>
> No idea. Maybe just a private event with a string? Anyway, I guess we
> can keep it as-is because it doesn't add much and hopefully we won't
> print it over and over again, though I have seen a case where mac80211
> was stuck trying to associate again and again.

Okay if we are okay this one I will start pouring in the
disassociation patches from Ron
Tomas

> johannes
>

2008-07-15 08:37:51

by Johannes Berg

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211: add direct probe before association

On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 11:31 +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Johannes Berg
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> + ifsta->direct_probe_tries++;
> >> + if (ifsta->direct_probe_tries > IEEE80211_AUTH_MAX_TRIES) {
> >> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: direct probe to AP %s timed out\n",
> >> + dev->name, print_mac(mac, ifsta->bssid));
> >> + ifsta->state = IEEE80211_DISABLED;
> >> + return;
> >> + }
> >> +
> >> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: direct probe to AP %s try %d\n",
> >> + dev->name, print_mac(mac, ifsta->bssid),
> >> + ifsta->direct_probe_tries);
> >
> > I just removed all the log flooding. Don't add it back please.
>
> Right, will resubmit.

Actually, it looks like I kept those for association because I decided
that we weren't printing them too much. It might be much nicer to send
them all as wireless events though, thoughts?

johannes


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2008-07-15 08:31:28

by Tomas Winkler

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211: add direct probe before association

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Johannes Berg
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> + ifsta->direct_probe_tries++;
>> + if (ifsta->direct_probe_tries > IEEE80211_AUTH_MAX_TRIES) {
>> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: direct probe to AP %s timed out\n",
>> + dev->name, print_mac(mac, ifsta->bssid));
>> + ifsta->state = IEEE80211_DISABLED;
>> + return;
>> + }
>> +
>> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: direct probe to AP %s try %d\n",
>> + dev->name, print_mac(mac, ifsta->bssid),
>> + ifsta->direct_probe_tries);
>
> I just removed all the log flooding. Don't add it back please.

Right, will resubmit.

2008-07-16 13:11:25

by Tomas Winkler

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211: add direct probe before association

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Johannes Berg
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 11:31 +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Johannes Berg
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> + ifsta->direct_probe_tries++;
>> >> + if (ifsta->direct_probe_tries > IEEE80211_AUTH_MAX_TRIES) {
>> >> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: direct probe to AP %s timed out\n",
>> >> + dev->name, print_mac(mac, ifsta->bssid));
>> >> + ifsta->state = IEEE80211_DISABLED;
>> >> + return;
>> >> + }
>> >> +
>> >> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: direct probe to AP %s try %d\n",
>> >> + dev->name, print_mac(mac, ifsta->bssid),
>> >> + ifsta->direct_probe_tries);
>> >
>> > I just removed all the log flooding. Don't add it back please.
>>
>> Right, will resubmit.
>
> Actually, it looks like I kept those for association because I decided
> that we weren't printing them too much. It might be much nicer to send
> them all as wireless events though, thoughts?

Something like IWEVASSOCTIMEDOUT. Won't it make wpa_supplicant go nuts?
Thanks
Tomas

2008-07-16 13:20:45

by Johannes Berg

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211: add direct probe before association


> > Actually, it looks like I kept those for association because I decided
> > that we weren't printing them too much. It might be much nicer to send
> > them all as wireless events though, thoughts?
>
> Something like IWEVASSOCTIMEDOUT. Won't it make wpa_supplicant go nuts?

No idea. Maybe just a private event with a string? Anyway, I guess we
can keep it as-is because it doesn't add much and hopefully we won't
print it over and over again, though I have seen a case where mac80211
was stuck trying to associate again and again.

johannes


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2008-07-15 08:18:32

by Johannes Berg

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211: add direct probe before association


> + ifsta->direct_probe_tries++;
> + if (ifsta->direct_probe_tries > IEEE80211_AUTH_MAX_TRIES) {
> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: direct probe to AP %s timed out\n",
> + dev->name, print_mac(mac, ifsta->bssid));
> + ifsta->state = IEEE80211_DISABLED;
> + return;
> + }
> +
> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: direct probe to AP %s try %d\n",
> + dev->name, print_mac(mac, ifsta->bssid),
> + ifsta->direct_probe_tries);

I just removed all the log flooding. Don't add it back please.

johannes


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2008-08-01 18:06:17

by Johannes Berg

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211: add direct probe before association

On Fri, 2008-08-01 at 13:30 -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 02:07:45AM +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> > This patch adds a direct probe request as first step in the association
> > flow. Motivation of this step is to make sure that the bss information
> > we have is up to date, since last scan could have been done a while ago.
> > beacons do not fully answer this need as there are potential differences
> > between them and probe responses (e.g. WMM parameter element)
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ron Rindjunsky <[email protected]>
> > Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <[email protected]>
>
> Does this fix a bug? Seems likely...

Could, if the AP changes something since we've last scanned, and we
probably want to do this anyway.

johannes


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2008-08-01 19:25:09

by Tomas Winkler

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211: add direct probe before association

On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 9:06 PM, Johannes Berg <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-08-01 at 13:30 -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 02:07:45AM +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
>> > This patch adds a direct probe request as first step in the association
>> > flow. Motivation of this step is to make sure that the bss information
>> > we have is up to date, since last scan could have been done a while ago.
>> > beacons do not fully answer this need as there are potential differences
>> > between them and probe responses (e.g. WMM parameter element)
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Ron Rindjunsky <[email protected]>
>> > Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <[email protected]>
>>
>> Does this fix a bug? Seems likely...
>
> Could, if the AP changes something since we've last scanned, and we
> probably want to do this anyway.

This patch has a bug, not all APs answer direct packet in
unassociated state I will post another version.
Tomas

2008-08-01 18:03:55

by John W. Linville

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211: add direct probe before association

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 02:07:45AM +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> This patch adds a direct probe request as first step in the association
> flow. Motivation of this step is to make sure that the bss information
> we have is up to date, since last scan could have been done a while ago.
> beacons do not fully answer this need as there are potential differences
> between them and probe responses (e.g. WMM parameter element)
>
> Signed-off-by: Ron Rindjunsky <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <[email protected]>

Does this fix a bug? Seems likely...

John
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