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en:developers:documentation:nl80211 [2019/05/28 07:49]
Johannes Berg
en:developers:documentation:nl80211 [2019/05/28 08:46]
Johannes Berg [vendor-specific API]
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 For ATH9K chipsets, there'​s SAR testing functionality provided via the non-testmode setting [[http://​git.kernel.org/​cgit/​linux/​kernel/​git/​torvalds/​linux.git/​tree/​drivers/​net/​wireless/​ath/​ath9k/​Kconfig|CONFIG_ATH9K_TX99]]. Hmm, this possibly needs conversion to (additionally?​) providing the generic nl80211 testmode functionality? ​ For ATH9K chipsets, there'​s SAR testing functionality provided via the non-testmode setting [[http://​git.kernel.org/​cgit/​linux/​kernel/​git/​torvalds/​linux.git/​tree/​drivers/​net/​wireless/​ath/​ath9k/​Kconfig|CONFIG_ATH9K_TX99]]. Hmm, this possibly needs conversion to (additionally?​) providing the generic nl80211 testmode functionality? ​
  
 +===== vendor-specific API =====
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 +Under the NL80211_CMD_VENDOR command, there'​s the ability to register vendor-specific behavior. For a long time, we've explicitly rejected these upstream, but after many discussions some may be allowed, subject to (at least) the following constraints:​
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 +  - Upstream vendor commands shall not replace existing functionality.
 +  - The submitter shall consider a pure nl80211 implementation and explain the reasoning against it in the commit message.
 +  - Example users/use cases of the API shall be documented.
 +  - The newly proposed API shall be subject to stable API rules.
 +  - The content of the NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_DATA shall be documented.
 +  - Vendor command and sub-attribute definitions shall be in a common header file location (TBD, e.g. include/​uapi/​nl80211-vnd-*.h)
 +  - Patches introducing such commands shall be submitted separately, not "​buried"​ in big driver patchsets. Give them a "​nl80211:​ vendor-cmd: " prefix to make them easily identifiable.
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 +The goal with these rules is to enable use of vendor commands in a fashion that is transparent enough to allow later reuse by other components with similar needs, and then potentially defining "​real"​ nl80211 API for the use case in question.
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 +Patches will be merged through Kalle Valo's tree, but should also be reviewed by Johannes (cfg80211 maintainer).
en/developers/documentation/nl80211.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/27 19:24 by Johannes Berg