cfg80211: Add support to update connection parameters

Add functionality to update the connection parameters when in connected
state, so that driver/firmware uses the updated parameters for
subsequent roaming. This is for drivers that support internal BSS
selection and roaming. The new command does not change the current
association state, i.e., it can be used to update IE contents for future
(re)associations without causing an immediate disassociation or
reassociation with the current BSS.

This commit implements the required functionality for updating IEs for
(Re)Association Request frame only. Other parameters can be added in
future when required.

Signed-off-by: vamsi krishna <vamsin@qti.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni@qca.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>

2 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 41ae3f500957..c575583b50fb 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -2051,6 +2051,18 @@ struct cfg80211_connect_params {
 };
 
 /**
+ * enum cfg80211_connect_params_changed - Connection parameters being updated
+ *
+ * This enum provides information of all connect parameters that
+ * have to be updated as part of update_connect_params() call.
+ *
+ * @UPDATE_ASSOC_IES: Indicates whether association request IEs are updated
+ */
+enum cfg80211_connect_params_changed {
+	UPDATE_ASSOC_IES		= BIT(0),
+};
+
+/**
  * enum wiphy_params_flags - set_wiphy_params bitfield values
  * @WIPHY_PARAM_RETRY_SHORT: wiphy->retry_short has changed
  * @WIPHY_PARAM_RETRY_LONG: wiphy->retry_long has changed
@@ -2571,6 +2583,14 @@ struct cfg80211_nan_func {
  *	cases, the result of roaming is indicated with a call to
  *	cfg80211_roamed() or cfg80211_roamed_bss().
  *	(invoked with the wireless_dev mutex held)
+ * @update_connect_params: Update the connect parameters while connected to a
+ *	BSS. The updated parameters can be used by driver/firmware for
+ *	subsequent BSS selection (roaming) decisions and to form the
+ *	Authentication/(Re)Association Request frames. This call does not
+ *	request an immediate disassociation or reassociation with the current
+ *	BSS, i.e., this impacts only subsequent (re)associations. The bits in
+ *	changed are defined in &enum cfg80211_connect_params_changed.
+ *	(invoked with the wireless_dev mutex held)
  * @disconnect: Disconnect from the BSS/ESS or stop connection attempts if
  *      connection is in progress. Once done, call cfg80211_disconnected() in
  *      case connection was already established (invoked with the
@@ -2858,6 +2878,10 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
 
 	int	(*connect)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 			   struct cfg80211_connect_params *sme);
+	int	(*update_connect_params)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+					 struct net_device *dev,
+					 struct cfg80211_connect_params *sme,
+					 u32 changed);
 	int	(*disconnect)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 			      u16 reason_code);
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index e21d23dcb588..259c9c77fdc1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -888,6 +888,12 @@
  *	This will contain a %NL80211_ATTR_NAN_MATCH nested attribute and
  *	%NL80211_ATTR_COOKIE.
  *
+ * @NL80211_CMD_UPDATE_CONNECT_PARAMS: Update one or more connect parameters
+ *	for subsequent roaming cases if the driver or firmware uses internal
+ *	BSS selection. This command can be issued only while connected and it
+ *	does not result in a change for the current association. Currently,
+ *	only the %NL80211_ATTR_IE data is used and updated with this command.
+ *
  * @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number
  * @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
@@ -1085,6 +1091,8 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
 
 	NL80211_CMD_SET_MULTICAST_TO_UNICAST,
 
+	NL80211_CMD_UPDATE_CONNECT_PARAMS,
+
 	/* add new commands above here */
 
 	/* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */