[PATCH RESEND wireless-next 04/18] wifi: cfg80211/mac80211: Configure AP with SMD capabilities
From: Pooventhiran G
Date: Tue Sep 08 2026 - 16:14:39 EST
From: Rohan Dutta <drohan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
When an AP is getting started, configure the AP as SMD-enabled if
userspace defines configuration for the Seamless Mobility Domain (SMD).
The SMD parameters are:
- SMD Identifier: unique identifier of the SMD
- SMD Preparation Timeout: Valid duration for a prepared target AP MLD
- Downlink Data Forwarding: Forwarding support for buffered DL packets
- Max number of Peer AP MLDs: Number of target AP MLDs a non-AP MLD can
prepare with
- SMD Type: Type of SMD
- SMD PTK Mode: PTK mode used in the SMD
- Neighbor Probing: UHR Neighboring AP Probing
Without these parameters configured, drivers and lower layers cannot be
able to support SMD BSS Transition.
Signed-off-by: Rohan Dutta <drohan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Co-developed-by: Aditya Sathish <asathish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Aditya Sathish <asathish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Co-developed-by: Sidhanta Sahu <sidhanta.sahu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sidhanta Sahu <sidhanta.sahu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Pooventhiran G <pooventhiran.g@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/net/cfg80211.h | 25 ++++++++++++++++
include/net/mac80211.h | 2 ++
net/mac80211/cfg.c | 5 ++++
net/wireless/nl80211.c | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 110 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 6461a7bd0169..d0a269f4c711 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1587,6 +1587,29 @@ struct cfg80211_s1g_short_beacon {
size_t short_tail_len;
};
+/**
+ * struct cfg80211_smd_params - Seamless Mobility Domain parameters
+ *
+ * @smd_enabled: SMD is enabled on this device
+ * @smd_identifier: SMD ID (ETH_ALEN bytes)
+ * @smd_timeout: timeout in 64 TUs for ST preparation
+ * @dl_data_fwd: MSDU forwarding supported
+ * @max_num_of_peer_apmlds: max prepared AP MLDs supported (0-7)
+ * @smd_type: SMD type
+ * @ptk_mode: PTK mode
+ * @neighbor_probing: UHR Neighboring AP Probing supported
+ */
+struct cfg80211_smd_params {
+ bool smd_enabled;
+ u8 smd_identifier[ETH_ALEN];
+ u16 smd_timeout;
+ bool dl_data_fwd;
+ u8 max_num_of_peer_apmlds;
+ enum nl80211_smd_type smd_type;
+ enum nl80211_smd_ptk_mode ptk_mode;
+ bool neighbor_probing;
+};
+
/**
* struct cfg80211_ap_settings - AP configuration
*
@@ -1623,6 +1646,7 @@ struct cfg80211_s1g_short_beacon {
* @mbssid_config: AP settings for multiple bssid
* @s1g_long_beacon_period: S1G long beacon period
* @s1g_short_beacon: S1G short beacon data
+ * @smd_params: Seamless Mobility Domain (SMD) parameters
*/
struct cfg80211_ap_settings {
struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
@@ -1655,6 +1679,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ap_settings {
struct cfg80211_mbssid_config mbssid_config;
u8 s1g_long_beacon_period;
struct cfg80211_s1g_short_beacon s1g_short_beacon;
+ struct cfg80211_smd_params smd_params;
};
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 7bb4618065b6..6b82ca07fbf0 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_npca_params {
* @s1g_long_beacon_period: number of beacon intervals between each long
* beacon transmission.
* @npca: NPCA parameters
+ * @smd_params: SMD parameters
*/
struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
@@ -904,6 +905,7 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
u8 s1g_long_beacon_period;
struct ieee80211_bss_npca_params npca;
+ struct cfg80211_smd_params smd_params;
};
#define IEEE80211_NAN_MAX_CHANNELS 3
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 23f4f9ec86d0..b4b42790c5d7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1796,6 +1796,11 @@ static int ieee80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
}
}
+ if (params->smd_params.smd_enabled)
+ link_conf->smd_params = params->smd_params;
+ else
+ link_conf->smd_params.smd_enabled = false;
+
if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
params->mbssid_config.tx_wdev) {
err = ieee80211_set_ap_mbssid_options(sdata,
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 22d71f32815f..aa7aa70a5b41 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -7224,6 +7224,78 @@ static int nl80211_check_npca(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
return -EINVAL;
}
+static int nl80211_parse_smd_params(struct genl_info *info,
+ struct cfg80211_smd_params *smd_params)
+{
+ struct nlattr *smd_params_attr = info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SMD_PARAMS];
+ struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
+ struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
+ struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+ struct nlattr *tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_MAX + 1];
+ int err;
+
+ if (!wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
+ NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SMD)) {
+ GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "SMD is not supported");
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+
+ if (!wdev->valid_links) {
+ GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "SMD is not allowed without MLO");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ err = nla_parse_nested(tb, NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_MAX,
+ smd_params_attr, nl80211_smd_params_policy,
+ NULL);
+ if (err) {
+ GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "failed to parse SMD parameters");
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ if (!tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_IDENTIFIER] ||
+ !tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_TIMEOUT] ||
+ !tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_MAX_PEER_APMLDS] ||
+ !tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_TYPE] ||
+ !tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_PTK_MODE]) {
+ GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "required SMD parameters are missing");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ memcpy(smd_params->smd_identifier,
+ nla_data(tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_IDENTIFIER]),
+ ETH_ALEN);
+
+ smd_params->smd_timeout =
+ nla_get_u16(tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_TIMEOUT]);
+
+ smd_params->dl_data_fwd =
+ !!tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_DL_DATA_FORWARDING];
+ if (smd_params->dl_data_fwd &&
+ !wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
+ NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SMD_DL_PKT_FORWARDING)) {
+ GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info,
+ "SMD DL packet forwarding is not supported");
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+
+ smd_params->max_num_of_peer_apmlds =
+ nla_get_u8(tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_MAX_PEER_APMLDS]);
+
+ smd_params->smd_type =
+ nla_get_u8(tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_TYPE]);
+
+ smd_params->ptk_mode =
+ nla_get_u8(tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_PTK_MODE]);
+
+ smd_params->neighbor_probing =
+ !!tb[NL80211_SMD_PARAMS_ATTR_NEIGHBOR_PROBING];
+
+ smd_params->smd_enabled = true;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int nl80211_start_ap(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
{
struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
@@ -7505,6 +7577,12 @@ static int nl80211_start_ap(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
/* FIXME: validate MLO/link-id against driver capabilities */
+ if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SMD_PARAMS]) {
+ err = nl80211_parse_smd_params(info, ¶ms->smd_params);
+ if (err)
+ goto out;
+ }
+
err = rdev_start_ap(rdev, dev, params);
if (!err) {
wdev->links[link_id].ap.beacon_interval = params->beacon_interval;
--
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