alistair23-linux/net
Juuso Oikarinen d6dc1a3863 cfg80211: Add connection quality monitoring support to nl80211
Add support for basic configuration of a connection quality monitoring to the
nl80211 interface, and basic support for notifying about triggered monitoring
events.

Via this interface a user-space connection manager may configure and receive
pre-warning events of deteriorating WLAN connection quality, and start
preparing for roaming in advance, before the connection is already lost.

An example usage of such a trigger is starting scanning for nearby AP's in
an attempt to find one with better connection quality, and associate to it
before the connection characteristics of the existing connection become too bad
or the association is even lost, leading in a prolonged delay in connectivity.

The interface currently supports only RSSI, but it could be later extended
to include other parameters, such as signal-to-noise ratio, if need for that
arises.

Signed-off-by: Juuso Oikarinen <juuso.oikarinen@nokia.com>
Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2010-03-24 16:02:37 -04:00
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9p 9p: fix p9_client_destroy unconditional calling v9fs_put_trans 2010-02-08 18:18:34 -06:00
802 sysctl net: Remove unused binary sysctl code 2009-11-12 02:05:06 -08:00
8021q percpu: add __percpu sparse annotations to net 2010-02-16 23:05:38 -08:00
appletalk net: appletalk: use seq_hlist_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 11:12:09 -08:00
atm net: atm: use seq_list_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 12:31:10 -08:00
ax25 net: ax25: use seq_hlist_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 11:12:09 -08:00
bluetooth Merge branch 'master' of /home/davem/src/GIT/linux-2.6/ 2010-02-28 19:23:06 -08:00
bridge bridge: Fix build error when IGMP_SNOOPING is not enabled 2010-03-02 03:05:04 -08:00
can can: deny filterlist access on non-CAN interfaces 2010-02-02 07:21:34 -08:00
core Merge branch 'master' of /home/davem/src/GIT/linux-2.6/ 2010-02-28 19:23:06 -08:00
dcb const: struct nla_policy 2010-02-18 14:30:18 -08:00
dccp percpu: add __percpu sparse annotations to net 2010-02-16 23:05:38 -08:00
decnet net: Add checking to rcu_dereference() primitives 2010-02-25 09:41:03 +01:00
dsa
econet net: use net_eq to compare nets 2009-11-25 15:14:13 -08:00
ethernet llc: use dev_hard_header 2009-12-26 20:38:23 -08:00
ieee802154 net: use net_eq to compare nets 2009-11-25 15:14:13 -08:00
ipv4 Merge branch 'master' of /home/davem/src/GIT/linux-2.6/ 2010-02-28 19:23:06 -08:00
ipv6 Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kaber/nf-next-2.6 2010-02-26 09:31:09 -08:00
ipx net: ipx: use seq_list_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 12:31:10 -08:00
irda const: struct nla_policy 2010-02-18 14:30:18 -08:00
iucv const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
key xfrm: SP lookups signature with mark 2010-02-22 16:21:12 -08:00
lapb
llc llc: fix SAP reference counting w.r.t. socket handling 2009-12-26 20:47:23 -08:00
mac80211 mac80211: Add support for connection monitor in hardware 2010-03-23 16:51:42 -04:00
netfilter Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kaber/nf-next-2.6 2010-02-26 09:31:09 -08:00
netlabel net: remove INIT_RCU_HEAD() usage 2010-02-17 00:03:27 -08:00
netlink netlink: Adding inode field to /proc/net/netlink 2010-02-28 01:29:49 -08:00
netrom net: netrom: use seq_hlist_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 11:12:08 -08:00
packet Merge branch 'master' of /home/davem/src/GIT/linux-2.6/ 2010-02-28 19:23:06 -08:00
phonet net: spread __net_init, __net_exit 2010-01-17 19:16:02 -08:00
rds net/rds: remove uses of NIPQUAD, use %pI4 2010-02-03 20:16:48 -08:00
rfkill rename new rfkill sysfs knobs 2010-03-19 15:48:25 -04:00
rose net: rose: use seq_hlist_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 11:12:08 -08:00
rxrpc net: use net_eq to compare nets 2009-11-25 15:14:13 -08:00
sched Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2010-02-09 11:44:44 -08:00
sctp net: remove INIT_RCU_HEAD() usage 2010-02-17 00:03:27 -08:00
sunrpc net: Fix first line of kernel-doc for a few functions 2010-02-14 22:35:47 -08:00
tipc tipc: Clean up configuration file 2010-01-19 14:23:57 -08:00
unix AF_UNIX: update locking comment 2010-02-18 14:12:06 -08:00
wanrouter
wimax const: struct nla_policy 2010-02-18 14:30:18 -08:00
wireless cfg80211: Add connection quality monitoring support to nl80211 2010-03-24 16:02:37 -04:00
x25 X25: Dont let x25_bind use addresses containing characters 2010-02-15 21:49:52 -08:00
xfrm Merge branch 'master' of /home/davem/src/GIT/linux-2.6/ 2010-02-28 19:23:06 -08:00
compat.c net: use compat helper functions in compat_sys_recvmmsg 2009-12-11 15:07:57 -08:00
Kconfig
Makefile
nonet.c
socket.c fs: no games with DCACHE_UNHASHED 2009-12-17 10:51:40 -05:00
sysctl_net.c net: spread __net_init, __net_exit 2010-01-17 19:16:02 -08:00
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