mac80211: implement the meshconf formation info field
The Mesh Configuration Formation Info field contains the number of
neighbors. This means that the beacon must be updated every time a
peer joins or leaves.
Signed-off-by: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <rpaulo@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrey Yurovsky <andrey@cozybit.com>
Tested-by: Brian Cavagnolo <brian@cozybit.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index a49a337..7942518 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
u8 *pos;
int len, i, rate;
+ u8 neighbors;
sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[local->hw.conf.channel->band];
len = sband->n_bitrates;
@@ -271,9 +272,11 @@
/* Authentication Protocol identifier */
*pos++ = sdata->u.mesh.mesh_auth_id;
- /* Mesh Formation Info */
- memset(pos, 0x00, 1);
- pos += 1;
+ /* Mesh Formation Info - number of neighbors */
+ neighbors = atomic_read(&sdata->u.mesh.mshstats.estab_plinks);
+ /* Number of neighbor mesh STAs or 15 whichever is smaller */
+ neighbors = (neighbors > 15) ? 15 : neighbors;
+ *pos++ = neighbors << 1;
/* Mesh capability */
sdata->u.mesh.accepting_plinks = mesh_plink_availables(sdata);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
index ffcbad7..f98c8d2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
{
atomic_inc(&sdata->u.mesh.mshstats.estab_plinks);
mesh_accept_plinks_update(sdata);
+ ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON);
}
static inline
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
{
atomic_dec(&sdata->u.mesh.mshstats.estab_plinks);
mesh_accept_plinks_update(sdata);
+ ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON);
}
/**