From 352de5573f60af0ab054859931cfb68eecb1832b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Berg Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:04:34 +0200 Subject: wireless: move documentation books This moves mac80211 documentation into a new 802.11 bookset and also adds a cfg80211 book to the set. All of this is rather incomplete, but it's easier to work with big code moving as a separate patch. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl | 371 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Documentation/DocBook/Makefile | 2 +- Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl | 337 -------------------------------- 3 files changed, 372 insertions(+), 338 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl delete mode 100644 Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook') diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6f88e184d2e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/80211.tmpl @@ -0,0 +1,371 @@ + + + + + The 802.11 subsystems – for kernel developers + + Explaining wireless 802.11 networking in the Linux kernel + + + + 2007-2009 + Johannes Berg + + + + + Johannes + Berg + +
johannes@sipsolutions.net
+ + + + + + + This documentation is free software; you can redistribute + it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public + License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. + + + This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be + useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied + warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + See the GNU General Public License for more details. + + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public + License along with this documentation; if not, write to the Free + Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, + MA 02111-1307 USA + + + For more details see the file COPYING in the source + distribution of Linux. + + + + + + These books attempt to give a description of the + various subsystems that play a role in 802.11 wireless + networking in Linux. Since these books are for kernel + developers they attempts to document the structures + and functions used in the kernel as well as giving a + higher-level overview. + + + The reader is expected to be familiar with the 802.11 + standard as published by the IEEE in 802.11-2007 (or + possibly later versions). References to this standard + will be given as "802.11-2007 8.1.5". + + + + + + The cfg80211 subsystem + + + +MISSING + + + + +!Finclude/net/cfg80211.h ieee80211_band + + + + + The mac80211 subsystem + +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Introduction +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Warning + + + + + + + + + The basic mac80211 driver interface + + + You should read and understand the information contained + within this part of the book while implementing a driver. + In some chapters, advanced usage is noted, that may be + skipped at first. + + + This part of the book only covers station and monitor mode + functionality, additional information required to implement + the other modes is covered in the second part of the book. + + + + + Basic hardware handling + TBD + + This chapter shall contain information on getting a hw + struct allocated and registered with mac80211. + + + Since it is required to allocate rates/modes before registering + a hw struct, this chapter shall also contain information on setting + up the rate/mode structs. + + + Additionally, some discussion about the callbacks and + the general programming model should be in here, including + the definition of ieee80211_ops which will be referred to + a lot. + + + Finally, a discussion of hardware capabilities should be done + with references to other parts of the book. + + +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_hw +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_hw_flags +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h SET_IEEE80211_DEV +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ops +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_alloc_hw +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_register_hw +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_tx_led_name +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_rx_led_name +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_radio_led_name +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_unregister_hw +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_free_hw + + + + PHY configuration + TBD + + This chapter should describe PHY handling including + start/stop callbacks and the various structures used. + +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_conf +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_conf_flags + + + + Virtual interfaces + TBD + + This chapter should describe virtual interface basics + that are relevant to the driver (VLANs, MGMT etc are not.) + It should explain the use of the add_iface/remove_iface + callbacks as well as the interface configuration callbacks. + + Things related to AP mode should be discussed there. + + Things related to supporting multiple interfaces should be + in the appropriate chapter, a BIG FAT note should be here about + this though and the recommendation to allow only a single + interface in STA mode at first! + +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_vif + + + + Receive and transmit processing + + what should be here + TBD + + This should describe the receive and transmit + paths in mac80211/the drivers as well as + transmit status handling. + + + + Frame format +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Frame format + + + Packet alignment +!Pnet/mac80211/rx.c Packet alignment + + + Calling into mac80211 from interrupts +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Calling mac80211 from interrupts + + + functions/definitions +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx_status +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h mac80211_rx_flags +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_info +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx_irqsafe +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_status +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rts_get +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rts_duration +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ctstoself_get +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ctstoself_duration +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_generic_frame_duration +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_wake_queue +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_stop_queue +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_wake_queues +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_stop_queues + + + + + Frame filtering +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Frame filtering +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_filter_flags + + + + + Advanced driver interface + + + Information contained within this part of the book is + of interest only for advanced interaction of mac80211 + with drivers to exploit more hardware capabilities and + improve performance. + + + + + Hardware crypto acceleration +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Hardware crypto acceleration + +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h set_key_cmd +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_conf +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_alg +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_flags + + + + Powersave support +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Powersave support + + + + Beacon filter support +!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Beacon filter support +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_beacon_loss + + + + Multiple queues and QoS support + TBD +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_queue_params + + + + Access point mode support + TBD + Some parts of the if_conf should be discussed here instead + + Insert notes about VLAN interfaces with hw crypto here or + in the hw crypto chapter. + +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_buffered_bc +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_beacon_get + + + + Supporting multiple virtual interfaces + TBD + + Note: WDS with identical MAC address should almost always be OK + + + Insert notes about having multiple virtual interfaces with + different MAC addresses here, note which configurations are + supported by mac80211, add notes about supporting hw crypto + with it. + + + + + Hardware scan offload + TBD +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_scan_completed + + + + + Rate control interface + + TBD + + This part of the book describes the rate control algorithm + interface and how it relates to mac80211 and drivers. + + + + dummy chapter + TBD + + + + + Internals + + TBD + + This part of the book describes mac80211 internals. + + + + + Key handling + + Key handling basics +!Pnet/mac80211/key.c Key handling basics + + + MORE TBD + TBD + + + + + Receive processing + TBD + + + + Transmit processing + TBD + + + + Station info handling + + Programming information +!Fnet/mac80211/sta_info.h sta_info +!Fnet/mac80211/sta_info.h ieee80211_sta_info_flags + + + STA information lifetime rules +!Pnet/mac80211/sta_info.c STA information lifetime rules + + + + + Synchronisation + TBD + Locking, lots of RCU + + + + diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile index c7e5dc7e8cb3..b6f2ba2f36b7 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DOCBOOKS := z8530book.xml mcabook.xml device-drivers.xml \ kernel-api.xml filesystems.xml lsm.xml usb.xml kgdb.xml \ gadget.xml libata.xml mtdnand.xml librs.xml rapidio.xml \ genericirq.xml s390-drivers.xml uio-howto.xml scsi.xml \ - mac80211.xml debugobjects.xml sh.xml regulator.xml \ + 80211.xml debugobjects.xml sh.xml regulator.xml \ alsa-driver-api.xml writing-an-alsa-driver.xml \ tracepoint.xml media.xml drm.xml diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl deleted file mode 100644 index affb15a344a1..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl +++ /dev/null @@ -1,337 +0,0 @@ - - - - - - The mac80211 subsystem for kernel developers - - - - Johannes - Berg - -
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- - - - - - 2007-2009 - Johannes Berg - - - - - This documentation is free software; you can redistribute - it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public - License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. - - - - This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be - useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied - warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. - See the GNU General Public License for more details. - - - - You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public - License along with this documentation; if not, write to the Free - Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, - MA 02111-1307 USA - - - - For more details see the file COPYING in the source - distribution of Linux. - - - - -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Introduction -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Warning - - - - - - - - - The basic mac80211 driver interface - - - You should read and understand the information contained - within this part of the book while implementing a driver. - In some chapters, advanced usage is noted, that may be - skipped at first. - - - This part of the book only covers station and monitor mode - functionality, additional information required to implement - the other modes is covered in the second part of the book. - - - - - Basic hardware handling - TBD - - This chapter shall contain information on getting a hw - struct allocated and registered with mac80211. - - - Since it is required to allocate rates/modes before registering - a hw struct, this chapter shall also contain information on setting - up the rate/mode structs. - - - Additionally, some discussion about the callbacks and - the general programming model should be in here, including - the definition of ieee80211_ops which will be referred to - a lot. - - - Finally, a discussion of hardware capabilities should be done - with references to other parts of the book. - - -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_hw -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_hw_flags -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h SET_IEEE80211_DEV -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ops -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_alloc_hw -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_register_hw -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_tx_led_name -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_rx_led_name -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_radio_led_name -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_unregister_hw -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_free_hw - - - - PHY configuration - TBD - - This chapter should describe PHY handling including - start/stop callbacks and the various structures used. - -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_conf -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_conf_flags - - - - Virtual interfaces - TBD - - This chapter should describe virtual interface basics - that are relevant to the driver (VLANs, MGMT etc are not.) - It should explain the use of the add_iface/remove_iface - callbacks as well as the interface configuration callbacks. - - Things related to AP mode should be discussed there. - - Things related to supporting multiple interfaces should be - in the appropriate chapter, a BIG FAT note should be here about - this though and the recommendation to allow only a single - interface in STA mode at first! - -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_vif - - - - Receive and transmit processing - - what should be here - TBD - - This should describe the receive and transmit - paths in mac80211/the drivers as well as - transmit status handling. - - - - Frame format -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Frame format - - - Packet alignment -!Pnet/mac80211/rx.c Packet alignment - - - Calling into mac80211 from interrupts -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Calling mac80211 from interrupts - - - functions/definitions -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx_status -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h mac80211_rx_flags -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_info -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx_irqsafe -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_status -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rts_get -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rts_duration -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ctstoself_get -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ctstoself_duration -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_generic_frame_duration -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_wake_queue -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_stop_queue -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_wake_queues -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_stop_queues - - - - - Frame filtering -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Frame filtering -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_filter_flags - - - - - Advanced driver interface - - - Information contained within this part of the book is - of interest only for advanced interaction of mac80211 - with drivers to exploit more hardware capabilities and - improve performance. - - - - - Hardware crypto acceleration -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Hardware crypto acceleration - -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h set_key_cmd -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_conf -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_alg -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_key_flags - - - - Powersave support -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Powersave support - - - - Beacon filter support -!Pinclude/net/mac80211.h Beacon filter support -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_beacon_loss - - - - Multiple queues and QoS support - TBD -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_queue_params - - - - Access point mode support - TBD - Some parts of the if_conf should be discussed here instead - - Insert notes about VLAN interfaces with hw crypto here or - in the hw crypto chapter. - -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_buffered_bc -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_beacon_get - - - - Supporting multiple virtual interfaces - TBD - - Note: WDS with identical MAC address should almost always be OK - - - Insert notes about having multiple virtual interfaces with - different MAC addresses here, note which configurations are - supported by mac80211, add notes about supporting hw crypto - with it. - - - - - Hardware scan offload - TBD -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_scan_completed - - - - - Rate control interface - - TBD - - This part of the book describes the rate control algorithm - interface and how it relates to mac80211 and drivers. - - - - dummy chapter - TBD - - - - - Internals - - TBD - - This part of the book describes mac80211 internals. - - - - - Key handling - - Key handling basics -!Pnet/mac80211/key.c Key handling basics - - - MORE TBD - TBD - - - - - Receive processing - TBD - - - - Transmit processing - TBD - - - - Station info handling - - Programming information -!Fnet/mac80211/sta_info.h sta_info -!Fnet/mac80211/sta_info.h ieee80211_sta_info_flags - - - STA information lifetime rules -!Pnet/mac80211/sta_info.c STA information lifetime rules - - - - - Synchronisation - TBD - Locking, lots of RCU - - - -- cgit v1.2.1