linux/net
Jouni Malinen 1df4a51082 cfg80211: Allow BSS hint to be provided for connect
This clarifies the expected driver behavior on the older
NL80211_ATTR_MAC and NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ attributes and adds a new
set of similar attributes with _HINT postfix to enable use of a
recommendation of the initial BSS to choose. This can be helpful for
some drivers that can avoid an additional full scan on connection
request if the information is provided to them (user space tools like
wpa_supplicant already has that information available based on earlier
scans).

In addition, this can be used to get more expected behavior for cases
where a specific BSS should be picked first based on operations like
Interworking network selection or WPS. These cases were already easily
addressed with drivers that leave BSS selection to user space, but there
was no convenient way to do this with drivers that take care of BSS
selection internally without using the NL80211_ATTR_MAC which is not
really desired since it is needed for other purposes to force the
association to remain with the same BSS.

Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>
[add const, fix policy]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2014-02-04 21:48:07 +01:00
..
9p net/9p: remove virtio default hack and set appropriate bits instead 2013-11-23 16:13:36 -06:00
802 neigh: use NEIGH_VAR_INIT in ndo_neigh_setup functions. 2014-01-16 11:31:58 -08:00
8021q 8021q: Use ether_addr_copy 2014-01-21 18:13:04 -08:00
appletalk net: Fix some fallout from the etner_addr_copy() changes. 2014-01-21 18:57:26 -08:00
atm net: Fix some fallout from the etner_addr_copy() changes. 2014-01-21 18:57:26 -08:00
ax25 net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
batman-adv Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2014-01-18 00:55:41 -08:00
bluetooth net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
bridge bridge: Remove unnecessary vlan_put_tag in br_handle_vlan 2014-01-22 21:29:27 -08:00
caif net: Missing change from the ether_addr_copy() fixups. 2014-01-21 22:54:01 -08:00
can net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
ceph net: 8021q/bluetooth/bridge/can/ceph: Remove extern from function prototypes 2013-10-19 19:12:11 -04:00
core Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2014-01-25 11:17:34 -08:00
dcb dcb: use __dev_get_by_name instead of dev_get_by_name to find interface 2014-01-14 18:50:46 -08:00
dccp ipv4: introduce hardened ip_no_pmtu_disc mode 2014-01-13 11:22:55 -08:00
decnet net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
dns_resolver net/*: Fix FSF address in file headers 2013-12-06 12:37:57 -05:00
dsa dsa: Use ether_addr_copy 2014-01-21 18:13:05 -08:00
ethernet net: eth_type_trans() should use skb_header_pointer() 2014-01-16 15:30:31 -08:00
hsr net/hsr: using kfree_rcu() to simplify the code 2013-12-17 16:32:30 -05:00
ieee802154 6lowpan: add a license to 6lowpan_iphc module 2014-01-22 21:57:17 -08:00
ipv4 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2014-01-25 11:17:34 -08:00
ipv6 ipv6: reallocate addrconf router for ipv6 address when lo device up 2014-01-24 15:59:38 -08:00
ipx net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
irda net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
iucv net: rework recvmsg handler msg_name and msg_namelen logic 2013-11-20 21:52:30 -05:00
key xfrm: export verify_userspi_info for pkfey and netlink interface 2013-12-16 12:54:02 +01:00
l2tp ipv6: protect protocols not handling ipv4 from v4 connection/bind attempts 2014-01-21 16:59:19 -08:00
lapb net/lapb: re-send packets on timeout 2013-09-23 16:52:45 -04:00
llc net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
mac80211 mac80211: only set CSA beacon when at least one beacon must be transmitted 2014-02-04 21:48:06 +01:00
mac802154 mac802154: fix following checkpath.pl warning Prefer pr_warn(... to pr_warning(... 2013-12-22 18:53:08 -05:00
mpls ipip: add GSO/TSO support 2013-10-19 19:36:19 -04:00
netfilter Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2014-01-25 11:17:34 -08:00
netlabel netlabel: Fix FSF address in file headers 2013-12-06 12:37:56 -05:00
netlink net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
netrom net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
nfc Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2014-01-25 11:17:34 -08:00
openvswitch net: replace macros net_random and net_srandom with direct calls to prandom 2014-01-14 15:15:25 -08:00
packet af_packet: Add Queue mapping mode to af_packet fanout operation 2014-01-22 17:35:50 -08:00
phonet net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
rds net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
rfkill Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2014-01-25 11:17:34 -08:00
rose net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
rxrpc rxrpc: out of bound read in debug code 2014-01-21 17:02:52 -08:00
sched sch_htb: let skb->priority refer to non-leaf class 2014-01-22 17:39:48 -08:00
sctp sctp: remove macros sctp_bh_[un]lock_sock 2014-01-21 18:41:36 -08:00
sunrpc net: replace macros net_random and net_srandom with direct calls to prandom 2014-01-14 15:15:25 -08:00
tipc net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
unix net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
vmw_vsock net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
wimax wimax: remove dead code 2013-11-21 13:09:42 -05:00
wireless cfg80211: Allow BSS hint to be provided for connect 2014-02-04 21:48:07 +01:00
x25 net: add build-time checks for msg->msg_name size 2014-01-18 23:04:16 -08:00
xfrm Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2014-01-25 11:17:34 -08:00
compat.c net: clamp ->msg_namelen instead of returning an error 2013-11-29 16:12:52 -05:00
Kconfig net: netprio: rename config to be more consistent with cgroup configs 2014-01-03 23:41:42 +01:00
Makefile net: move 6lowpan compression code to separate module 2014-01-15 15:36:38 -08:00
nonet.c
socket.c net: handle error more gracefully in socketpair() 2013-12-10 22:24:13 -05:00
sysctl_net.c net: Update the sysctl permissions handler to test effective uid/gid 2013-10-07 15:57:56 -04:00