2009-10-22 18:37:08

by Lennert Buytenhek

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Subject: [PATCH 12/28] mwl8k: add support for enabling hardware sniffer mode

Signed-off-by: Lennert Buytenhek <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
index 7462fca..60b0076 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ struct mwl8k_priv {

bool radio_on;
bool radio_short_preamble;
+ bool sniffer_enabled;
bool wmm_enabled;

/* XXX need to convert this to handle multiple interfaces */
@@ -2559,6 +2560,18 @@ static int mwl8k_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
if (conf->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
return -EINVAL;

+ /*
+ * Reject interface creation if sniffer mode is active, as
+ * STA operation is mutually exclusive with hardware sniffer
+ * mode.
+ */
+ if (priv->sniffer_enabled) {
+ printk(KERN_INFO "%s: unable to create STA "
+ "interface due to sniffer mode being enabled\n",
+ wiphy_name(hw->wiphy));
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
/* Clean out driver private area */
mwl8k_vif = MWL8K_VIF(conf->vif);
memset(mwl8k_vif, 0, sizeof(*mwl8k_vif));
@@ -2729,13 +2742,56 @@ static u64 mwl8k_prepare_multicast(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
return (unsigned long)cmd;
}

+static int
+mwl8k_configure_filter_sniffer(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ unsigned int changed_flags,
+ unsigned int *total_flags)
+{
+ struct mwl8k_priv *priv = hw->priv;
+
+ /*
+ * Hardware sniffer mode is mutually exclusive with STA
+ * operation, so refuse to enable sniffer mode if a STA
+ * interface is active.
+ */
+ if (priv->vif != NULL) {
+ if (net_ratelimit())
+ printk(KERN_INFO "%s: not enabling sniffer "
+ "mode because STA interface is active\n",
+ wiphy_name(hw->wiphy));
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!priv->sniffer_enabled) {
+ if (mwl8k_enable_sniffer(hw, 1))
+ return 0;
+ priv->sniffer_enabled = true;
+ }
+
+ *total_flags &= FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS | FIF_ALLMULTI |
+ FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC | FIF_CONTROL |
+ FIF_OTHER_BSS;
+
+ return 1;
+}
+
static void mwl8k_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
unsigned int changed_flags,
unsigned int *total_flags,
u64 multicast)
{
struct mwl8k_priv *priv = hw->priv;
- struct mwl8k_cmd_pkt *cmd;
+ struct mwl8k_cmd_pkt *cmd = (void *)(unsigned long)multicast;
+
+ /*
+ * Enable hardware sniffer mode if FIF_CONTROL or
+ * FIF_OTHER_BSS is requested.
+ */
+ if (*total_flags & (FIF_CONTROL | FIF_OTHER_BSS) &&
+ mwl8k_configure_filter_sniffer(hw, changed_flags, total_flags)) {
+ kfree(cmd);
+ return;
+ }

/* Clear unsupported feature flags */
*total_flags &= FIF_ALLMULTI | FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC;
@@ -2743,6 +2799,11 @@ static void mwl8k_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
if (mwl8k_fw_lock(hw))
return;

+ if (priv->sniffer_enabled) {
+ mwl8k_enable_sniffer(hw, 0);
+ priv->sniffer_enabled = false;
+ }
+
if (changed_flags & FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC) {
if (*total_flags & FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC) {
/*
@@ -2768,8 +2829,6 @@ static void mwl8k_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
}
}

- cmd = (void *)(unsigned long)multicast;
-
/*
* If FIF_ALLMULTI is being requested, throw away the command
* packet that ->prepare_multicast() built and replace it with
@@ -2928,6 +2987,7 @@ static int __devinit mwl8k_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
priv = hw->priv;
priv->hw = hw;
priv->pdev = pdev;
+ priv->sniffer_enabled = false;
priv->wmm_enabled = false;
priv->pending_tx_pkts = 0;

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