mac80211: add explicit AP/GO driver operations
Depending on the driver, a lot of setup may be
necessary to start operating as an AP, some of
which may fail. Add an explicit AP start driver
method to make such failures easier to handle,
and add an AP stop driver method for symmetry.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
index 77407b3..1701ad7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
@@ -936,4 +936,29 @@
trace_drv_return_void(local);
}
+static inline int drv_start_ap(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+ struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ check_sdata_in_driver(sdata);
+
+ trace_drv_start_ap(local, sdata, &sdata->vif.bss_conf);
+ if (local->ops->start_ap)
+ ret = local->ops->start_ap(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
+ trace_drv_return_int(local, ret);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void drv_stop_ap(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+ struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+ check_sdata_in_driver(sdata);
+
+ trace_drv_stop_ap(local, sdata);
+ if (local->ops->stop_ap)
+ local->ops->stop_ap(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
+ trace_drv_return_void(local);
+}
+
#endif /* __MAC80211_DRIVER_OPS */