[RFC 3/3] driver: add new P2P device interface type
Arend van Spriel
arend
Sat Jan 12 08:28:19 PST 2013
The nl80211 api introduced the concept of a P2P device used
for P2P management operations. This patch introduces this
concept in the supplicant driver interface.
Cc: David Spinadel <david.spinadel at intel.com>
Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes at sipsolutions.net>
Cc: Greg Goldman <ggoldman at broadcom.com>
Signed-hostap: Arend van Spriel <arend at broadcom.com>
---
src/drivers/driver.h | 9 +++++++++
src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c | 5 ++++-
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index 948df27..4361e3d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -941,6 +941,15 @@ enum wpa_driver_if_type {
WPA_IF_AP_BSS,
/**
+ * WPA_IF_P2P_DEV - P2P Device
+ *
+ * This interface has no network interface associated with it
+ * and shall be used for P2P management, ie. discovery, go negotiation,
+ * etc.
+ */
+ WPA_IF_P2P_DEV,
+
+ /**
* WPA_IF_P2P_GO - P2P Group Owner
*/
WPA_IF_P2P_GO,
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index ea984b2..e93791d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@ static int is_sta_interface(enum nl80211_iftype nlmode)
static int is_p2p_interface(enum nl80211_iftype nlmode)
{
return (nlmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT ||
- nlmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO);
+ nlmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO ||
+ nlmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE);
}
@@ -8010,6 +8011,8 @@ static enum nl80211_iftype wpa_driver_nl80211_if_type(
return NL80211_IFTYPE_AP;
case WPA_IF_P2P_GO:
return NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO;
+ case WPA_IF_P2P_DEV:
+ return NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE;
}
return -1;
}
--
1.7.10.4
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