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Diffstat (limited to 'include/net/mac80211.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/mac80211.h | 22 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index 8628118214cc..18ac733afc91 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -4869,6 +4869,28 @@ void ieee80211_sta_block_awake(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, void ieee80211_sta_eosp(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta); /** + * ieee80211_send_eosp_nullfunc - ask mac80211 to send NDP with EOSP + * @pubsta: the station + * @tid: the tid of the NDP + * + * Sometimes the device understands that it needs to close + * the Service Period unexpectedly. This can happen when + * sending frames that are filling holes in the BA window. + * In this case, the device can ask mac80211 to send a + * Nullfunc frame with EOSP set. When that happens, the + * driver must have called ieee80211_sta_set_buffered() to + * let mac80211 know that there are no buffered frames any + * more, otherwise mac80211 will get the more_data bit wrong. + * The low level driver must have made sure that the frame + * will be sent despite the station being in power-save. + * Mac80211 won't call allow_buffered_frames(). + * Note that calling this function, doesn't exempt the driver + * from closing the EOSP properly, it will still have to call + * ieee80211_sta_eosp when the NDP is sent. + */ +void ieee80211_send_eosp_nullfunc(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta, int tid); + +/** * ieee80211_iter_keys - iterate keys programmed into the device * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw() * @vif: virtual interface to iterate, may be %NULL for all |