Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] iwlwifi: mvm: add vendor commands needed for iwlmei
From: Kalle Valo <hidden>
Date: 2021-06-24 17:09:41
Emmanuel Grumbach [off-list ref] writes:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
Add the vendor commands that must be used by the network manager to allow proper operation of iwlmei. * Send information on the AP CSME is connected to * Notify the userspace when roaming is forbidden * Allow the userspace to require ownership Co-Developed-by: Ayala Beker <redacted> Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <redacted> --- drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/Kconfig | 11 ++ .../net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/Makefile | 1 + .../net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c | 2 + drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h | 9 +- .../wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/vendor-cmd.c | 186 ++++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 203 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) create mode 100644 drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/vendor-cmd.cdiff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/Kconfig index 629aaa26a230..f91516d08b28 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/Kconfig@@ -92,11 +92,22 @@ config IWLWIFI_BCAST_FILTERING If unsure, don't enable this option, as some programs might expect incoming broadcasts for their normal operations. +config IWLMVM_VENDOR_CMDS + bool "Enable vendor commands" + depends on IWLMVM + help + This option enables support for vendor commands, including some + that don't have their own Kconfig option. Other Kconfig options + depend on this one as well. + + This is not enabled by default, if unsure, say N.
Why do we need a new Kconfig option? Why not always include it in the compilation? -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches