mac80211: Let userspace enable and configure vendor specific path selection.

Userspace will now be allowed to toggle between the default path
selection algorithm (HWMP, implemented in the kernel), and a vendor
specific alternative.  Also in the same patch, allow userspace to add
information elements to mesh beacons.  This is accordance with the
Extensible Path Selection Framework specified in version 7.0 of the
802.11s draft.

Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 58 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 10be9350752..eef89d0b558 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -2773,6 +2773,14 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_meshconf_params_policy[NL80211_MESHCONF_A
 	[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_NET_DIAM_TRVS_TIME] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
 };
 
+static const struct nla_policy
+	nl80211_mesh_setup_params_policy[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ATTR_MAX+1] = {
+	[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_PATH_SEL] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+	[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_METRIC] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+	[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_VENDOR_PATH_SEL_IE] = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
+		.len = IEEE80211_MAX_DATA_LEN },
+};
+
 static int nl80211_parse_mesh_config(struct genl_info *info,
 				     struct mesh_config *cfg,
 				     u32 *mask_out)
@@ -2839,14 +2847,50 @@ do {\
 			dot11MeshHWMPRootMode, mask,
 			NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOTMODE,
 			nla_get_u8);
-
 	if (mask_out)
 		*mask_out = mask;
+
 	return 0;
 
 #undef FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET
 }
 
+static int nl80211_parse_mesh_setup(struct genl_info *info,
+				     struct mesh_setup *setup)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ATTR_MAX + 1];
+
+	if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_SETUP])
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (nla_parse_nested(tb, NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ATTR_MAX,
+			     info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_SETUP],
+			     nl80211_mesh_setup_params_policy))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_PATH_SEL])
+		setup->path_sel_proto =
+		(nla_get_u8(tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_PATH_SEL])) ?
+		 IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_VENDOR :
+		 IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_HWMP;
+
+	if (tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_METRIC])
+		setup->path_metric =
+		(nla_get_u8(tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_ENABLE_VENDOR_METRIC])) ?
+		 IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_VENDOR :
+		 IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_AIRTIME;
+
+	if (tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_VENDOR_PATH_SEL_IE]) {
+		struct nlattr *ieattr =
+			tb[NL80211_MESH_SETUP_VENDOR_PATH_SEL_IE];
+		if (!is_valid_ie_attr(ieattr))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		setup->vendor_ie = nla_data(ieattr);
+		setup->vendor_ie_len = nla_len(ieattr);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int nl80211_update_mesh_config(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				      struct genl_info *info)
 {
@@ -4667,10 +4711,12 @@ static int nl80211_join_mesh(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
 	struct mesh_config cfg;
+	struct mesh_setup setup;
 	int err;
 
 	/* start with default */
 	memcpy(&cfg, &default_mesh_config, sizeof(cfg));
+	memcpy(&setup, &default_mesh_setup, sizeof(setup));
 
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_CONFIG]) {
 		/* and parse parameters if given */
@@ -4683,10 +4729,17 @@ static int nl80211_join_mesh(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	    !nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev,
-				  nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]),
-				  nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]),
-				  &cfg);
+	setup.mesh_id = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]);
+	setup.mesh_id_len = nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]);
+
+	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_SETUP]) {
+		/* parse additional setup parameters if given */
+		err = nl80211_parse_mesh_setup(info, &setup);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev, &setup, &cfg);
 }
 
 static int nl80211_leave_mesh(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)