Add feature bits to indicate device support for static-smps and dynamic-smps modes. Add a new NL80211_ATTR_SMPS_MODE attribue to allow configuring the smps mode to be used by the ap (e.g. configuring to ap to dynamic smps mode will reduce power consumption while having minor effect on throughput)
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| @@ -1635,6 +1635,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands { · 1634 unmodified lines | ||
| 1635 | 1635 | * @NL80211_ATTR_ADMITTED_TIME: admitted time in units of 32 microseconds |
| 1636 | 1636 | * (per second) (u16 attribute) |
| 1637 | 1637 | * |
| 1638 | + * @NL80211_ATTR_SMPS_MODE: SMPS mode to use (ap mode). see | |
| 1639 | + * &enum nl80211_smps_mode. | |
| 1640 | + * | |
| 1638 | 1641 | * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined |
| 1639 | 1642 | * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use |
| 1640 | 1643 | */ |
| @@ -1985,6 +1988,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs { · 344 unmodified lines | ||
| 1985 | 1988 | NL80211_ATTR_USER_PRIO, |
| 1986 | 1989 | NL80211_ATTR_ADMITTED_TIME, |
| 1987 | 1990 | |
| 1991 | + NL80211_ATTR_SMPS_MODE, | |
| 1992 | + | |
| 1988 | 1993 | /* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */ |
| 1989 | 1994 | |
| 1990 | 1995 | __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST, |
| @@ -4030,6 +4035,13 @@ enum nl80211_ap_sme_features { · 2039 unmodified lines | ||
| 4030 | 4035 | * @NL80211_FEATURE_ACKTO_ESTIMATION: This driver supports dynamic ACK timeout |
| 4031 | 4036 | * estimation (dynack). %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_DYN_ACK flag attribute is used |
| 4032 | 4037 | * to enable dynack. |
| 4038 | + * @NL80211_FEATURE_STATIC_SMPS: Device supports static spatial | |
| 4039 | + * multiplexing powersave, ie. can turn off all but one chain | |
| 4040 | + * even on HT connections that should be using more chains. | |
| 4041 | + * @NL80211_FEATURE_DYNAMIC_SMPS: Device supports dynamic spatial | |
| 4042 | + * multiplexing powersave, ie. can turn off all but one chain | |
| 4043 | + * and then wake the rest up as required after, for example, | |
| 4044 | + * rts/cts handshake. | |
| 4033 | 4045 | */ |
| 4034 | 4046 | enum nl80211_feature_flags { |
| 4035 | 4047 | NL80211_FEATURE_SK_TX_STATUS = 1 << 0, |
| @@ -4056,6 +4068,8 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags { · 20 unmodified lines | ||
| 4056 | 4068 | NL80211_FEATURE_QUIET = 1 << 21, |
| 4057 | 4069 | NL80211_FEATURE_TX_POWER_INSERTION = 1 << 22, |
| 4058 | 4070 | NL80211_FEATURE_ACKTO_ESTIMATION = 1 << 23, |
| 4071 | + NL80211_FEATURE_STATIC_SMPS = 1 << 24, | |
| 4072 | + NL80211_FEATURE_DYNAMIC_SMPS = 1 << 25, | |
| 4059 | 4073 | }; |
| 4060 | 4074 | |
| 4061 | 4075 | /** |
| @@ -4129,6 +4143,25 @@ enum nl80211_acl_policy { · 67 unmodified lines | ||
| 4129 | 4143 | NL80211_ACL_POLICY_DENY_UNLESS_LISTED, |
| 4130 | 4144 | }; |
| 4131 | 4145 | |
| 4146 | +/** | |
| 4147 | + * enum nl80211_smps_mode - SMPS mode | |
| 4148 | + * | |
| 4149 | + * Requested SMPS mode (for AP mode) | |
| 4150 | + * | |
| 4151 | + * @NL80211_SMPS_OFF: SMPS off (use all antennas). | |
| 4152 | + * @NL80211_SMPS_STATIC: static SMPS (use a single antenna) | |
| 4153 | + * @NL80211_SMPS_DYNAMIC: dynamic smps (start with a single antenna and | |
| 4154 | + * turn on other antennas after CTS/RTS). | |
| 4155 | + */ | |
| 4156 | +enum nl80211_smps_mode { | |
| 4157 | + NL80211_SMPS_OFF, | |
| 4158 | + NL80211_SMPS_STATIC, | |
| 4159 | + NL80211_SMPS_DYNAMIC, | |
| 4160 | + | |
| 4161 | + __NL80211_SMPS_AFTER_LAST, | |
| 4162 | + NL80211_SMPS_MAX = __NL80211_SMPS_AFTER_LAST - 1 | |
| 4163 | +}; | |
| 4164 | + | |
| 4132 | 4165 | /** |
| 4133 | 4166 | * enum nl80211_radar_event - type of radar event for DFS operation |
| 4134 | 4167 | * |