Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6

include/linux/ieee80211.h

@@ -552,16 +552,17 @@ enum ieee80211_back_parties {
  */
 static inline u8 *ieee80211_get_SA(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
 {
-	u8 *raw = (u8 *) hdr;
-	u8 tofrom = (*(raw+1)) & 3; /* get the TODS and FROMDS bits */
+	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
+	fc &= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_TODS | IEEE80211_FCTL_FROMDS);
 
-	switch (tofrom) {
-		case 2:
-			return hdr->addr3;
-		case 3:
-			return hdr->addr4;
+	switch (fc) {
+	case __constant_cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_FROMDS):
+		return hdr->addr3;
+	case __constant_cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_TODS|IEEE80211_FCTL_FROMDS):
+		return hdr->addr4;
+	default:
+		return hdr->addr2;
 	}
-	return hdr->addr2;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -577,12 +578,13 @@ static inline u8 *ieee80211_get_SA(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
  */
 static inline u8 *ieee80211_get_DA(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
 {
-	u8 *raw = (u8 *) hdr;
-	u8 to_ds = (*(raw+1)) & 1; /* get the TODS bit */
+	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
+	fc &= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_TODS);
 
-	if (to_ds)
+	if (fc)
 		return hdr->addr3;
-	return hdr->addr1;
+	else
+		return hdr->addr1;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -595,8 +597,8 @@ static inline u8 *ieee80211_get_DA(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
  */
 static inline int ieee80211_get_morefrag(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
 {
-	return (le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control) &
-		IEEE80211_FCTL_MOREFRAGS) != 0;
+	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
+	return !!(fc & cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_MOREFRAGS));
 }
 
 #endif /* IEEE80211_H */

include/net/mac80211.h

@@ -336,13 +336,16 @@ enum mac80211_rx_flags {
  * The low-level driver should provide this information (the subset
  * supported by hardware) to the 802.11 code with each received
  * frame.
+ *
  * @mactime: value in microseconds of the 64-bit Time Synchronization Function
  * 	(TSF) timer when the first data symbol (MPDU) arrived at the hardware.
  * @band: the active band when this frame was received
  * @freq: frequency the radio was tuned to when receiving this frame, in MHz
- * @ssi: signal strength when receiving this frame
- * @signal: used as 'qual' in statistics reporting
- * @noise: PHY noise when receiving this frame
+ * @signal: signal strength when receiving this frame, either in dBm, in dB or
+ *	unspecified depending on the hardware capabilities flags
+ *	@IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_*
+ * @noise: noise when receiving this frame, in dBm.
+ * @qual: overall signal quality indication, in percent (0-100).
  * @antenna: antenna used
  * @rate_idx: index of data rate into band's supported rates
  * @flag: %RX_FLAG_*
@@ -351,9 +354,9 @@ struct ieee80211_rx_status {
 	u64 mactime;
 	enum ieee80211_band band;
 	int freq;
-	int ssi;
 	int signal;
 	int noise;
+	int qual;
 	int antenna;
 	int rate_idx;
 	int flag;
@@ -392,7 +395,8 @@ enum ieee80211_tx_status_flags {
  * 	relevant only if IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_AMPDU was set.
  * @ampdu_ack_map: block ack bit map for the aggregation.
  * 	relevant only if IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_AMPDU was set.
- * @ack_signal: signal strength of the ACK frame
+ * @ack_signal: signal strength of the ACK frame either in dBm, dB or unspec
+ *	depending on hardware capabilites flags @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_*
  */
 struct ieee80211_tx_status {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_control control;
@@ -703,6 +707,25 @@ enum ieee80211_tkip_key_type {
  * @IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_PREAMBLE_INCAPABLE:
  *	Hardware is not capable of receiving frames with short preamble on
  *	the 2.4 GHz band.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC:
+ *	Hardware can provide signal values but we don't know its units. We
+ *	expect values between 0 and @max_signal.
+ *	If possible please provide dB or dBm instead.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB:
+ *	Hardware gives signal values in dB, decibel difference from an
+ *	arbitrary, fixed reference. We expect values between 0 and @max_signal.
+ *	If possible please provide dBm instead.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM:
+ *	Hardware gives signal values in dBm, decibel difference from
+ *	one milliwatt. This is the preferred method since it is standardized
+ *	between different devices. @max_signal does not need to be set.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM:
+ *	Hardware can provide noise (radio interference) values in units dBm,
+ *      decibel difference from one milliwatt.
  */
 enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
 	IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON_TEMPLATE		= 1<<0,
@@ -710,6 +733,10 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
 	IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING	= 1<<2,
 	IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_SLOT_INCAPABLE		= 1<<3,
 	IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_PREAMBLE_INCAPABLE	= 1<<4,
+	IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC			= 1<<5,
+	IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB				= 1<<6,
+	IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM				= 1<<7,
+	IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM				= 1<<8,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -740,12 +767,8 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
  *
  * @channel_change_time: time (in microseconds) it takes to change channels.
  *
- * @max_rssi: Maximum value for ssi in RX information, use
- *	negative numbers for dBm and 0 to indicate no support.
- *
- * @max_signal: like @max_rssi, but for the signal value.
- *
- * @max_noise: like @max_rssi, but for the noise value.
+ * @max_signal: Maximum value for signal (rssi) in RX information, used
+ *     only when @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC or @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB
  *
  * @queues: number of available hardware transmit queues for
  *	data packets. WMM/QoS requires at least four, these
@@ -775,9 +798,7 @@ struct ieee80211_hw {
 	int channel_change_time;
 	int vif_data_size;
 	u16 queues, ampdu_queues;
-	s8 max_rssi;
 	s8 max_signal;
-	s8 max_noise;
 };
 
 /**