Commit bfc55167 authored Dec 06, 2022 by Veerendranath Jakkam Committed by Johannes Berg Jan 18, 2023

wifi: cfg80211: Use MLD address to indicate MLD STA disconnection



We use station's MLD address to report disconnection of MLD station.
Update the documentation in multiple places to indicate this.

Signed-off-by: Veerendranath Jakkam <quic_vjakkam@quicinc.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221206080226.1702646-4-quic_vjakkam@quicinc.com


[update commit message]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>

parent 648fba79

include/net/cfg80211.h

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		@@ -7775,7 +7775,7 @@ void cfg80211_new_sta(struct net_device dev, const u8 mac_addr,
		/**
		* cfg80211_del_sta_sinfo - notify userspace about deletion of a station
		* @dev: the netdev
		* @mac_addr: the station's address
		* @mac_addr: the station's address. For MLD station, MLD address is used.
		* @sinfo: the station information/statistics
		* @gfp: allocation flags
		*/
		@@ -7786,7 +7786,7 @@ void cfg80211_del_sta_sinfo(struct net_device dev, const u8 mac_addr,
		* cfg80211_del_sta - notify userspace about deletion of a station
		*
		* @dev: the netdev
		* @mac_addr: the station's address
		* @mac_addr: the station's address. For MLD station, MLD address is used.
		* @gfp: allocation flags
		*/
		static inline void cfg80211_del_sta(struct net_device *dev,

include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h

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		@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@
		* interface identified by %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX.
		* @NL80211_CMD_DEL_STATION: Remove a station identified by %NL80211_ATTR_MAC
		* or, if no MAC address given, all stations, on the interface identified
		* by %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX. %NL80211_ATTR_MGMT_SUBTYPE and
		* by %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX. For MLD station, MLD address is used in
		* %NL80211_ATTR_MAC. %NL80211_ATTR_MGMT_SUBTYPE and
		* %NL80211_ATTR_REASON_CODE can optionally be used to specify which type
		* of disconnection indication should be sent to the station
		* (Deauthentication or Disassociation frame and reason code for that