wil6210: off channel transmit management frames in AP mode

Currently wil6210 ignores the channel field in the
cfg80211_mgmt_tx_params struct for wil_cfg80211_ops mgmt_tx operation
and sends all management frames on the serving channel.

Add support for off-channel transmission of management frames
(WIPHY_FLAG_OFFCHAN_TX) in AP mode. This is useful in enterprise APs
for sending custom probe request frames.

Signed-off-by: Ahmad Masri <amasri@codeaurora.org>
Signed-off-by: Maya Erez <merez@codeaurora.org>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>

drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c

@@ -1090,18 +1090,51 @@ int wil_cfg80211_mgmt_tx(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev,
 	int rc;
 	bool tx_status;
 
-	/* Note, currently we do not support the "wait" parameter, user-space
-	 * must call remain_on_channel before mgmt_tx or listen on a channel
-	 * another way (AP/PCP or connected station)
-	 * in addition we need to check if specified "chan" argument is
-	 * different from currently "listened" channel and fail if it is.
+	wil_dbg_misc(wil, "mgmt_tx: channel %d offchan %d, wait %d\n",
+		     params->chan ? params->chan->hw_value : -1,
+		     params->offchan,
+		     params->wait);
+
+	/* Note, currently we support the "wait" parameter only on AP mode.
+	 * In other modes, user-space must call remain_on_channel before
+	 * mgmt_tx or listen on a channel other than active one.
 	 */
 
-	rc = wmi_mgmt_tx(vif, buf, len);
-	tx_status = (rc == 0);
+	if (params->chan && params->chan->hw_value == 0) {
+		wil_err(wil, "invalid channel\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
+		wil_dbg_misc(wil,
+			     "send WMI_SW_TX_REQ_CMDID on non-AP interfaces\n");
+		rc = wmi_mgmt_tx(vif, buf, len);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
+	if (!params->chan || params->chan->hw_value == vif->channel) {
+		wil_dbg_misc(wil,
+			     "send WMI_SW_TX_REQ_CMDID for on-channel\n");
+		rc = wmi_mgmt_tx(vif, buf, len);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (params->offchan == 0) {
+		wil_err(wil,
+			"invalid channel params: current %d requested %d, off-channel not allowed\n",
+			vif->channel, params->chan->hw_value);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	/* use the wmi_mgmt_tx_ext only on AP mode and off-channel */
+	rc = wmi_mgmt_tx_ext(vif, buf, len, params->chan->hw_value,
+			     params->wait);
+
+out:
+	tx_status = (rc == 0);
 	cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status(wdev, cookie ? *cookie : 0, buf, len,
 				tx_status, GFP_KERNEL);
+
 	return rc;
 }
 

drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c

@@ -1130,6 +1130,9 @@ void wil_refresh_fw_capabilities(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 		wiphy->max_sched_scan_plans = WMI_MAX_PLANS_NUM;
 	}
 
+	if (test_bit(WMI_FW_CAPABILITY_TX_REQ_EXT, wil->fw_capabilities))
+		wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_OFFCHAN_TX;
+
 	if (wil->platform_ops.set_features) {
 		features = (test_bit(WMI_FW_CAPABILITY_REF_CLOCK_CONTROL,
 				     wil->fw_capabilities) &&

drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h

@@ -1350,6 +1350,8 @@ int wmi_start_sched_scan(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
 			 struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request *request);
 int wmi_stop_sched_scan(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 int wmi_mgmt_tx(struct wil6210_vif *vif, const u8 *buf, size_t len);
+int wmi_mgmt_tx_ext(struct wil6210_vif *vif, const u8 *buf, size_t len,
+		    u8 channel, u16 duration_ms);
 
 int reverse_memcmp(const void *cs, const void *ct, size_t count);
 

drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c

@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ static const char *cmdid2name(u16 cmdid)
 		return "WMI_CFG_DEF_RX_OFFLOAD_CMD";
 	case WMI_LINK_STATS_CMDID:
 		return "WMI_LINK_STATS_CMD";
+	case WMI_SW_TX_REQ_EXT_CMDID:
+		return "WMI_SW_TX_REQ_EXT_CMDID";
 	default:
 		return "Untracked CMD";
 	}
@@ -3114,6 +3116,60 @@ int wmi_mgmt_tx(struct wil6210_vif *vif, const u8 *buf, size_t len)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int wmi_mgmt_tx_ext(struct wil6210_vif *vif, const u8 *buf, size_t len,
+		    u8 channel, u16 duration_ms)
+{
+	size_t total;
+	struct wil6210_priv *wil = vif_to_wil(vif);
+	struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt_frame = (void *)buf;
+	struct wmi_sw_tx_req_ext_cmd *cmd;
+	struct {
+		struct wmi_cmd_hdr wmi;
+		struct wmi_sw_tx_complete_event evt;
+	} __packed evt = {
+		.evt = {.status = WMI_FW_STATUS_FAILURE},
+	};
+	int rc;
+
+	wil_dbg_wmi(wil, "mgmt_tx_ext mid %d channel %d duration %d\n",
+		    vif->mid, channel, duration_ms);
+	wil_hex_dump_wmi("mgmt_tx_ext frame ", DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 16, 1, buf,
+			 len, true);
+
+	if (len < sizeof(struct ieee80211_hdr_3addr)) {
+		wil_err(wil, "short frame. len %zu\n", len);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	total = sizeof(*cmd) + len;
+	if (total < len) {
+		wil_err(wil, "mgmt_tx_ext invalid len %zu\n", len);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	cmd = kzalloc(total, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cmd)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	memcpy(cmd->dst_mac, mgmt_frame->da, WMI_MAC_LEN);
+	cmd->len = cpu_to_le16(len);
+	memcpy(cmd->payload, buf, len);
+	cmd->channel = channel - 1;
+	cmd->duration_ms = cpu_to_le16(duration_ms);
+
+	rc = wmi_call(wil, WMI_SW_TX_REQ_EXT_CMDID, vif->mid, cmd, total,
+		      WMI_SW_TX_COMPLETE_EVENTID, &evt, sizeof(evt), 2000);
+	if (!rc && evt.evt.status != WMI_FW_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		wil_err(wil, "mgmt_tx_ext failed with status %d\n",
+			evt.evt.status);
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	kfree(cmd);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 int wil_wmi_tx_sring_cfg(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int ring_id)
 {
 	int rc;