From: Henning Rogge Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:04:19 +0000 (+0100) Subject: nl80211: Add signal strength and bandwith to nl80211station info X-Git-Url: http://drtracing.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=420e7fabd9c6d907280ed6b3e40eef425c5d8d8d;p=deliverable%2Flinux.git nl80211: Add signal strength and bandwith to nl80211station info This patch adds signal strength and transmission bitrate to the station_info of nl80211. Signed-off-by: Henning Rogge Acked-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h index 04d4516f9c71..7501acfcfdc4 100644 --- a/include/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h @@ -424,6 +424,32 @@ enum nl80211_sta_flags { NL80211_STA_FLAG_MAX = __NL80211_STA_FLAG_AFTER_LAST - 1 }; +/** + * enum nl80211_rate_info - bitrate information + * + * These attribute types are used with %NL80211_STA_INFO_TXRATE + * when getting information about the bitrate of a station. + * + * @__NL80211_RATE_INFO_INVALID: attribute number 0 is reserved + * @NL80211_RATE_INFO_BITRATE: total bitrate (u16, 100kbit/s) + * @NL80211_RATE_INFO_MCS: mcs index for 802.11n (u8) + * @NL80211_RATE_INFO_40_MHZ_WIDTH: 40 Mhz dualchannel bitrate + * @NL80211_RATE_INFO_SHORT_GI: 400ns guard interval + * @NL80211_RATE_INFO_MAX: highest rate_info number currently defined + * @__NL80211_RATE_INFO_AFTER_LAST: internal use + */ +enum nl80211_rate_info { + __NL80211_RATE_INFO_INVALID, + NL80211_RATE_INFO_BITRATE, + NL80211_RATE_INFO_MCS, + NL80211_RATE_INFO_40_MHZ_WIDTH, + NL80211_RATE_INFO_SHORT_GI, + + /* keep last */ + __NL80211_RATE_INFO_AFTER_LAST, + NL80211_RATE_INFO_MAX = __NL80211_RATE_INFO_AFTER_LAST - 1 +}; + /** * enum nl80211_sta_info - station information * @@ -436,6 +462,9 @@ enum nl80211_sta_flags { * @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BYTES: total transmitted bytes (u32, to this station) * @__NL80211_STA_INFO_AFTER_LAST: internal * @NL80211_STA_INFO_MAX: highest possible station info attribute + * @NL80211_STA_INFO_SIGNAL: signal strength of last received PPDU (u8, dBm) + * @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BITRATE: current unicast tx rate, nested attribute + * containing info as possible, see &enum nl80211_sta_info_txrate. */ enum nl80211_sta_info { __NL80211_STA_INFO_INVALID, @@ -445,6 +474,8 @@ enum nl80211_sta_info { NL80211_STA_INFO_LLID, NL80211_STA_INFO_PLID, NL80211_STA_INFO_PLINK_STATE, + NL80211_STA_INFO_SIGNAL, + NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BITRATE, /* keep last */ __NL80211_STA_INFO_AFTER_LAST, diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h index a0c0bf19496c..65e03ac93109 100644 --- a/include/net/cfg80211.h +++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h @@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ struct station_parameters { * @STATION_INFO_LLID: @llid filled * @STATION_INFO_PLID: @plid filled * @STATION_INFO_PLINK_STATE: @plink_state filled + * @STATION_INFO_SIGNAL: @signal filled + * @STATION_INFO_TX_BITRATE: @tx_bitrate fields are filled + * (tx_bitrate, tx_bitrate_flags and tx_bitrate_mcs) */ enum station_info_flags { STATION_INFO_INACTIVE_TIME = 1<<0, @@ -177,6 +180,39 @@ enum station_info_flags { STATION_INFO_LLID = 1<<3, STATION_INFO_PLID = 1<<4, STATION_INFO_PLINK_STATE = 1<<5, + STATION_INFO_SIGNAL = 1<<6, + STATION_INFO_TX_BITRATE = 1<<7, +}; + +/** + * enum station_info_rate_flags - bitrate info flags + * + * Used by the driver to indicate the specific rate transmission + * type for 802.11n transmissions. + * + * @RATE_INFO_FLAGS_MCS: @tx_bitrate_mcs filled + * @RATE_INFO_FLAGS_40_MHZ_WIDTH: 40 Mhz width transmission + * @RATE_INFO_FLAGS_SHORT_GI: 400ns guard interval + */ +enum rate_info_flags { + RATE_INFO_FLAGS_MCS = 1<<0, + RATE_INFO_FLAGS_40_MHZ_WIDTH = 1<<1, + RATE_INFO_FLAGS_SHORT_GI = 1<<2, +}; + +/** + * struct rate_info - bitrate information + * + * Information about a receiving or transmitting bitrate + * + * @flags: bitflag of flags from &enum rate_info_flags + * @mcs: mcs index if struct describes a 802.11n bitrate + * @legacy: bitrate in 100kbit/s for 802.11abg + */ +struct rate_info { + u8 flags; + u8 mcs; + u16 legacy; }; /** @@ -191,6 +227,8 @@ enum station_info_flags { * @llid: mesh local link id * @plid: mesh peer link id * @plink_state: mesh peer link state + * @signal: signal strength of last received packet in dBm + * @txrate: current unicast bitrate to this station */ struct station_info { u32 filled; @@ -200,6 +238,8 @@ struct station_info { u16 llid; u16 plid; u8 plink_state; + s8 signal; + struct rate_info txrate; }; /** diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c index 7912eb14eca0..23b5eeaf7bc5 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c +++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c @@ -310,12 +310,35 @@ static void sta_set_sinfo(struct sta_info *sta, struct station_info *sinfo) sinfo->filled = STATION_INFO_INACTIVE_TIME | STATION_INFO_RX_BYTES | - STATION_INFO_TX_BYTES; + STATION_INFO_TX_BYTES | + STATION_INFO_TX_BITRATE; sinfo->inactive_time = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - sta->last_rx); sinfo->rx_bytes = sta->rx_bytes; sinfo->tx_bytes = sta->tx_bytes; + if (sta->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM) { + sinfo->filled |= STATION_INFO_SIGNAL; + sinfo->signal = (s8)sta->last_signal; + } + + sinfo->txrate.flags = 0; + if (sta->last_tx_rate.flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS) + sinfo->txrate.flags |= RATE_INFO_FLAGS_MCS; + if (sta->last_tx_rate.flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_40_MHZ_WIDTH) + sinfo->txrate.flags |= RATE_INFO_FLAGS_40_MHZ_WIDTH; + if (sta->last_tx_rate.flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_SHORT_GI) + sinfo->txrate.flags |= RATE_INFO_FLAGS_SHORT_GI; + + if (!(sta->last_tx_rate.flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS)) { + struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband; + sband = sta->local->hw.wiphy->bands[ + sta->local->hw.conf.channel->band]; + sinfo->txrate.legacy = + sband->bitrates[sta->last_tx_rate.idx].bitrate; + } else + sinfo->txrate.mcs = sta->last_tx_rate.idx; + if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif)) { #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH sinfo->filled |= STATION_INFO_LLID | diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c index 4335f76be71f..93c9b983ce08 100644 --- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c +++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c @@ -1091,12 +1091,46 @@ static int parse_station_flags(struct nlattr *nla, u32 *staflags) return 0; } +static u16 nl80211_calculate_bitrate(struct rate_info *rate) +{ + int modulation, streams, bitrate; + + if (!(rate->flags & RATE_INFO_FLAGS_MCS)) + return rate->legacy; + + /* the formula below does only work for MCS values smaller than 32 */ + if (rate->mcs >= 32) + return 0; + + modulation = rate->mcs & 7; + streams = (rate->mcs >> 3) + 1; + + bitrate = (rate->flags & RATE_INFO_FLAGS_40_MHZ_WIDTH) ? + 13500000 : 6500000; + + if (modulation < 4) + bitrate *= (modulation + 1); + else if (modulation == 4) + bitrate *= (modulation + 2); + else + bitrate *= (modulation + 3); + + bitrate *= streams; + + if (rate->flags & RATE_INFO_FLAGS_SHORT_GI) + bitrate = (bitrate / 9) * 10; + + /* do NOT round down here */ + return (bitrate + 50000) / 100000; +} + static int nl80211_send_station(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 pid, u32 seq, int flags, struct net_device *dev, u8 *mac_addr, struct station_info *sinfo) { void *hdr; - struct nlattr *sinfoattr; + struct nlattr *sinfoattr, *txrate; + u16 bitrate; hdr = nl80211hdr_put(msg, pid, seq, flags, NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION); if (!hdr) @@ -1126,7 +1160,29 @@ static int nl80211_send_station(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 pid, u32 seq, if (sinfo->filled & STATION_INFO_PLINK_STATE) NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_STA_INFO_PLINK_STATE, sinfo->plink_state); + if (sinfo->filled & STATION_INFO_SIGNAL) + NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_STA_INFO_SIGNAL, + sinfo->signal); + if (sinfo->filled & STATION_INFO_TX_BITRATE) { + txrate = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BITRATE); + if (!txrate) + goto nla_put_failure; + + /* nl80211_calculate_bitrate will return 0 for mcs >= 32 */ + bitrate = nl80211_calculate_bitrate(&sinfo->txrate); + if (bitrate > 0) + NLA_PUT_U16(msg, NL80211_RATE_INFO_BITRATE, bitrate); + if (sinfo->txrate.flags & RATE_INFO_FLAGS_MCS) + NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_RATE_INFO_MCS, + sinfo->txrate.mcs); + if (sinfo->txrate.flags & RATE_INFO_FLAGS_40_MHZ_WIDTH) + NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg, NL80211_RATE_INFO_40_MHZ_WIDTH); + if (sinfo->txrate.flags & RATE_INFO_FLAGS_SHORT_GI) + NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg, NL80211_RATE_INFO_SHORT_GI); + + nla_nest_end(msg, txrate); + } nla_nest_end(msg, sinfoattr); return genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);