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mac80211: Let userspace enable and configure vendor specific path selection.

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Userspace will now be allowed to toggle between the default path
selection algorithm (HWMP, implemented in the kernel), and a vendor
specific alternative.  Also in the same patch, allow userspace to add
information elements to mesh beacons.  This is accordance with the
Extensible Path Selection Framework specified in version 7.0 of the
802.11s draft.

Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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Javier Cardona 2010-12-16 17:37:49 -08:00 • committed by John W. Linville
commit c80d545da3
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@ -1291,6 +1291,31 @@ enum ieee80211_key_len {
WLAN_KEY_LEN_AES_CMAC = 16,
};
/**
* enum - mesh path selection protocol identifier
*
* @IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_HWMP: the default path selection protocol
* @IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_VENDOR: a vendor specific protocol that will
* be specified in a vendor specific information element
*/
enum {
IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_HWMP = 0,
IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_VENDOR = 255,
};
/**
* enum - mesh path selection metric identifier
*
* @IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_AIRTIME: the default path selection metric
* @IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_VENDOR: a vendor specific metric that will be
* specified in a vendor specific information element
*/
enum {
IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_AIRTIME = 0,
IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_VENDOR = 255,
};
/*
* IEEE 802.11-2007 7.3.2.9 Country information element
*