nl80211/mac80211: support full station state in AP mode

[linux-block.git] / include / uapi / linux / nl80211.h

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index e3e19f8b16f2de81107fd672476e6496632c8524..547017100a305a3dca3ce12adcac417d8aa3270b 100644 (file)
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1697,6 +1697,9 @@ enum nl80211_iftype {
  *     flag can't be changed, it is only valid while adding a station, and
  *     attempts to change it will silently be ignored (rather than rejected
  *     as errors.)
+ * @NL80211_STA_FLAG_ASSOCIATED: station is associated; used with drivers
+ *     that support %NL80211_FEATURE_FULL_AP_CLIENT_STATE to transition a
+ *     previously added station into associated state
  * @NL80211_STA_FLAG_MAX: highest station flag number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_STA_FLAG_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
@@ -1708,6 +1711,7 @@ enum nl80211_sta_flags {
        NL80211_STA_FLAG_MFP,
        NL80211_STA_FLAG_AUTHENTICATED,
        NL80211_STA_FLAG_TDLS_PEER,
+       NL80211_STA_FLAG_ASSOCIATED,
 
        /* keep last */
        __NL80211_STA_FLAG_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -3140,6 +3144,17 @@ enum nl80211_ap_sme_features {
  *     setting
  * @NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_GO_OPPPS: P2P GO implementation supports opportunistic
  *     powersave
+ * @NL80211_FEATURE_FULL_AP_CLIENT_STATE: The driver supports full state
+ *     transitions for AP clients. Without this flag (and if the driver
+ *     doesn't have the AP SME in the device) the driver supports adding
+ *     stations only when they're associated and adds them in associated
+ *     state (to later be transitioned into authorized), with this flag
+ *     they should be added before even sending the authentication reply
+ *     and then transitioned into authenticated, associated and authorized
+ *     states using station flags.
+ *     Note that even for drivers that support this, the default is to add
+ *     stations in authenticated/associated state, so to add unauthenticated
+ *     stations the authenticated/associated bits have to be set in the mask.
  */
 enum nl80211_feature_flags {
        NL80211_FEATURE_SK_TX_STATUS                    = 1 << 0,
@@ -3155,6 +3170,7 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
        NL80211_FEATURE_NEED_OBSS_SCAN                  = 1 << 10,
        NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_GO_CTWIN                    = 1 << 11,
        NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_GO_OPPPS                    = 1 << 12,
+       NL80211_FEATURE_FULL_AP_CLIENT_STATE            = 1 << 13,
 };
 
 /**