mac80211: A-MPDU Tx add session's and low level driver's API
This patch adds the API for 3 stages in A-MPDU Tx session flow:
- request mac80211 to start/stop A-MPDU Tx session for specific TID. such a
request should be issued by a load aware element, either mac80211 itself
or external element.
- requests by mac80211 to low-level driver to start/stop Tx aggregation.
notice that low level driver responds now with Starting Sequence Number.
- async feedback by low-level to mac80211 to inform that HW is ready for
next A-MPDU Tx state.
Changes in API to Rx A-MPDU were also made, reflected in iwlwifi changes as
well.
Signed-off-by: Ron Rindjunsky <ron.rindjunsky@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 9083baf..3bbc33c 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -967,10 +967,14 @@
* &struct ieee80211_ops to indicate which action is needed.
* @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START: start Rx aggregation
* @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP: stop Rx aggregation
+ * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START: start Tx aggregation
+ * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP: stop Tx aggregation
*/
enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START,
IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP,
+ IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START,
+ IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP,
};
/**
@@ -1111,7 +1115,8 @@
* The RA/TID combination determines the destination and TID we want
* the ampdu action to be performed for. The action is defined through
* ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action. Starting sequence number (@ssn)
- * is the first frame we expect to perform the action on.
+ * is the first frame we expect to perform the action on. notice
+ * that TX/RX_STOP can pass NULL for this parameter.
*/
struct ieee80211_ops {
int (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -1162,7 +1167,7 @@
int (*conf_ht)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_conf *conf);
int (*ampdu_action)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action,
- const u8 *ra, u16 tid, u16 ssn);
+ const u8 *addr, u16 tid, u16 *ssn);
};
/**
@@ -1574,4 +1579,81 @@
struct ieee80211_vif *vif),
void *data);
+/**
+ * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session - Start a tx Block Ack session.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient
+ * @tid: the TID to BA on.
+ * @return: success if addBA request was sent, failure otherwise
+ *
+ * Although mac80211/low level driver/user space application can estimate
+ * the need to start aggregation on a certain RA/TID, the session level
+ * will be managed by the mac80211.
+ */
+int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb - low level driver ready to aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session.
+ */
+void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe - low level driver ready to aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session.
+ * This version of the function is irq safe.
+ */
+void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *ra,
+ u16 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session - Stop a Block Ack session.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient
+ * @tid: the TID to stop BA.
+ * @initiator: if indicates initiator DELBA frame will be sent.
+ * @return: error if no sta with matching da found, success otherwise
+ *
+ * Although mac80211/low level driver/user space application can estimate
+ * the need to stop aggregation on a certain RA/TID, the session level
+ * will be managed by the mac80211.
+ */
+int ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ u8 *ra, u16 tid,
+ enum ieee80211_back_parties initiator);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb - low level driver ready to stop aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the desired TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session tear down.
+ */
+void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u8 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe - low level driver ready to stop aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the desired TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session tear down.
+ * This version of the function is irq safe.
+ */
+void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *ra,
+ u16 tid);
+
#endif /* MAC80211_H */