mac80211: Let userspace enable and configure vendor specific path selection.

Userspace will now be allowed to toggle between the default path
selection algorithm (HWMP, implemented in the kernel), and a vendor
specific alternative.  Also in the same patch, allow userspace to add
information elements to mesh beacons.  This is accordance with the
Extensible Path Selection Framework specified in version 7.0 of the
802.11s draft.

Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com>

diff --git a/include/linux/ieee80211.h b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
index 4acfe540d260dad1d099381f3f64acc0cba791ff..0f3bbee5a4659c89e121586be86f90bf936eee9a 100644 (file)
--- a/include/linux/ieee80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
@@ -1305,6 +1305,31 @@ enum ieee80211_key_len {
        WLAN_KEY_LEN_AES_CMAC = 16,
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum - mesh path selection protocol identifier
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_HWMP: the default path selection protocol
+ * @IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_VENDOR: a vendor specific protocol that will
+ * be specified in a vendor specific information element
+ */
+enum {
+       IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_HWMP = 0,
+       IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_VENDOR = 255,
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum - mesh path selection metric identifier
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_AIRTIME: the default path selection metric
+ * @IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_VENDOR: a vendor specific metric that will be
+ * specified in a vendor specific information element
+ */
+enum {
+       IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_AIRTIME = 0,
+       IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_VENDOR = 255,
+};
+
+
 /*
  * IEEE 802.11-2007 7.3.2.9 Country information element
  *