diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 936bc410d061..d14226f29ffc 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -954,6 +954,11 @@ enum ieee80211_tkip_key_type {
* Hardware can provide ack status reports of Tx frames to
* the stack.
*
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR:
+ * The hardware performs its own connection monitoring, including
+ * periodic keep-alives to the AP and probing the AP on beacon loss.
+ * When this flag is set, signaling beacon-loss will cause an immediate
+ * change to disassociated state.
*/
enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
IEEE80211_HW_HAS_RATE_CONTROL = 1<<0,
@@ -975,6 +980,7 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_SMPS = 1<<16,
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_UAPSD = 1<<17,
IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS = 1<<18,
+ IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR = 1<<19,
};
/**
@@ -2364,12 +2370,26 @@ void ieee80211_sta_block_awake(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
*
* @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
*
- * When beacon filtering is enabled with IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTERING and
- * IEEE80211_CONF_PS is set, the driver needs to inform whenever the
+ * When beacon filtering is enabled with %IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTERING and
+ * %IEEE80211_CONF_PS is set, the driver needs to inform whenever the
* hardware is not receiving beacons with this function.
*/
void ieee80211_beacon_loss(struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+/**
+ * ieee80211_connection_loss - inform hardware has lost connection to the AP
+ *
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ *
+ * When beacon filtering is enabled with %IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTERING, and
+ * %IEEE80211_CONF_PS and %IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR are set, the driver
+ * needs to inform if the connection to the AP has been lost.
+ *
+ * This function will cause immediate change to disassociated state,
+ * without connection recovery attempts.
+ */
+void ieee80211_connection_loss(struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+
/* Rate control API */
/**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index b84126491ab1..ab369e2a5282 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ struct ieee80211_if_managed {
struct work_struct work;
struct work_struct monitor_work;
struct work_struct chswitch_work;
- struct work_struct beacon_loss_work;
+ struct work_struct beacon_connection_loss_work;
unsigned long probe_timeout;
int probe_send_count;
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ void ieee80211_send_nullfunc(struct ieee80211_local *local,
int powersave);
void ieee80211_sta_rx_notify(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr);
-void ieee80211_beacon_loss_work(struct work_struct *work);
+void ieee80211_beacon_connection_loss_work(struct work_struct *work);
void ieee80211_wake_queues_by_reason(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
enum queue_stop_reason reason);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index d5571b9420cd..b4ec59a8dc03 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static int ieee80211_stop(struct net_device *dev)
cancel_work_sync(&sdata->u.mgd.work);
cancel_work_sync(&sdata->u.mgd.chswitch_work);
cancel_work_sync(&sdata->u.mgd.monitor_work);
- cancel_work_sync(&sdata->u.mgd.beacon_loss_work);
+ cancel_work_sync(&sdata->u.mgd.beacon_connection_loss_work);
/*
* When we get here, the interface is marked down.
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 0ab284c32135..865ea1cfb7bb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -851,6 +851,9 @@ void ieee80211_sta_rx_notify(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
if (is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1))
return;
+ if (sdata->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR)
+ return;
+
mod_timer(&sdata->u.mgd.conn_mon_timer,
round_jiffies_up(jiffies + IEEE80211_CONNECTION_IDLE_TIME));
}
@@ -928,23 +931,68 @@ static void ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
mutex_unlock(&ifmgd->mtx);
}
-void ieee80211_beacon_loss_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static void __ieee80211_connection_loss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+ struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
+ struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
+ u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
+
+ mutex_lock(&ifmgd->mtx);
+ if (!ifmgd->associated) {
+ mutex_unlock(&ifmgd->mtx);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ memcpy(bssid, ifmgd->associated->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+
+ printk(KERN_DEBUG "Connection to AP %pM lost.\n", bssid);
+
+ ieee80211_set_disassoc(sdata);
+ ieee80211_recalc_idle(local);
+ mutex_unlock(&ifmgd->mtx);
+ /*
+ * must be outside lock due to cfg80211,
+ * but that's not a problem.
+ */
+ ieee80211_send_deauth_disassoc(sdata, bssid,
+ IEEE80211_STYPE_DEAUTH,
+ WLAN_REASON_DISASSOC_DUE_TO_INACTIVITY,
+ NULL);
+}
+
+void ieee80211_beacon_connection_loss_work(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata =
container_of(work, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data,
- u.mgd.beacon_loss_work);
+ u.mgd.beacon_connection_loss_work);
- ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap(sdata, true);
+ if (sdata->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR)
+ __ieee80211_connection_loss(sdata);
+ else
+ ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap(sdata, true);
}
void ieee80211_beacon_loss(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
{
struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
+ struct ieee80211_hw *hw = &sdata->local->hw;
- ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw, &sdata->u.mgd.beacon_loss_work);
+ WARN_ON(hw->flags & IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR);
+ ieee80211_queue_work(hw, &sdata->u.mgd.beacon_connection_loss_work);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_beacon_loss);
+void ieee80211_connection_loss(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+{
+ struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
+ struct ieee80211_hw *hw = &sdata->local->hw;
+
+ WARN_ON(!(hw->flags & IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR));
+ ieee80211_queue_work(hw, &sdata->u.mgd.beacon_connection_loss_work);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_connection_loss);
+
+
static enum rx_mgmt_action __must_check
ieee80211_rx_mgmt_deauth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt, size_t len)
@@ -1634,7 +1682,8 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_bcn_mon_timer(unsigned long data)
if (local->quiescing)
return;
- ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw, &sdata->u.mgd.beacon_loss_work);
+ ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw,
+ &sdata->u.mgd.beacon_connection_loss_work);
}
static void ieee80211_sta_conn_mon_timer(unsigned long data)
@@ -1686,7 +1735,7 @@ void ieee80211_sta_quiesce(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
*/
cancel_work_sync(&ifmgd->work);
- cancel_work_sync(&ifmgd->beacon_loss_work);
+ cancel_work_sync(&ifmgd->beacon_connection_loss_work);
if (del_timer_sync(&ifmgd->timer))
set_bit(TMR_RUNNING_TIMER, &ifmgd->timers_running);
@@ -1720,7 +1769,8 @@ void ieee80211_sta_setup_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->work, ieee80211_sta_work);
INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->monitor_work, ieee80211_sta_monitor_work);
INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->chswitch_work, ieee80211_chswitch_work);
- INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->beacon_loss_work, ieee80211_beacon_loss_work);
+ INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->beacon_connection_loss_work,
+ ieee80211_beacon_connection_loss_work);
setup_timer(&ifmgd->timer, ieee80211_sta_timer,
(unsigned long) sdata);
setup_timer(&ifmgd->bcn_mon_timer, ieee80211_sta_bcn_mon_timer,