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diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 209cacee528..05ba3539b77 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
* Copyright 2008 Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
* Copyright 2008 Luis Carlos Cobo <luisca@cozybit.com>
* Copyright 2008 Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de>
- * Copyright 2008 Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>
+ * Copyright 2008, 2009 Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>
* Copyright 2008 Jouni Malinen <jouni.malinen@atheros.com>
* Copyright 2008 Colin McCabe <colin@cozybit.com>
*
@@ -166,6 +166,22 @@
* set (%NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE), if the type of regulatory domain is
* %NL80211_REG_TYPE_COUNTRY the alpha2 to which we have moved on
* to (%NL80211_ATTR_REG_ALPHA2).
+ * @NL80211_CMD_REG_BEACON_HINT: indicates to userspace that an AP beacon
+ * has been found while world roaming thus enabling active scan or
+ * any mode of operation that initiates TX (beacons) on a channel
+ * where we would not have been able to do either before. As an example
+ * if you are world roaming (regulatory domain set to world or if your
+ * driver is using a custom world roaming regulatory domain) and while
+ * doing a passive scan on the 5 GHz band you find an AP there (if not
+ * on a DFS channel) you will now be able to actively scan for that AP
+ * or use AP mode on your card on that same channel. Note that this will
+ * never be used for channels 1-11 on the 2 GHz band as they are always
+ * enabled world wide. This beacon hint is only sent if your device had
+ * either disabled active scanning or beaconing on a channel. We send to
+ * userspace the wiphy on which we removed a restriction from
+ * (%NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY) and the channel on which this occurred
+ * before (%NL80211_ATTR_FREQ_BEFORE) and after (%NL80211_ATTR_FREQ_AFTER)
+ * the beacon hint was processed.
*
* @NL80211_CMD_AUTHENTICATE: authentication request and notification.
* This command is used both as a command (request to authenticate) and
@@ -270,6 +286,8 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
NL80211_CMD_MICHAEL_MIC_FAILURE,
+ NL80211_CMD_REG_BEACON_HINT,
+
/* add new commands above here */
/* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */
@@ -288,6 +306,7 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
#define NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE
#define NL80211_CMD_DEAUTHENTICATE NL80211_CMD_DEAUTHENTICATE
#define NL80211_CMD_DISASSOCIATE NL80211_CMD_DISASSOCIATE
+#define NL80211_CMD_REG_BEACON_HINT NL80211_CMD_REG_BEACON_HINT
/**
* enum nl80211_attrs - nl80211 netlink attributes
@@ -423,6 +442,17 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* @NL80211_ATTR_KEY_TYPE: Key Type, see &enum nl80211_key_type, represented as
* a u32
*
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_FREQ_BEFORE: A channel which has suffered a regulatory change
+ * due to considerations from a beacon hint. This attribute reflects
+ * the state of the channel _before_ the beacon hint processing. This
+ * attributes consists of a nested attribute containing
+ * NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_*
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_FREQ_AFTER: A channel which has suffered a regulatory change
+ * due to considerations from a beacon hint. This attribute reflects
+ * the state of the channel _after_ the beacon hint processing. This
+ * attributes consists of a nested attribute containing
+ * NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_*
+ *
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
* @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -511,6 +541,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_MAX_SCAN_IE_LEN,
+ NL80211_ATTR_FREQ_BEFORE,
+ NL80211_ATTR_FREQ_AFTER,
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,