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cfg80211
Implement new regulatory interpretation rules as discussed in this thread. In summary, using the notation outlined for mathematical intervals:
0) for all 1 <= k < n : MAX_k <= MIN_{k+1} 1) each rule in the regdomain covers the frequency range (MIN_1, MAX_1] 2) given C = union (over all k = 1 .. n) of (MIN_k, MAX_k] it must be true that (CENTER - BW/2, CENTER + BW/2) is a subset of C 3) it must be true for all 1 <= k <= n: if CENTER in (MIN_k, MAX_k] : BW <= BW_k 4) This is easier to formulate algorithmically: USE_FLAGS = 0 for k = 1 .. n if (CENTER - BW/2, CENTER + BW/2) intersects (MIN_k, MAX_k]: USE_FLAGS |= FLAGS_k
mac80211
AP support
- fix the PS filtering code, need to think about how to re-enable it
- reply with nullfunc to PS-poll when nothing is buffered
- injected frames need to be tied to another virtual interface to get the software sequence number and keys (only relevant for 11w) right
- internal bridge setting (separated STAs in the BSS)
- Radar detection (AP DFS or 802.11h)
- is it a problem that TIM bit may be unset while frames buffered on the hw queue?
Issues
- Need to stop TX/RX when a radar is detected for the duration of scan for a new channel.
power saving
u-APSD support. Intel has old AP u-APSD patches but there's no AP support in iwlwifi now
- 11v support (eventually)
Roaming
- mac80211 drivers use userspace (wpa_supplicant) for roaming (in wpa_supplicant specify ap_scan=1)
- better roaming without needing to poll the BSS information needs signal strength triggers so userspace can react to changing conditions
- need to export roaming capabilities of device (mac80211 has none, but fullmac cards might be able to autonomously select the best BSS) so that we don't need to configure wpa_supplicant and it can do the right thing automatically
maybe look at deucescan: http://www.csie.ntpu.edu.tw/~yschen/mypapers/IEEE-TVT-2007-1.pdf for wpa_supplicant bg scan algorithm
Wishlist
- keep track of stations per virtual interface, required for p2p/AP interop
drivers
wireless.kernel.org site
fix CSS colours, for example link colours (if you want to start, look at the files in http:/moin/linuxwireless/css/ and send diffs to <johannes AT sipsolutions DOT net>)
fix print view to include a black&white logo
- the whole testing thing...
- q/a procedure for stack
- winlab
- info on test coverage
- tests itself need to be documented
- instructions how to run tests