[NL80211]: add netlink interface to cfg80211

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 94 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 9a30ba2ca75..538ee1dd3d0 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -7,7 +7,97 @@
  */
 
 /**
+ * enum nl80211_commands - supported nl80211 commands
+ *
+ * @NL80211_CMD_UNSPEC: unspecified command to catch errors
+ *
+ * @NL80211_CMD_GET_WIPHY: request information about a wiphy or dump request
+ *	to get a list of all present wiphys.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_SET_WIPHY: set wiphy name, needs %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY and
+ *	%NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_NEW_WIPHY: Newly created wiphy, response to get request
+ *	or rename notification. Has attributes %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY and
+ *	%NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_DEL_WIPHY: Wiphy deleted. Has attributes
+ *	%NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY and %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME.
+ *
+ * @NL80211_CMD_GET_INTERFACE: Request an interface's configuration;
+ *	either a dump request on a %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY or a specific get
+ *	on an %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX is supported.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_SET_INTERFACE: Set type of a virtual interface, requires
+ *	%NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX and %NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE: Newly created virtual interface or response
+ *	to %NL80211_CMD_GET_INTERFACE. Has %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX,
+ *	%NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY and %NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE attributes. Can also
+ *	be sent from userspace to request creation of a new virtual interface,
+ *	then requires attributes %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, %NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE and
+ *	%NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_DEL_INTERFACE: Virtual interface was deleted, has attributes
+ *	%NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX and %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY. Can also be sent from
+ *	userspace to request deletion of a virtual interface, then requires
+ *	attribute %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX.
+ *
+ * @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number
+ * @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use
+ */
+enum nl80211_commands {
+/* don't change the order or add anything inbetween, this is ABI! */
+	NL80211_CMD_UNSPEC,
+
+	NL80211_CMD_GET_WIPHY,		/* can dump */
+	NL80211_CMD_SET_WIPHY,
+	NL80211_CMD_NEW_WIPHY,
+	NL80211_CMD_DEL_WIPHY,
+
+	NL80211_CMD_GET_INTERFACE,	/* can dump */
+	NL80211_CMD_SET_INTERFACE,
+	NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE,
+	NL80211_CMD_DEL_INTERFACE,
+
+	/* add commands here */
+
+	/* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */
+	__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST,
+	NL80211_CMD_MAX = __NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST - 1
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * enum nl80211_attrs - nl80211 netlink attributes
+ *
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_UNSPEC: unspecified attribute to catch errors
+ *
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY: index of wiphy to operate on, cf.
+ *	/sys/class/ieee80211/<phyname>/index
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME: wiphy name (used for renaming)
+ *
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX: network interface index of the device to operate on
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME: network interface name
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE: type of virtual interface, see &enum nl80211_iftype
+ *
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
+ * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
+ */
+enum nl80211_attrs {
+/* don't change the order or add anything inbetween, this is ABI! */
+	NL80211_ATTR_UNSPEC,
+
+	NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY,
+	NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME,
+
+	NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX,
+	NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME,
+	NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE,
+
+	/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
+
+	__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
+	NL80211_ATTR_MAX = __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST - 1
+};
+
+/**
  * enum nl80211_iftype - (virtual) interface types
+ *
  * @NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED: unspecified type, driver decides
  * @NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC: independent BSS member
  * @NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION: managed BSS member
@@ -15,9 +105,10 @@
  * @NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN: VLAN interface for access points
  * @NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS: wireless distribution interface
  * @NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR: monitor interface receiving all frames
+ * @NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX: highest interface type number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  *
- * These values are used with the NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE
+ * These values are used with the %NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE
  * to set the type of an interface.
  *
  */
@@ -31,8 +122,8 @@ enum nl80211_iftype {
 	NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR,
 
 	/* keep last */
-	__NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST
+	__NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST,
+	NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX = __NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST - 1
 };
-#define NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX (__NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST - 1)
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_NL80211_H */