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wifi: nl80211: Documentation update for NL80211_CMD_PORT_AUTHORIZED event

Drivers supporting 4-way handshake offload for AP/P2p-GO and STA/P2P-client should use this event to indicate that port has been authorized and open for regular data traffic, sending this event on completion of successful 4-way handshake.

Vinayak Yadawad committed 3 years ago

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11351135 * @NL80211_CMD_DEL_PMK: For offloaded 4-Way handshake, delete the previously
11361136 * configured PMK for the authenticator address identified by
11371137 * %NL80211_ATTR_MAC.
1138− * @NL80211_CMD_PORT_AUTHORIZED: An event that indicates an 802.1X FT roam was
1139− * completed successfully. Drivers that support 4 way handshake offload
1140− * should send this event after indicating 802.1X FT assocation with
1141− * %NL80211_CMD_ROAM. If the 4 way handshake failed %NL80211_CMD_DISCONNECT
1142− * should be indicated instead.
1138+ * @NL80211_CMD_PORT_AUTHORIZED: An event that indicates port is authorized and
1139+ * open for regular data traffic. For STA/P2P-client, this event is sent
1140+ * with AP MAC address and for AP/P2P-GO, the event carries the STA/P2P-
1141+ * client MAC address.
1142+ * Drivers that support 4 way handshake offload should send this event for
1143+ * STA/P2P-client after successful 4-way HS or after 802.1X FT following
1144+ * NL80211_CMD_CONNECT or NL80211_CMD_ROAM. Drivers using AP/P2P-GO 4-way
1145+ * handshake offload should send this event on successful completion of
1146+ * 4-way handshake with the peer (STA/P2P-client).
11431147 * @NL80211_CMD_CONTROL_PORT_FRAME: Control Port (e.g. PAE) frame TX request
11441148 * and RX notification. This command is used both as a request to transmit
11451149 * a control port frame and as a notification that a control port frame

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