channel modes:
o usurp 'h' mode flag for half-width channels
o add 'q' mode flag for quarter-width channels
o rewrite rate parameter parsing to handle fractional values
o merge mode loops to eliminate ordering assumptions
o replace 0x80 with IEEE80211_RATE_MCS
o add missing channel flags for ECM, indoor, and outdoor constraints
o use HT capabilities to short-circuit HT20/HT40 channel construction
o rewrite 1/2 and 1/4 width channel handling yet again; previously
we assumed there was a full-width version of the channel in the
calibration table but that's not always true (e.g. for the Public
Safety Band), now we first check the calibration table for the
exact channel we want then fall back to the heuristics we used before
o fix HT channel construction; wasn't adjusting band edges for HT40
channel bandwidth requirements
things, 1/2 and 1/4 width channels are hidden behind the full width
channel; this is needed because they are ordered such that they
appear after in the channel table
o only include 1/2 and 1/4 width channels when they are specified in the
regulatory database description; previously we treated them as if they
were part of the band and blindly added them for 11a/g
o check the channel list returned in the devcaps to identify whether a
device supports 1/2 or 1/4 width channels on a band; this might be
better brought out as a capability bit to avoid filling the channel
list w/ 1/2 and 1/4 width channels but then cards that only support
these channels in a range of frequencies could not be described (though
right now we don't check frequency range only band)
o change ioctl's that pass channel lists in/out to handle variable-size
arrays instead of a fixed (compile-time) value; we do this in a way
that maintains binary compatibility
o change ifconfig so all channel list data structures are now allocated
to hold MAXCHAN entries (1536); this, for example, allows the kernel
to return > IEEE80211_CHAN_MAX entries for calls like IEEE80211_IOC_DEVCAPS
o correct typo that caused random channel selection
o explicitly add 1/2 and 1/4 width channels because channel lookups match
flags that include IEEE80211_CHANNEL_HALF and IEEE80211_CHANNEL_QUARTER
o add net80211 support for a tdma vap that is built on top of the
existing adhoc-demo support
o add tdma scheduling of frame transmission to the ath driver; it's
conceivable other devices might be capable of this too in which case
they can make use of the 802.11 protocol additions etc.
o add minor bits to user tools that need to know: ifconfig to setup and
configure, new statistics in athstats, and new debug mask bits
While the architecture can support >2 slots in a TDMA BSS the current
design is intended (and tested) for only 2 slots.
Sponsored by: Intel
when the CC is not set. Note NO_COUNTRY is set to 0xffff for now
(must be 16 bits as ieee80211_regdomain struct defines sku's and
cc's as uint16_t which may need fixing).
o do not require 1/2 and 1/4 rate channels be present in the
calibration list when doing a gsm regulatory change; the
existing 900MHz cards are not self-identifying so there is
no way (using the calibration channel list) to check
Note this includes changes to all drivers and moves some device firmware
loading to use firmware(9) and a separate module (e.g. ral). Also there
no longer are separate wlan_scan* modules; this functionality is now
bundled into the wlan module.
Supported by: Hobnob and Marvell
Reviewed by: many
Obtained from: Atheros (some bits)
o revised channel handling support; ifconfig now queries the kernel to
find the list of available channels and handles channel promotion;
channel attributes can be specified as part of the channel; e.g. 36:a
for channel 36 in 11a (as opposed to turbo A or HT A)
o use channel list to map between freq and IEEE channel #; this eliminates
all knowledge of how the mapping is done and fixes handling of cases
where channels overlap in the IEEE channel # space but are distinct in
the frequency+attributes space (e.g. PSB)
o add new knobs: bgscan, ff (Atheors fast frames), dturbo (Atheros
Dynamic Turbo mode), bgscanidle, bgscanintvl, scanvalid, roam:rssi11a,
roam:rssi11b, roam:rssi11g, roam:rate11a, roam:rate11b, roam:rate11g
(roaming parameters), burst, doth (forthcoming 11h support)
o print contents of WME, ATH, WPA, RSN, information elements with -v option
o print signal strength in dBm
o print noise floor in dBm
o add list txpow to print tx power caps/channel
o change default channel display in status to be more informative
o add hack/nonstandard channel mapping for public safety band channels to
mirror kernel (temporary until we have proper 802.11 state)
o change ieee80211_mhz2ieee to take channel flags (unused right now)
While here do some minor fixups like using IEEE80211_IS_CHAN_ANYG.
length and bail immediatly if the returned length is wrong rather than
attempting to set an correct value.
This commit differs from the patch in the PR in the use of exit instead
of return and the use of a defined value for the array.
Submitted by: Daan Vreeken [PA4DAN] <Danovitsch at Vitsch dot net>
PR: bin/74509
