[PATCH v2] ath10k: add cryptmode param to support sw crypto and raw tx injection.

Liu CF/TW cfliu.tw at gmail.com
Thu Jun 4 10:53:14 PDT 2015


Kalle et al. Please ignore this patch and review the new email with
subject line changed with [PATCH V2] highlighted. Looks like only by
doing so would it start a new thread in the ML.
That patch is exactly the same as the last one in this thread. I
updated the commit message with more testing details.


On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 6:56 PM, David Liu <cfliu.tw at gmail.com> wrote:
> This change supports bypassing HW crypto engine by enabling raw Rx/Tx mode.
> This will enable use cases such as sw crypto and raw tx injection.
> This change introduces a new module param 'cryptmode'.
>
> cryptmode:
>
>  0    Use HW crypto engine. Use native WiFi mode Tx/Rx encap
>
>  1    Use SW crypto engine. Use raw mode Tx/Rx encap
>
>  2    Supports both SW & HW crypto engine. Use raw mode Tx/Rx encap.
>
> Testing: used QCA988x hw 2.0 with 10.2.4.13-2 firmware with backports-20150424
>
>  ath10k
>  cryptmode
>  param      Testing Status
>  -------    ---------------------------------
>     0       HW CCMP tested ok.
>             Note: HW crypto bypass not supported by ath10k hw in native WiFi
>             mode.
>
>     1       - mac80211 SW crypto tested ok.
>             - raw Tx frame injection tested ok.
>
>     2       HW CCMP tested ok.
>             SW CCMP tested ok.
>             Tested raw Tx encrypted frame injection ok.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Liu <cfliu.tw at gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c   | 29 +++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h   | 29 +++++++++++++++--
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c |  5 ++-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c |  9 +++++-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c    | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c    |  4 ++-
>  6 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
> index 59496a9..a81c7a7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
> @@ -31,16 +31,19 @@
>  #include "wmi-ops.h"
>
>  unsigned int ath10k_debug_mask;
> +unsigned int ath10k_cryptmode_param;
>  static bool uart_print;
>  static bool skip_otp;
>
>  module_param_named(debug_mask, ath10k_debug_mask, uint, 0644);
> +module_param_named(cryptmode, ath10k_cryptmode_param, uint, 0644);
>  module_param(uart_print, bool, 0644);
>  module_param(skip_otp, bool, 0644);
>
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_mask, "Debugging mask");
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(uart_print, "Uart target debugging");
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(skip_otp, "Skip otp failure for calibration in testmode");
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(cryptmode, "Crypto mode - 0: HW only, 1: SW only, 2:Both");
>
>  static const struct ath10k_hw_params ath10k_hw_params_list[] = {
>         {
> @@ -991,6 +994,32 @@ static int ath10k_core_init_firmware_features(struct ath10k *ar)
>                 return -EINVAL;
>         }
>
> +       switch (ath10k_cryptmode_param) {
> +       case ATH10K_CRYPT_MODE_HW:
> +               clear_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_RAW_MODE, &ar->dev_flags);
> +               clear_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_HW_CRYPTO_DISABLED, &ar->dev_flags);
> +               break;
> +       case ATH10K_CRYPT_MODE_SW:
> +       case ATH10K_CRYPT_MODE_HW_SW:
> +               if (!test_bit(ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_RAW_MODE_SUPPORT,
> +                             ar->fw_features)) {
> +                       ath10k_err(ar, "cryptmode > 0 requires raw mode support from firmware");
> +                       return -EINVAL;
> +               }
> +
> +               set_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_RAW_MODE, &ar->dev_flags);
> +
> +               if (ath10k_cryptmode_param == ATH10K_CRYPT_MODE_SW) {
> +                       set_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_HW_CRYPTO_DISABLED, &ar->dev_flags);
> +               }
> +               break;
> +       default:
> +               ath10k_info(ar, "invalid cryptmode: %d\n",
> +                           ath10k_cryptmode_param);
> +               return -EINVAL;
> +       }
> +       ath10k_info(ar, "cryptmode: %d\n", ath10k_cryptmode_param);
> +
>         /* Backwards compatibility for firmwares without
>          * ATH10K_FW_IE_WMI_OP_VERSION.
>          */
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
> index 45f9603..38606e7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
> @@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct ath10k_skb_cb {
>                 u8 tid;
>                 u16 freq;
>                 bool is_offchan;
> +               bool nohwcrypt;
>                 struct ath10k_htt_txbuf *txbuf;
>                 u32 txbuf_paddr;
>         } __packed htt;
> @@ -349,6 +350,7 @@ struct ath10k_vif {
>         } u;
>
>         bool use_cts_prot;
> +       bool nohwcrypt;
>         int num_legacy_stations;
>         int txpower;
>         struct wmi_wmm_params_all_arg wmm_params;
> @@ -461,16 +463,21 @@ enum ath10k_fw_features {
>         ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_WOWLAN_SUPPORT = 6,
>
>         /* Don't trust error code from otp.bin */
> -       ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_IGNORE_OTP_RESULT,
> +       ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_IGNORE_OTP_RESULT = 7,
>
>         /* Some firmware revisions pad 4th hw address to 4 byte boundary making
>          * it 8 bytes long in Native Wifi Rx decap.
>          */
> -       ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_NO_NWIFI_DECAP_4ADDR_PADDING,
> +       ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_NO_NWIFI_DECAP_4ADDR_PADDING = 8,
>
>         /* Firmware supports bypassing PLL setting on init. */
>         ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_SUPPORTS_SKIP_CLOCK_INIT = 9,
>
> +       /* Raw mode support. If supported, FW supports receiving and trasmitting
> +        * frames in raw mode
> +        */
> +       ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_RAW_MODE_SUPPORT = 10,
> +
>         /* keep last */
>         ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_COUNT,
>  };
> @@ -484,6 +491,15 @@ enum ath10k_dev_flags {
>          * waiters should immediately cancel instead of waiting for a time out.
>          */
>         ATH10K_FLAG_CRASH_FLUSH,
> +
> +       /* Use Raw mode instead of native WiFi Tx/Rx encap mode.
> +        * Raw mode supports both HW and SW crypto. Native WiFi only
> +        * supports HW crypto.
> +        */
> +       ATH10K_FLAG_RAW_MODE,
> +
> +       /* Disable HW crypto engine */
> +       ATH10K_FLAG_HW_CRYPTO_DISABLED,
>  };
>
>  enum ath10k_cal_mode {
> @@ -492,6 +508,15 @@ enum ath10k_cal_mode {
>         ATH10K_CAL_MODE_DT,
>  };
>
> +enum ath10k_crypt_mode {
> +       /* Use HW crypto engine only */
> +       ATH10K_CRYPT_MODE_HW,
> +       /* HW SW crypto engine only (ie. HW crypto engine disabled) */
> +       ATH10K_CRYPT_MODE_SW,
> +       /* Both SW & HW crypto engine supported */
> +       ATH10K_CRYPT_MODE_HW_SW,
> +};
> +
>  static inline const char *ath10k_cal_mode_str(enum ath10k_cal_mode mode)
>  {
>         switch (mode) {
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
> index 89eb16b..7e738da 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
> @@ -1017,9 +1017,8 @@ static void ath10k_htt_rx_h_undecap_raw(struct ath10k *ar,
>         skb_trim(msdu, msdu->len - FCS_LEN);
>
>         /* In most cases this will be true for sniffed frames. It makes sense
> -        * to deliver them as-is without stripping the crypto param. This would
> -        * also make sense for software based decryption (which is not
> -        * implemented in ath10k).
> +        * to deliver them as-is without stripping the crypto param. This is
> +        * neccessary for software based decryption.
>          *
>          * If there's no error then the frame is decrypted. At least that is
>          * the case for frames that come in via fragmented rx indication.
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c
> index a60ef7d..7099e91 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c
> @@ -450,8 +450,12 @@ int ath10k_htt_tx(struct ath10k_htt *htt, struct sk_buff *msdu)
>         if ((ieee80211_is_action(hdr->frame_control) ||
>              ieee80211_is_deauth(hdr->frame_control) ||
>              ieee80211_is_disassoc(hdr->frame_control)) &&
> -            ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control))
> +            ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control)) {
>                 skb_put(msdu, IEEE80211_CCMP_MIC_LEN);
> +       } else if (!skb_cb->htt.nohwcrypt &&
> +                  skb_cb->txmode == ATH10K_HW_TXRX_RAW) {
> +               skb_put(msdu, IEEE80211_CCMP_MIC_LEN);
> +       }
>
>         skb_cb->paddr = dma_map_single(dev, msdu->data, msdu->len,
>                                        DMA_TO_DEVICE);
> @@ -508,6 +512,9 @@ int ath10k_htt_tx(struct ath10k_htt *htt, struct sk_buff *msdu)
>                         prefetch_len);
>         skb_cb->htt.txbuf->htc_hdr.flags = 0;
>
> +       if (skb_cb->htt.nohwcrypt)
> +               flags0 |= HTT_DATA_TX_DESC_FLAGS0_NO_ENCRYPT;
> +
>         if (!skb_cb->is_protected)
>                 flags0 |= HTT_DATA_TX_DESC_FLAGS0_NO_ENCRYPT;
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
> index f4de717..6a3a361 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
> @@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ static int ath10k_send_key(struct ath10k_vif *arvif,
>                 .key_flags = flags,
>                 .macaddr = macaddr,
>         };
> +       int ret;
>
>         lockdep_assert_held(&arvif->ar->conf_mutex);
>
> @@ -197,12 +198,23 @@ static int ath10k_send_key(struct ath10k_vif *arvif,
>                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>         }
>
> +       if (test_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_RAW_MODE, &ar->dev_flags)) {
> +               key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV;
> +       }
> +
> +       if (arvif->nohwcrypt)
> +               cmd = DISABLE_KEY;
> +
>         if (cmd == DISABLE_KEY) {
>                 arg.key_cipher = WMI_CIPHER_NONE;
>                 arg.key_data = NULL;
>         }
>
> -       return ath10k_wmi_vdev_install_key(arvif->ar, &arg);
> +       ret = ath10k_wmi_vdev_install_key(arvif->ar, &arg);
> +
> +       if (arvif->nohwcrypt && !ret)
> +               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +       return ret;
>  }
>
>  static int ath10k_install_key(struct ath10k_vif *arvif,
> @@ -3172,9 +3184,24 @@ ath10k_tx_h_get_txmode(struct ath10k *ar, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
>         if (ieee80211_is_data_present(fc) && sta && sta->tdls)
>                 return ATH10K_HW_TXRX_ETHERNET;
>
> +       if (test_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_RAW_MODE, &ar->dev_flags))
> +               return ATH10K_HW_TXRX_RAW;
> +
>         return ATH10K_HW_TXRX_NATIVE_WIFI;
>  }
>
> +static bool ath10k_tx_h_use_hwcrypto(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
> +                                    struct sk_buff *skb) {
> +       struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
> +       const u32 mask = IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT |
> +                        IEEE80211_TX_CTL_INJECTED;
> +       if ((info->flags & mask) == mask)
> +               return false;
> +       if (vif)
> +               return !ath10k_vif_to_arvif(vif)->nohwcrypt;
> +       return true;
> +}
> +
>  /* HTT Tx uses Native Wifi tx mode which expects 802.11 frames without QoS
>   * Control in the header.
>   */
> @@ -3620,6 +3647,7 @@ static void ath10k_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>         ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb)->htt.is_offchan = false;
>         ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb)->htt.freq = 0;
>         ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb)->htt.tid = ath10k_tx_h_get_tid(hdr);
> +       ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb)->htt.nohwcrypt = !ath10k_tx_h_use_hwcrypto(vif, skb);
>         ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb)->vdev_id = ath10k_tx_h_get_vdev_id(ar, vif);
>         ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb)->txmode = ath10k_tx_h_get_txmode(ar, vif, sta, skb);
>         ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb)->is_protected = ieee80211_has_protected(fc);
> @@ -3635,12 +3663,11 @@ static void ath10k_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>                 ath10k_tx_h_8023(skb);
>                 break;
>         case ATH10K_HW_TXRX_RAW:
> -               /* FIXME: Packet injection isn't implemented. It should be
> -                * doable with firmware 10.2 on qca988x.
> -                */
> -               WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
> -               ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb);
> -               return;
> +               if (!test_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_RAW_MODE, &ar->dev_flags)) {
> +                       WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
> +                       ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb);
> +                       return;
> +               }
>         }
>
>         if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_TX_OFFCHAN) {
> @@ -4236,6 +4263,14 @@ static int ath10k_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>                         goto err;
>                 }
>         }
> +       if (test_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_HW_CRYPTO_DISABLED, &ar->dev_flags))
> +               arvif->nohwcrypt = true;
> +
> +       if (arvif->nohwcrypt &&
> +           !test_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_RAW_MODE, &ar->dev_flags)) {
> +               ath10k_warn(ar, "cryptmode module param needed for sw crypto\n");
> +               goto err;
> +       }
>
>         ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_MAC, "mac vdev create %d (add interface) type %d subtype %d bcnmode %s\n",
>                    arvif->vdev_id, arvif->vdev_type, arvif->vdev_subtype,
> @@ -6890,7 +6925,6 @@ int ath10k_mac_register(struct ath10k *ar)
>                         IEEE80211_HW_HAS_RATE_CONTROL |
>                         IEEE80211_HW_AP_LINK_PS |
>                         IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT |
> -                       IEEE80211_HW_SW_CRYPTO_CONTROL |
>                         IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR |
>                         IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PER_STA_GTK |
>                         IEEE80211_HW_WANT_MONITOR_VIF |
> @@ -6898,6 +6932,9 @@ int ath10k_mac_register(struct ath10k *ar)
>                         IEEE80211_HW_QUEUE_CONTROL |
>                         IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORT_FAST_XMIT;
>
> +       if (!test_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_RAW_MODE, &ar->dev_flags))
> +               ar->hw->flags |= IEEE80211_HW_SW_CRYPTO_CONTROL;
> +
>         ar->hw->wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_STATIC_SMPS;
>         ar->hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_IBSS_RSN;
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
> index 77220b0..64b31f1 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
> @@ -3894,7 +3894,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *ath10k_wmi_10_2_op_gen_init(struct ath10k *ar)
>         config.rx_timeout_pri_vi = __cpu_to_le32(TARGET_10X_RX_TIMEOUT_LO_PRI);
>         config.rx_timeout_pri_be = __cpu_to_le32(TARGET_10X_RX_TIMEOUT_LO_PRI);
>         config.rx_timeout_pri_bk = __cpu_to_le32(TARGET_10X_RX_TIMEOUT_HI_PRI);
> -       config.rx_decap_mode = __cpu_to_le32(TARGET_10X_RX_DECAP_MODE);
> +       config.rx_decap_mode = __cpu_to_le32(ATH10K_HW_TXRX_NATIVE_WIFI);
> +       if (test_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_RAW_MODE, &ar->dev_flags))
> +               config.rx_decap_mode = __cpu_to_le32(ATH10K_HW_TXRX_RAW);
>
>         config.scan_max_pending_reqs =
>                 __cpu_to_le32(TARGET_10X_SCAN_MAX_PENDING_REQS);
> --
> 2.1.4
>



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