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diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 3437fa16eea..ec8c7393956 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -399,19 +399,34 @@ typedef enum {
ALG_CCMP,
} ieee80211_key_alg;
+/*
+ * This flag indiciates that the station this key is being
+ * configured for may use QoS. If your hardware cannot handle
+ * that situation it should reject that key.
+ */
+#define IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_WMM_STA (1<<0)
+
struct ieee80211_key_conf {
- /* shall be changed by the driver to anything but HW_KEY_IDX_INVALID */
+ /*
+ * To be set by the driver to the key index it would like to
+ * get in the ieee80211_tx_control.key_idx which defaults
+ * to HW_KEY_IDX_INVALID so that shouldn't be used.
+ */
int hw_key_idx;
+ /* key algorithm, ALG_NONE should never be seen by the driver */
ieee80211_key_alg alg;
- int keylen;
+ /* key flags, see above */
+ u8 flags;
+
+ /* key index: 0-3 */
+ s8 keyidx;
-#define IEEE80211_KEY_FORCE_SW_ENCRYPT (1<<0) /* to be cleared by low-level
- driver */
- u32 flags; /* key configuration flags defined above */
+ /* length of key material */
+ u8 keylen;
- s8 keyidx; /* WEP key index */
+ /* the key material */
u8 key[0];
};
@@ -419,7 +434,7 @@ struct ieee80211_key_conf {
#define IEEE80211_SEQ_COUNTER_TX 1
typedef enum {
- SET_KEY, DISABLE_KEY, REMOVE_ALL_KEYS,
+ SET_KEY, DISABLE_KEY,
} set_key_cmd;
/* This is driver-visible part of the per-hw state the stack keeps. */
@@ -492,8 +507,7 @@ struct ieee80211_hw {
/* hole at 6 */
- /* Force software encryption for TKIP packets if WMM is enabled. */
-#define IEEE80211_HW_NO_TKIP_WMM_HWACCEL (1<<7)
+/* hole at 7 */
/*
* Some devices handle Michael MIC internally and do not include MIC in
@@ -627,12 +641,31 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
*
* This is called to enable hardware acceleration of encryption and
* decryption. The address will be the broadcast address for default
- * keys and the other station's hardware address for individual keys.
+ * keys, the other station's hardware address for individual keys or
+ * the zero address for keys that will be used only for transmission.
+ *
+ * The local_address parameter will always be set to our own address,
+ * this is only relevant if you support multiple local addresses.
+ *
* When transmitting, the TX control data will use the hw_key_idx
* selected by the low-level driver.
+ *
+ * Return 0 if the key is now in use, -EOPNOTSUPP or -ENOSPC if it
+ * couldn't be added; if you return 0 then hw_key_idx must be
+ * assigned to something other than HW_KEY_IDX_INVALID. When the cmd
+ * is DISABLE_KEY then it must succeed.
+ *
+ * This callback can sleep, and is only called between add_interface
+ * and remove_interface calls, i.e. while the interface with the
+ * given local_address is enabled.
+ *
+ * The ieee80211_key_conf structure pointed to by the key parameter
+ * is guaranteed to be valid until another call to set_key removes
+ * it, but it can only be used as a cookie to differentiate keys.
*/
int (*set_key)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, set_key_cmd cmd,
- u8 *address, struct ieee80211_key_conf *key);
+ const u8 *local_address, const u8 *address,
+ struct ieee80211_key_conf *key);
/*
* Set TX key index for default/broadcast keys. This is needed in cases
@@ -640,6 +673,10 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
* is not set), in other cases, this function pointer can be set to
* NULL since the IEEE 802.11 module takes care of selecting the key
* index for each TX frame.
+ *
+ * TODO: If you use this callback in your driver tell us if you need
+ * any other information from it to make it easier, like the
+ * key_conf instead.
*/
int (*set_key_idx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int idx);