2013-06-04 15:04:11

by Vladimir Kondratiev

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Subject: [PATCH v9] P2P find phase offload

- add listen_channel
- comment on channel set assumption (either missing or non-empty set)
- document expected behavior for p2p_find conflict with scan/ROC
- document probe/probe-resp reporting assumption
- remove check for genlmsg_end return value

Vladimir Kondratiev (1):
cfg80211: P2P find phase offload

include/net/cfg80211.h | 72 +++++++++++++++++
include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 15 ++++
net/wireless/nl80211.c | 181 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
net/wireless/rdev-ops.h | 19 +++++
net/wireless/trace.h | 42 ++++++++++
5 files changed, 329 insertions(+)

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1.8.1.2



2013-06-04 15:03:30

by Vladimir Kondratiev

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Subject: [PATCH v9] cfg80211: P2P find phase offload

Allow to implement P2P find phase in the driver/firmware.

Offload scheme designed as follows:

- Driver provide methods start_p2p_find and stop_p2p_find in the cfg80211_ops;
- Driver indicate firmware or driver responds to the probe requests by setting
feature NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD
- wpa_supplicant analyses methods supported to discover p2p offload support;
- wpa_supplicant analyses feature flags to discover p2p probe response
offload support;
to perform p2p scan, wpa_supplicant:
- perform legacy scan, through driver's cfg80211_ops 'scan' method
- configure rx management filter to get probe-request and probe-response frames
- start p2p find via driver's cfg80211_ops start_p2p_find method
- driver start p2p find with hardware and notify wpa_supplicant with
cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_start()
- driver/firmware toggle search/listen states. Received probe-request and
probe-response frames passed to the wpa_supplicant via cfg80211_rx_mgmt
- when wpa_supplicant wants to stop p2p find, it calls driver's
cfg80211_ops stop_p2p_find method. Alternatively, driver/firmware may decide
to stop p2p find. In all cases, driver notifies wpa_supplicant using
cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_end()

All driver to user space communication done through nl80211 layer.

Offloaded P2P find does not support variations like progressive scan.

Signed-off-by: Vladimir Kondratiev <[email protected]>
---
include/net/cfg80211.h | 72 +++++++++++++++++
include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 15 ++++
net/wireless/nl80211.c | 181 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
net/wireless/rdev-ops.h | 19 +++++
net/wireless/trace.h | 42 ++++++++++
5 files changed, 329 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 6dd1959..935a6c4 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1799,6 +1799,38 @@ struct cfg80211_update_ft_ies_params {
};

/**
+ * struct cfg80211_p2p_find_params - parameters for P2P find
+ * @probe_ie: extra IE's for probe frames
+ * @probe_ie_len: length, bytes, of @probe_ie
+ * @probe_resp_ie: extra IE's for probe response frames
+ * @probe_resp_ie_len: length, bytes, of @probe_resp_ie
+ * Driver/firmware may add additional IE's as well as modify
+ * provided ones; typical IE's to be added are
+ * WLAN_EID_EXT_SUPP_RATES, WLAN_EID_DS_PARAMS,
+ * WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY.
+ * @min_discoverable_interval: and
+ * @max_discoverable_interval: min/max for random multiplier of 100TU's
+ * for the listen state duration
+ * @listen_channel: channels to listen on; not NULL
+ * @n_channels: number of channels to operate on
+ * @channels: channels to operate on
+ * may be NULL, in this case driver suppose to scan for all social
+ * channels; or channel set should be non-empty (n_channels > 0)
+ */
+struct cfg80211_p2p_find_params {
+ const u8 *probe_ie;
+ size_t probe_ie_len;
+ const u8 *probe_resp_ie;
+ size_t probe_resp_ie_len;
+ u32 min_discoverable_interval;
+ u32 max_discoverable_interval;
+ struct ieee80211_channel *listen_channel;
+
+ int n_channels;
+ struct ieee80211_channel **channels;
+};
+
+/**
* struct cfg80211_ops - backend description for wireless configuration
*
* This struct is registered by fullmac card drivers and/or wireless stacks
@@ -2037,6 +2069,20 @@ struct cfg80211_update_ft_ies_params {
* driver can take the most appropriate actions.
* @crit_proto_stop: Indicates critical protocol no longer needs increased link
* reliability. This operation can not fail.
+ *
+ * @start_p2p_find: start P2P find phase
+ * Parameters include IEs for probe/probe-resp frames;
+ * and channels to operate on.
+ * Parameters are not retained after call, driver need to copy data if
+ * it need it later.
+ * P2P find can't run concurrently with ROC or scan,
+ * conflict with scan detected by cfg80211 and -EBUSY returned;
+ * and driver should check for ROC and return -EBUSY to indicate conflict.
+ * While performing P2P discovery, driver should report all received
+ * probe-request and probe-response frames via cfg80211_rx_mgmt
+ * @stop_p2p_find: stop P2P find phase
+ * After stopping p2p find, driver should call
+ * cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_end() to inform upper layers
*/
struct cfg80211_ops {
int (*suspend)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_wowlan *wow);
@@ -2272,6 +2318,12 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
u16 duration);
void (*crit_proto_stop)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
struct wireless_dev *wdev);
+
+ int (*start_p2p_find)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+ struct wireless_dev *wdev,
+ struct cfg80211_p2p_find_params *params);
+ void (*stop_p2p_find)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+ struct wireless_dev *wdev);
};

/*
@@ -4185,6 +4237,26 @@ void cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup(struct wireless_dev *wdev,
*/
void cfg80211_crit_proto_stopped(struct wireless_dev *wdev, gfp_t gfp);

+/**
+ * cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_start - report p2p find phase started
+ * @wdev: the wireless device reporting the event
+ * @gfp: allocation flags
+ */
+void cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_start(struct wireless_dev *wdev, gfp_t gfp);
+
+/**
+ * cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_end - report p2p find phase ended
+ * @wdev: the wireless device reporting the event
+ * @gfp: allocation flags
+ *
+ * p2p find phase may be ended either unsolicited or in response to
+ * ops->stop_p2p_find
+ *
+ * In any case, if @start_p2p_find from driver's struct cfg80211_ops called,
+ * @cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_end should be eventually called
+ */
+void cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_end(struct wireless_dev *wdev, gfp_t gfp);
+
/* Logging, debugging and troubleshooting/diagnostic helpers. */

/* wiphy_printk helpers, similar to dev_printk */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 5920715..ae7f798 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -810,6 +810,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
NL80211_CMD_CRIT_PROTOCOL_START,
NL80211_CMD_CRIT_PROTOCOL_STOP,

+ NL80211_CMD_START_P2P_FIND,
+ NL80211_CMD_STOP_P2P_FIND,
+
/* add new commands above here */

/* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */
@@ -1436,6 +1439,11 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* allowed to be used with the first @NL80211_CMD_SET_STATION command to
* update a TDLS peer STA entry.
*
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_MIN_DISCOVERABLE_INTERVAL:
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX_DISCOVERABLE_INTERVAL: min/max discoverable interval
+ * for the p2p find, multiple of 100 TUs, represented as u32
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_LISTEN_FREQ: Listen channel frequency, represented as u32
+ *
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
* @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -1736,6 +1744,10 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {

NL80211_ATTR_PEER_AID,

+ NL80211_ATTR_MIN_DISCOVERABLE_INTERVAL,
+ NL80211_ATTR_MAX_DISCOVERABLE_INTERVAL,
+ NL80211_ATTR_LISTEN_FREQ,
+
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */

__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -3579,6 +3591,8 @@ enum nl80211_ap_sme_features {
* Peering Management entity which may be implemented by registering for
* beacons or NL80211_CMD_NEW_PEER_CANDIDATE events. The mesh beacon is
* still generated by the driver.
+ * @NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD: When in P2P find phase,
+ * the device responds to probe-requests in hardware.
*/
enum nl80211_feature_flags {
NL80211_FEATURE_SK_TX_STATUS = 1 << 0,
@@ -3599,6 +3613,7 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
NL80211_FEATURE_FULL_AP_CLIENT_STATE = 1 << 15,
NL80211_FEATURE_USERSPACE_MPM = 1 << 16,
NL80211_FEATURE_ACTIVE_MONITOR = 1 << 17,
+ NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD = 1 << 18,
};

/**
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 31d265f..bcf0d62 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NL80211_ATTR_MAX+1] = {
[NL80211_ATTR_IE_RIC] = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
.len = IEEE80211_MAX_DATA_LEN },
[NL80211_ATTR_PEER_AID] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
+ [NL80211_ATTR_MIN_DISCOVERABLE_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ [NL80211_ATTR_MAX_DISCOVERABLE_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ [NL80211_ATTR_LISTEN_FREQ] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
};

/* policy for the key attributes */
@@ -1390,6 +1393,8 @@ static int nl80211_send_wiphy(struct cfg80211_registered_device *dev,
if (split) {
CMD(crit_proto_start, CRIT_PROTOCOL_START);
CMD(crit_proto_stop, CRIT_PROTOCOL_STOP);
+ CMD(start_p2p_find, START_P2P_FIND);
+ CMD(stop_p2p_find, STOP_P2P_FIND);
}

#ifdef CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE
@@ -8265,6 +8270,129 @@ static int nl80211_crit_protocol_stop(struct sk_buff *skb,
return 0;
}

+static int nl80211_start_p2p_find(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+ struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
+ struct wireless_dev *wdev = info->user_ptr[1];
+ struct wiphy *wiphy = &rdev->wiphy;
+ /*
+ * Defaults, as defined in the spec
+ * Ref: Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Technical Specification v1.1
+ * Clause: 3.1.2.1.3 Find Phase
+ */
+ struct cfg80211_p2p_find_params params = {
+ .min_discoverable_interval = 1,
+ .max_discoverable_interval = 3,
+ };
+ struct nlattr *attr_freq = info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES];
+ struct nlattr *attr_l_freq = info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_LISTEN_FREQ];
+ struct nlattr *attr;
+ int err, tmp, n_channels, i = 0;
+ struct ieee80211_channel **channels = NULL;
+ struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
+
+ if (wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ if (!rdev->ops->start_p2p_find || !rdev->ops->stop_p2p_find)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ if (!attr_l_freq)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!is_valid_ie_attr(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IE]))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!is_valid_ie_attr(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IE_PROBE_RESP]))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (rdev->scan_req)
+ return -EBUSY;
+
+ chan = ieee80211_get_channel(wiphy, nla_get_u32(attr_l_freq));
+ if (!chan || (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ params.listen_channel = chan;
+
+ if (attr_freq) {
+ n_channels = validate_scan_freqs(attr_freq);
+ if (!n_channels)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ channels = kzalloc(n_channels * sizeof(*channels), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!channels)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ /* user specified, bail out if channel not found */
+ nla_for_each_nested(attr, attr_freq, tmp) {
+ chan = ieee80211_get_channel(wiphy, nla_get_u32(attr));
+
+ if (!chan) {
+ err = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_free;
+ }
+
+ /* ignore disabled channels */
+ if (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)
+ continue;
+
+ params.channels[i] = chan;
+ i++;
+ }
+ if (!i) {
+ err = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_free;
+ }
+
+ params.n_channels = i;
+ params.channels = channels;
+ }
+
+
+ attr = info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IE];
+ if (attr) {
+ params.probe_ie_len = nla_len(attr);
+ params.probe_ie = nla_data(attr);
+ }
+
+ attr = info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IE_PROBE_RESP];
+ if (attr) {
+ params.probe_resp_ie_len = nla_len(attr);
+ params.probe_resp_ie = nla_data(attr);
+ }
+
+ attr = info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MIN_DISCOVERABLE_INTERVAL];
+ if (attr)
+ params.min_discoverable_interval = nla_get_u32(attr);
+
+ attr = info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAX_DISCOVERABLE_INTERVAL];
+ if (attr)
+ params.max_discoverable_interval = nla_get_u32(attr);
+
+ err = rdev_start_p2p_find(rdev, wdev, &params);
+
+out_free:
+ kfree(channels);
+
+ return err;
+}
+
+static int nl80211_stop_p2p_find(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+ struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
+ struct wireless_dev *wdev = info->user_ptr[1];
+
+ if (wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ if (!rdev->ops->start_p2p_find || !rdev->ops->stop_p2p_find)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ rdev_stop_p2p_find(rdev, wdev);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
#define NL80211_FLAG_NEED_WIPHY 0x01
#define NL80211_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV 0x02
#define NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL 0x04
@@ -8937,6 +9065,22 @@ static struct genl_ops nl80211_ops[] = {
NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
},
{
+ .cmd = NL80211_CMD_START_P2P_FIND,
+ .doit = nl80211_start_p2p_find,
+ .policy = nl80211_policy,
+ .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+ .internal_flags = NL80211_FLAG_NEED_WDEV_UP |
+ NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
+ },
+ {
+ .cmd = NL80211_CMD_STOP_P2P_FIND,
+ .doit = nl80211_stop_p2p_find,
+ .policy = nl80211_policy,
+ .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+ .internal_flags = NL80211_FLAG_NEED_WDEV_UP |
+ NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
+ },
+ {
.cmd = NL80211_CMD_GET_PROTOCOL_FEATURES,
.doit = nl80211_get_protocol_features,
.policy = nl80211_policy,
@@ -10627,6 +10771,43 @@ void cfg80211_tdls_oper_request(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *peer,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_tdls_oper_request);

+static
+void cfg80211_p2p_find_notify(struct wireless_dev *wdev, int cmd, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+ struct wiphy *wiphy = wdev->wiphy;
+ struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
+ struct sk_buff *msg;
+ void *hdr;
+
+ trace_cfg80211_p2p_find_notify(wdev, cmd);
+ msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!msg)
+ return;
+
+ hdr = nl80211hdr_put(msg, 0, 0, 0, cmd);
+ if (!hdr) {
+ nlmsg_free(msg);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
+
+ genlmsg_multicast_netns(wiphy_net(&rdev->wiphy), msg, 0,
+ nl80211_scan_mcgrp.id, GFP_KERNEL);
+}
+
+void cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_start(struct wireless_dev *wdev, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+ cfg80211_p2p_find_notify(wdev, NL80211_CMD_START_P2P_FIND, gfp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_start);
+
+void cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_end(struct wireless_dev *wdev, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+ cfg80211_p2p_find_notify(wdev, NL80211_CMD_STOP_P2P_FIND, gfp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_p2p_find_notify_end);
+
static int nl80211_netlink_notify(struct notifier_block * nb,
unsigned long state,
void *_notify)
diff --git a/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h b/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
index 9f15f0a..94ff98a 100644
--- a/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
+++ b/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
@@ -923,4 +923,23 @@ static inline void rdev_crit_proto_stop(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
trace_rdev_return_void(&rdev->wiphy);
}

+static inline int rdev_start_p2p_find(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+ struct wireless_dev *wdev,
+ struct cfg80211_p2p_find_params *params)
+{
+ int ret;
+ trace_rdev_start_p2p_find(&rdev->wiphy, wdev, params);
+ ret = rdev->ops->start_p2p_find(&rdev->wiphy, wdev, params);
+ trace_rdev_return_int(&rdev->wiphy, ret);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void rdev_stop_p2p_find(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+ struct wireless_dev *wdev)
+{
+ trace_rdev_stop_p2p_find(&rdev->wiphy, wdev);
+ rdev->ops->stop_p2p_find(&rdev->wiphy, wdev);
+ trace_rdev_return_void(&rdev->wiphy);
+}
+
#endif /* __CFG80211_RDEV_OPS */
diff --git a/net/wireless/trace.h b/net/wireless/trace.h
index 23fafea..9eb3dd7 100644
--- a/net/wireless/trace.h
+++ b/net/wireless/trace.h
@@ -1841,6 +1841,34 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rdev_crit_proto_stop,
WIPHY_PR_ARG, WDEV_PR_ARG)
);

+TRACE_EVENT(rdev_start_p2p_find,
+ TP_PROTO(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev,
+ struct cfg80211_p2p_find_params *params),
+ TP_ARGS(wiphy, wdev, params),
+ TP_STRUCT__entry(
+ WIPHY_ENTRY
+ WDEV_ENTRY
+ __field(u32, min_di)
+ __field(u32, max_di)
+ __field(int, n_channels)
+ ),
+ TP_fast_assign(
+ WIPHY_ASSIGN;
+ WDEV_ASSIGN;
+ __entry->min_di = params->min_discoverable_interval;
+ __entry->max_di = params->max_discoverable_interval;
+ __entry->n_channels = params->n_channels;
+ ),
+ TP_printk(WIPHY_PR_FMT ", " WDEV_PR_FMT ", disc. int. [%d..%d], n_channels %d",
+ WIPHY_PR_ARG, WDEV_PR_ARG, __entry->min_di, __entry->max_di,
+ __entry->n_channels)
+);
+
+DEFINE_EVENT(wiphy_wdev_evt, rdev_stop_p2p_find,
+ TP_PROTO(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev),
+ TP_ARGS(wiphy, wdev)
+);
+
/*************************************************************
* cfg80211 exported functions traces *
*************************************************************/
@@ -2498,6 +2526,20 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cfg80211_ft_event,
WIPHY_PR_ARG, NETDEV_PR_ARG, MAC_PR_ARG(target_ap))
);

+TRACE_EVENT(cfg80211_p2p_find_notify,
+ TP_PROTO(struct wireless_dev *wdev, int cmd),
+ TP_ARGS(wdev, cmd),
+ TP_STRUCT__entry(
+ WDEV_ENTRY
+ __field(int, cmd)
+ ),
+ TP_fast_assign(
+ WDEV_ASSIGN;
+ __entry->cmd = cmd;
+ ),
+ TP_printk(WDEV_PR_FMT ", cmd: %d", WDEV_PR_ARG, __entry->cmd)
+);
+
#endif /* !__RDEV_OPS_TRACE || TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ */

#undef TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH
--
1.8.1.2


2013-06-23 07:00:50

by Peer, Ilan

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Subject: RE: [RFC] P2P find phase offload

Hi,

Overall, looks like option 2 is more favorable due to the flexibility, and below is an example for where this flexibility might be useful.

The wpa_supplicant has logic to determine if to respond to a probe request or not based on the local device ID and local device types, and will not respond to probe requests if:

1. The probe request contains a device ID IE and the device ID does not match the local one.
2. The probe request contains specific devices types, and the requested device types do not match the local ones.

Based on the p2p_find offload API you defined, the FW/driver will lack the information of the local Device ID and local device types, so in such cases the FW/driver will not know if it should reply to the response or not.

Obviously, the lacking information could be added to the API, but in its absence, it would be useful to have the flexibility of the flag.

Hope this help a bit,

Ilan.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:linux-wireless-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Vladimir Kondratiev
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 18:26
> To: Johannes Berg
> Cc: [email protected]; Luis R . Rodriguez; John W . Linville; Jouni
> Malinen
> Subject: [RFC] P2P find phase offload
>
> Hi,
>
> In discussion about P2P find phase offload, I see one bit that was not cleared,
> and want to discuss it prior to coding: probe replying policy.
>
> option 1: all or nothing. If device indicates
> NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD, it should answer all matching
> probes, and wpa_s should never answer probes. If device don't indicate offload,
> it never answer probes and wpa_s do answer all matching probes.
>
> option 2: flexible. If device indicates
> NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD, it may answer some
> matching probes, and wpa_s should answer ones that device missed for some
> reason. To enable this, add 'flags' parameter to cfg80211_rx_mgmt() saying
> whether frame was replied by device/driver.
>
> Real question here is whether there are devices that can answer probes, but
> not always.
> If such devices are real, option 2 is better. I know that for 60g, I'd like to add
> some more bits to 'flags' from option 2, so I am biased to this option.
>
> Comments?
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2013-06-19 15:26:14

by Vladimir Kondratiev

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: [RFC] P2P find phase offload

Hi,

In discussion about P2P find phase offload, I see one bit that was not cleared,
and want to discuss it prior to coding: probe replying policy.

option 1: all or nothing. If device indicates NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD, it should
answer all matching probes, and wpa_s should never answer probes. If device don't indicate offload,
it never answer probes and wpa_s do answer all matching probes.

option 2: flexible. If device indicates NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD, it may answer some
matching probes, and wpa_s should answer ones that device missed for some reason. To enable this,
add 'flags' parameter to cfg80211_rx_mgmt() saying whether frame was replied by device/driver.

Real question here is whether there are devices that can answer probes, but not always.
If such devices are real, option 2 is better. I know that for 60g, I'd like to add some more
bits to 'flags' from option 2, so I am biased to this option.

Comments?