cfg80211/nl80211: add interval attribute for scheduled scans

Introduce NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL as a required attribute for
NL80211_CMD_START_SCHED_SCAN.  This value informs the driver at which
intervals the scheduled scan cycles should be executed.

Signed-off-by: Luciano Coelho <coelho@ti.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

include/linux/nl80211.h

@@ -203,15 +203,17 @@
  * @NL80211_CMD_SCAN_ABORTED: scan was aborted, for unspecified reasons,
  *	partial scan results may be available
  *
- * @NL80211_CMD_START_SCHED_SCAN: start a scheduled scan.  Like with normal
+ * @NL80211_CMD_START_SCHED_SCAN: start a scheduled scan at certain
- *	scans, if SSIDs (%NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS) are passed, they are used
+ *	intervals, as specified by %NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL.
- *	in the probe requests.  For broadcast, a broadcast SSID must be
+ *	Like with normal scans, if SSIDs (%NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS)
- *	passed (ie. an empty string).  If no SSID is passed, no probe
+ *	are passed, they are used in the probe requests.  For
- *	requests are sent and a passive scan is performed.
+ *	broadcast, a broadcast SSID must be passed (ie. an empty
- *	%NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES, if passed, define which channels
+ *	string).  If no SSID is passed, no probe requests are sent and
- *	should be scanned; if not passed, all channels allowed for the
+ *	a passive scan is performed.  %NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES,
- *	current regulatory domain are used.  Extra IEs can also be passed
+ *	if passed, define which channels should be scanned; if not
- *	from the userspace by using the %NL80211_ATTR_IE attribute.
+ *	passed, all channels allowed for the current regulatory domain
+ *	are used.  Extra IEs can also be passed from the userspace by
+ *	using the %NL80211_ATTR_IE attribute.
  * @NL80211_CMD_STOP_SCHED_SCAN: stop a scheduled scan
  * @NL80211_CMD_SCHED_SCAN_RESULTS: indicates that there are scheduled scan
  *	results available.
@@ -948,6 +950,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
  *	indicate which WoW triggers should be enabled. This is also
  *	used by %NL80211_CMD_GET_WOWLAN to get the currently enabled WoWLAN
  *	triggers.
+
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL: Interval between scheduled scan
+ *	cycles, in msecs.
  *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
@@ -1142,6 +1147,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
 	NL80211_ATTR_WOWLAN_TRIGGERS,
 	NL80211_ATTR_WOWLAN_TRIGGERS_SUPPORTED,
 
+	NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL,
+
 	/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
 
 	__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,

include/net/cfg80211.h

@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@ struct cfg80211_scan_request {
  * @ssids: SSIDs to scan for (passed in the probe_reqs in active scans)
  * @n_ssids: number of SSIDs
  * @n_channels: total number of channels to scan
+ * @interval: interval between each scheduled scan cycle
  * @ie: optional information element(s) to add into Probe Request or %NULL
  * @ie_len: length of ie in octets
  * @wiphy: the wiphy this was for
@@ -839,6 +840,7 @@ struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request {
 	struct cfg80211_ssid *ssids;
 	int n_ssids;
 	u32 n_channels;
+	u32 interval;
 	const u8 *ie;
 	size_t ie_len;
 

net/wireless/nl80211.c

@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NL80211_ATTR_MAX+1] = {
 	[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_DEFAULT_TYPES] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_WOWLAN_TRIGGERS] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_STA_PLINK_STATE] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+	[NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
 /* policy for the key attributes */
@@ -3370,6 +3371,7 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct nlattr *attr;
 	struct wiphy *wiphy;
 	int err, tmp, n_ssids = 0, n_channels, i;
+	u32 interval;
 	enum ieee80211_band band;
 	size_t ie_len;
 
@@ -3383,6 +3385,13 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (rdev->sched_scan_req)
 		return -EINPROGRESS;
 
+	if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	interval = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_INTERVAL]);
+	if (interval == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	wiphy = &rdev->wiphy;
 
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES]) {
@@ -3505,6 +3514,7 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	request->dev = dev;
 	request->wiphy = &rdev->wiphy;
+	request->interval = interval;
 
 	err = rdev->ops->sched_scan_start(&rdev->wiphy, dev, request);
 	if (!err) {