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v6 cover mac80211: add multiple bssid support

This patchset adds support for multiple BSSID and enhanced multi-BSSID advertisements.
Individual patches describe the changes in this version.

John Crispin (4):
nl80211: add basic multiple bssid support
mac80211: add multiple bssid support to interface handling
mac80211: add multiple bssid/EMA support to beacon handling
mac80211: CSA on non-transmitting interfaces

 include/net/cfg80211.h       |  47 +++++++++
 include/net/mac80211.h       | 116 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h |  66 ++++++++++++
 net/mac80211/cfg.c           | 181 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 net/mac80211/debugfs.c       |   1 +
 net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h   |   2 +
 net/mac80211/iface.c         |   6 ++
 net/mac80211/tx.c            | 189 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 net/wireless/nl80211.c       | 197 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 9 files changed, 741 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-)

base-commit: 0ae5b43d6dde6003070106e97cd0d41bace2eeb2

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PATCH v6 1/4 nl80211: add basic multiple bssid support

From: John Crispin <[email protected]>

This patch adds support for passing the multiple bssid config to the kernel when an AP gets started. If the BSS is non-transmitting we need to pass

* the ifidx of the transmitting parent
* the BSS index in the set
* the BSS count of the set
* flag indicating if we want to do EMA
* the multiple bssid elements as an array inside the beacon data

This allows use to generate multiple bssid beacons aswell as EMA ones.

---
v6: Addressed V5 review comments such as,
Dynamic memory allocation for netlink structures,
Limits for variable array accepted from driver,
Used _ELEMS instead of _IE in netlink attribute and made it nested, Used cfg80211_* instead of ieee80211_* for new struct, Modified descritptions in comments.

 include/net/cfg80211.h       |  47 +++++++++
 include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h |  66 ++++++++++++
 net/wireless/nl80211.c       | 197 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 3 files changed, 279 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
include/net/cfg80211.h +47 -0
index 9a4bbccddc7f..0573626b61d4 100644
@@ -485,6 +485,21 @@ struct ieee80211_supported_band {
 	const struct ieee80211_sband_iftype_data *iftype_data;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct cfg80211_multiple_bssid - AP settings for multi bssid
+ *
+ * @index: the index of this AP in the multi bssid group.
+ * @count: the total number of multi bssid peer APs.
+ * @parent: non-transmitted BSSs transmitted parents index
+ * @ema: Shall the beacons be sent out in EMA mode.
+ */
+struct cfg80211_multiple_bssid {
+	u8 index;
+	u8 count;
+	u32 parent;
+	bool ema;
+};
+
 /**
  * ieee80211_get_sband_iftype_data - return sband data for a given iftype
  * @sband: the sband to search for the STA on
@@ -1032,6 +1047,23 @@ struct cfg80211_crypto_settings {
 	enum nl80211_sae_pwe_mechanism sae_pwe;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct cfg80211_multiple_bssid_data - Multiple BSSID elements
+ *
+ * @cnt: Number of elements in array %elems.
+ *
+ * @elems: Array of multiple BSSID element(s) to be added into Beacon frames.
+ * @elems.data: Data for multiple BSSID elements.
+ * @elems.len: Length of data.
+ */
+struct cfg80211_multiple_bssid_data {
+	u8 cnt;
+	struct {
+		u8 *data;
+		size_t len;
+	} elems[];
+};
+
 /**
  * struct cfg80211_beacon_data - beacon data
  * @head: head portion of beacon (before TIM IE)
@@ -1058,6 +1090,7 @@ struct cfg80211_crypto_settings {
  *	Token (measurement type 11)
  * @lci_len: LCI data length
  * @civicloc_len: Civic location data length
+ * @multiple_bssid: multiple_bssid elements
  */
 struct cfg80211_beacon_data {
 	const u8 *head, *tail;
@@ -1076,6 +1109,8 @@ struct cfg80211_beacon_data {
 	size_t probe_resp_len;
 	size_t lci_len;
 	size_t civicloc_len;
+
+	struct cfg80211_multiple_bssid_data *multiple_bssid;
 };
 
 struct mac_address {
@@ -1181,6 +1216,7 @@ enum cfg80211_ap_settings_flags {
  * @he_oper: HE operation IE (or %NULL if HE isn't enabled)
  * @fils_discovery: FILS discovery transmission parameters
  * @unsol_bcast_probe_resp: Unsolicited broadcast probe response parameters
+ * @multiple_bssid: AP settings for multiple bssid.
  */
 struct cfg80211_ap_settings {
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
@@ -1213,6 +1249,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ap_settings {
 	struct cfg80211_he_bss_color he_bss_color;
 	struct cfg80211_fils_discovery fils_discovery;
 	struct cfg80211_unsol_bcast_probe_resp unsol_bcast_probe_resp;
+	struct cfg80211_multiple_bssid multiple_bssid;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -4929,6 +4966,11 @@ struct wiphy_iftype_akm_suites {
  * @max_data_retry_count: maximum supported per TID retry count for
  *	configuration through the %NL80211_TID_CONFIG_ATTR_RETRY_SHORT and
  *	%NL80211_TID_CONFIG_ATTR_RETRY_LONG attributes
+ *
+ * @multiple_bssid: Describes device's multiple BSSID config support
+ * @multiple_bssid.max_num_vaps: Maximum number of VAPS supported by the driver
+ * @multiple_bssid.max_num_elems: Maximum number of multiple BSSID elements
+ *	supported by the driver
  */
 struct wiphy {
 	/* assign these fields before you register the wiphy */
@@ -5069,6 +5111,11 @@ struct wiphy {
 
 	const struct cfg80211_sar_capa *sar_capa;
 
+	struct {
+		u8 max_num_vaps;
+		u8 max_profile_periodicity;
+	} multiple_bssid;
+
 	char priv[] __aligned(NETDEV_ALIGN);
 };
 
include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h +66 -0

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net/wireless/nl80211.c +166 -31

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PATCH v6 2/4 mac80211: add multiple bssid support to interface handling

In reply to Aloka Dixit

From: John Crispin <[email protected]>

Add a new helper ieee80211_set_multiple_bssid_options() takes propagating the cfg80211 data down the stack.

The patch also makes sure that all members of the bss set will get closed when either of them is shutdown.

---
v6: No changes from v5.

 include/net/mac80211.h | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 net/mac80211/cfg.c     | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 net/mac80211/debugfs.c |  1 +
 net/mac80211/iface.c   |  6 +++++
 4 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
include/net/mac80211.h +29 -1
index d315740581f1..861156d7dfc3 100644
@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ struct ieee80211_fils_discovery {
  * @s1g: BSS is S1G BSS (affects Association Request format).
  * @beacon_tx_rate: The configured beacon transmit rate that needs to be passed
  *	to driver when rate control is offloaded to firmware.
+ * @multiple_bssid: the multiple bssid settings of the AP.
  */
 struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
 	const u8 *bssid;
@@ -700,6 +701,7 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
 	u32 unsol_bcast_probe_resp_interval;
 	bool s1g;
 	struct cfg80211_bitrate_mask beacon_tx_rate;
+	struct cfg80211_multiple_bssid multiple_bssid;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1656,6 +1658,19 @@ enum ieee80211_offload_flags {
 	IEEE80211_OFFLOAD_ENCAP_4ADDR		= BIT(1),
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_vif_multiple_bssid_flags - virtual interface multiple bssid flags
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_VIF_MBSS_TRANSMITTING: this BSS is transmitting beacons
+ * @IEEE80211_VIF_MBSS_NON_TRANSMITTING: this BSS is not transmitting beacons
+ * @IEEE80211_VIF_MBSS_EMA_BEACON: beacons should be send out in EMA mode
+ */
+enum ieee80211_vif_multiple_bssid_flags {
+	IEEE80211_VIF_MBSS_TRANSMITTING         = BIT(1),
+	IEEE80211_VIF_MBSS_NON_TRANSMITTING     = BIT(2),
+	IEEE80211_VIF_MBSS_EMA_BEACON           = BIT(3),
+};
+
 /**
  * struct ieee80211_vif - per-interface data
  *
@@ -1702,6 +1717,11 @@ enum ieee80211_offload_flags {
  *	protected by fq->lock.
  * @offload_flags: 802.3 -> 802.11 enapsulation offload flags, see
  *	&enum ieee80211_offload_flags.
+ *
+ * @multiple_bssid: Multiple BSSID configurations.
+ * @multiple_bssid.parent: Interface index of the transmitted BSS.
+ * @multiple_bssid.flags: multiple bssid flags, see
+ *	enum ieee80211_vif_multiple_bssid_flags.
  */
 struct ieee80211_vif {
 	enum nl80211_iftype type;
@@ -1730,6 +1750,11 @@ struct ieee80211_vif {
 
 	bool txqs_stopped[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
 
+	struct {
+		struct ieee80211_vif *parent;
+		u32 flags;
+	} multiple_bssid;
+
 	/* must be last */
 	u8 drv_priv[] __aligned(sizeof(void *));
 };
@@ -2377,7 +2402,7 @@ struct ieee80211_txq {
  * @IEEE80211_HW_TX_STATUS_NO_AMPDU_LEN: Driver does not report accurate A-MPDU
  *	length in tx status information
  *
- * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_MULTI_BSSID: Hardware supports multi BSSID
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_MULTI_BSSID: Hardware supports multi BSSID in STA mode
  *
  * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_ONLY_HE_MULTI_BSSID: Hardware supports multi BSSID
  *	only for HE APs. Applies if @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_MULTI_BSSID is set.
@@ -2389,6 +2414,8 @@ struct ieee80211_txq {
  * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_TX_ENCAP_OFFLOAD: Hardware supports tx encapsulation
  *	offload
  *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_MULTI_BSSID_AP: Hardware supports multi BSSID in AP mode
+ *
  * @NUM_IEEE80211_HW_FLAGS: number of hardware flags, used for sizing arrays
  */
 enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
@@ -2442,6 +2469,7 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
 	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_ONLY_HE_MULTI_BSSID,
 	IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_KEYBORDER_SUPPORT,
 	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_TX_ENCAP_OFFLOAD,
+	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_MULTI_BSSID_AP,
 
 	/* keep last, obviously */
 	NUM_IEEE80211_HW_FLAGS
net/mac80211/cfg.c +53 -0

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net/mac80211/debugfs.c +1 -0
index 48f144f107d5..f611a8caaf91 100644
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ static const char *hw_flag_names[] = {
 	FLAG(SUPPORTS_ONLY_HE_MULTI_BSSID),
 	FLAG(AMPDU_KEYBORDER_SUPPORT),
 	FLAG(SUPPORTS_TX_ENCAP_OFFLOAD),
+	FLAG(SUPPORTS_MULTI_BSSID_AP),
 #undef FLAG
 };
 
net/mac80211/iface.c +6 -0
index 3b9ec4ef81c3..1879605f4434 100644
@@ -373,6 +373,12 @@ static void ieee80211_do_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	bool cancel_scan;
 	struct cfg80211_nan_func *func;
 
+	/* make sure the parent is already down */
+	if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
+	    sdata->vif.multiple_bssid.parent &&
+	    ieee80211_sdata_running(vif_to_sdata(sdata->vif.multiple_bssid.parent)))
+		dev_close(vif_to_sdata(sdata->vif.multiple_bssid.parent)->wdev.netdev);
+
 	clear_bit(SDATA_STATE_RUNNING, &sdata->state);
 
 	cancel_scan = rcu_access_pointer(local->scan_sdata) == sdata;
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PATCH v6 3/4 mac80211: add multiple bssid/EMA support to beacon handling

In reply to Aloka Dixit

From: John Crispin <[email protected]>

With beacon_data now holding the additional information about the multiple bssid elements, we need to honour these in the various beacon handling code paths.

Extend ieee80211_beacon_get_template() to allow generation of multiple bssid/EMA beacons. The API provides support for HW that can offload the EMA beaconing aswell as HW that will require periodic updates of the beacon template upon completion events.

In case the HW can do full EMA offload, functions are provided that allow the driver to get a list of the periodicity number of beacons and their matching mutable offsets.

---
v6: Addressed review comments.
Dynamic memory allocation of MBSSID element structures in beacons. Added MBSSID config element length in beacon length calculation.

 include/net/mac80211.h     |  86 +++++++++++++++++
 net/mac80211/cfg.c         | 117 ++++++++++++++++++++---
 net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h |   2 +
 net/mac80211/tx.c          | 189 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 4 files changed, 362 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
include/net/mac80211.h +86 -0
index 861156d7dfc3..6336b6a5a1be 100644
@@ -4872,12 +4872,17 @@ void ieee80211_report_low_ack(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u32 num_packets);
  * @cntdwn_counter_offs: array of IEEE80211_MAX_CNTDWN_COUNTERS_NUM offsets
  *	to countdown counters.  This array can contain zero values which
  *	should be ignored.
+ * @multiple_bssid_offset: position of the multiple bssid element
+ * @multiple_bssid_length: size of the multiple bssid element
  */
 struct ieee80211_mutable_offsets {
 	u16 tim_offset;
 	u16 tim_length;
 
 	u16 cntdwn_counter_offs[IEEE80211_MAX_CNTDWN_COUNTERS_NUM];
+
+	u16 multiple_bssid_offset;
+	u16 multiple_bssid_length;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -4904,6 +4909,87 @@ ieee80211_beacon_get_template(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			      struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			      struct ieee80211_mutable_offsets *offs);
 
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_bcn_tmpl_ema - EMA beacon generation type
+ * @IEEE80211_BCN_EMA_NONE: don't generate an EMA beacon.
+ * @IEEE80211_BCN_EMA_NEXT: generate the next periodicity beacon.
+ * @IEEE80211_BCN_EMA_INDEX: generate beacon by periodicity index
+ *	if the value is >= this enum value.
+ */
+enum ieee80211_bcn_tmpl_ema {
+	IEEE80211_BCN_EMA_NONE	= -2,
+	IEEE80211_BCN_EMA_NEXT	= -1,
+	IEEE80211_BCN_EMA_INDEX	= 0,
+};
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_beacon_get_template_ema_next - EMA beacon template generation
+ *	function for drivers using the sw offload path.
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ * @offs: &struct ieee80211_mutable_offsets pointer to struct that will
+ *	receive the offsets that may be updated by the driver.
+ *
+ * This function differs from ieee80211_beacon_get_template in the sense that
+ * it generates EMA VAP templates. When we use multiple_bssid, the beacons can
+ * get very large costing a lot of airtime. To work around this, we iterate
+ * over the multiple bssid elements and only send one inside the beacon for
+ * 1..n. Calling this function will auto-increment the periodicity counter.
+ *
+ * This function needs to follow the same rules as ieee80211_beacon_get_template
+ *
+ * Return: The beacon template. %NULL on error.
+ */
+struct sk_buff *ieee80211_beacon_get_template_ema_next(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+						       struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+						       struct ieee80211_mutable_offsets *offs);
+
+/**
+ * struct ieee80211_ema_bcn_list - list entry of an EMA beacon
+ * @list: the list pointer.
+ * @skb: the skb containing this specific beacon
+ * @offs: &struct ieee80211_mutable_offsets pointer to struct that will
+ *	receive the offsets that may be updated by the driver.
+ */
+struct ieee80211_ema_bcn_list {
+	struct list_head list;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct ieee80211_mutable_offsets offs;
+};
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_beacon_get_template_ema_list - EMA beacon template generation
+ *	function for drivers using the hw offload.
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ * @head: linked list head that will get populated with
+ *	&struct ieee80211_ema_bcn_list pointers.
+ *
+ * This function differs from ieee80211_beacon_get_template in the sense that
+ * it generates EMA VAP templates. When we use multiple_bssid, the beacons can
+ * get very large costing a lot of airtime. To work around this, we iterate
+ * over the multiple bssid elements and only send one inside the beacon for
+ * 1..n. This function will populate a linked list that the driver can pass
+ * to the HW.
+ *
+ * This function needs to follow the same rules as ieee80211_beacon_get_template
+ *
+ * Return: The nuber of entries in the list or 0 on error.
+ */
+
+int ieee80211_beacon_get_template_ema_list(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+					   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+					   struct list_head *head);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_beacon_free_ema_list - free an EMA beacon template list
+ * @head: linked list head containing &struct ieee80211_ema_bcn_list pointers.
+ *
+ * This function will free a list previously acquired by calling
+ * ieee80211_beacon_get_template_ema_list()
+ */
+void ieee80211_beacon_free_ema_list(struct list_head *head);
+
 /**
  * ieee80211_beacon_get_tim - beacon generation function
  * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
net/mac80211/cfg.c +106 -11

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net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h +2 -0
index 8bf9c0e974d6..beb8e2ea612b 100644
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ struct beacon_data {
 	struct ieee80211_meshconf_ie *meshconf;
 	u16 cntdwn_counter_offsets[IEEE80211_MAX_CNTDWN_COUNTERS_NUM];
 	u8 cntdwn_current_counter;
+	struct cfg80211_multiple_bssid_data *multiple_bssid;
+	u16 ema_index;
 	struct rcu_head rcu_head;
 };
 
net/mac80211/tx.c +168 -21

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PATCH v6 4/4 mac80211: CSA on non-transmitting interfaces

In reply to Aloka Dixit

From: John Crispin <[email protected]>

Trigger ieee80211_csa_finish() on the non-transmitting interfaces when CSA concludes on the tranmitting interface.

Modify offset in beacon generation to reflect multiple BSSID element length.

---
v6: CSA is triggered on all interface, not only transmitting.

 net/mac80211/cfg.c | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
net/mac80211/cfg.c +11 -0
index 9c4346f69a7b..11a22a3b9cab 100644
@@ -3239,6 +3239,17 @@ void ieee80211_csa_finish(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
 
+	if (sdata->vif.multiple_bssid.flags & IEEE80211_VIF_MBSS_TRANSMITTING) {
+		struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *child;
+
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		list_for_each_entry_rcu(child, &sdata->local->interfaces, list)
+			if (child->vif.multiple_bssid.parent == &sdata->vif)
+				ieee80211_queue_work(&child->local->hw,
+						     &child->csa_finalize_work);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	}
+
 	ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw,
 			     &sdata->csa_finalize_work);
 }
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