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STRUCT IEEE80211_CON(9) The basic mac80211 driver inte STRUCT IEEE80211_CON(9)

NAME

struct_ieee80211_conf - configuration of the device

SYNOPSIS

struct ieee80211_conf {
  u32 flags;
  int power_level;
  int dynamic_ps_timeout;
  int max_sleep_period;
  u16 listen_interval;
  u8 ps_dtim_period;
  u8 long_frame_max_tx_count;
  u8 short_frame_max_tx_count;
  struct ieee80211_channel * channel;
  enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type;
  enum ieee80211_smps_mode smps_mode;
};

MEMBERS

flags
configuration flags defined above
power_level
requested transmit power (in dBm)
dynamic_ps_timeout
The dynamic powersave timeout (in ms), see the powersave documentation below. This variable is valid only when the CONF_PS flag is set.
max_sleep_period
the maximum number of beacon intervals to sleep for before checking the beacon for a TIM bit (managed mode only); this value will be only achievable between DTIM frames, the hardware needs to check for the multicast traffic bit in DTIM beacons. This variable is valid only when the CONF_PS flag is set.
listen_interval
listen interval in units of beacon interval
ps_dtim_period
The DTIM period of the AP we're connected to, for use in power saving. Power saving will not be enabled until a beacon has been received and the DTIM period is known.
long_frame_max_tx_count
Maximum number of transmissions for a “long” frame (a frame not RTS protected), called “dot11LongRetryLimit” in 802.11, but actually means the number of transmissions not the number of retries
short_frame_max_tx_count
Maximum number of transmissions for a “short” frame, called “dot11ShortRetryLimit” in 802.11, but actually means the number of transmissions not the number of retries
channel
the channel to tune to
channel_type
the channel (HT) type
smps_mode
spatial multiplexing powersave mode; note that IEEE80211_SMPS_STATIC is used when the device is not configured for an HT channel

DESCRIPTION

This struct indicates how the driver shall configure the hardware.

AUTHOR

Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Author.

COPYRIGHT

March 2016 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2.