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-rw-r--r--include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h8
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/cfg.c11
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/main.c4
3 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 0e6277a06c2..617d0fbfc96 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -3050,6 +3050,7 @@ enum nl80211_ap_sme_features {
* mode
* @NL80211_FEATURE_LOW_PRIORITY_SCAN: This driver supports low priority scan
* @NL80211_FEATURE_SCAN_FLUSH: Scan flush is supported
+ * @NL80211_FEATURE_AP_SCAN: Support scanning using an AP vif
*/
enum nl80211_feature_flags {
NL80211_FEATURE_SK_TX_STATUS = 1 << 0,
@@ -3060,6 +3061,7 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
NL80211_FEATURE_SAE = 1 << 5,
NL80211_FEATURE_LOW_PRIORITY_SCAN = 1 << 6,
NL80211_FEATURE_SCAN_FLUSH = 1 << 7,
+ NL80211_FEATURE_AP_SCAN = 1 << 8,
};
/**
@@ -3103,10 +3105,16 @@ enum nl80211_connect_failed_reason {
*
* @NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_LOW_PRIORITY: scan request has low priority
* @NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FLUSH: flush cache before scanning
+ * @NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_AP: force a scan even if the interface is configured
+ * as AP and the beaconing has already been configured. This attribute is
+ * dangerous because will destroy stations performance as a lot of frames
+ * will be lost while scanning off-channel, therefore it must be used only
+ * when really needed
*/
enum nl80211_scan_flags {
NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_LOW_PRIORITY = 1<<0,
NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FLUSH = 1<<1,
+ NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_AP = 1<<2,
};
#endif /* __LINUX_NL80211_H */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 5739bfbf299..5eab1325a0f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1855,7 +1855,16 @@ static int ieee80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
* beaconing hasn't been configured yet
*/
case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
- if (sdata->u.ap.beacon)
+ /*
+ * If the scan has been forced (and the driver supports
+ * forcing), don't care about being beaconing already.
+ * This will create problems to the attached stations (e.g. all
+ * the frames sent while scanning on other channel will be
+ * lost)
+ */
+ if (sdata->u.ap.beacon &&
+ (!(wiphy->features & NL80211_FEATURE_AP_SCAN) ||
+ !(req->flags & NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_AP)))
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
break;
default:
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index ba5a2324977..c42094be2f0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -603,7 +603,9 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len,
NL80211_FEATURE_HT_IBSS;
if (!ops->hw_scan)
- wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_LOW_PRIORITY_SCAN;
+ wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_LOW_PRIORITY_SCAN |
+ NL80211_FEATURE_AP_SCAN;
+
if (!ops->set_key)
wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_IBSS_RSN;