package/iw/patches/501-ibss-bintval.patch

   1 iw: Add ibss join parameter for beacon interval
   2
   3 From: Bruno Randolf <br1@einfach.org>
   4
   5 NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL already exists, we just have to use it.
   6
   7 Signed-off-by: Bruno Randolf <br1@einfach.org>
   8 ---
   9  ibss.c |   19 ++++++++++++++++---
  10  1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
  11
  12 diff --git a/ibss.c b/ibss.c
  13 index ed2c73a..9c9c133 100644
  14 --- a/ibss.c
  15 +++ b/ibss.c
  16 @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static int join_ibss(struct nl80211_state *state,
  17         int n_rates = 0;
  18         char *value = NULL, *sptr = NULL;
  19         float rate;
  20 +       int bintval;
  21
  22         if (argc < 2)
  23                 return 1;
  24 @@ -57,6 +58,17 @@ static int join_ibss(struct nl80211_state *state,
  25                 }
  26         }
  27
  28 +       if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[0], "beacon-interval") == 0) {
  29 +               argv++;
  30 +               argc--;
  31 +               bintval = strtoul(argv[0], &end, 10);
  32 +               if (*end != '\0')
  33 +                       return 1;
  34 +               NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL, bintval);
  35 +               argv++;
  36 +               argc--;
  37 +       }
  38 +
  39         /* basic rates */
  40         if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[0], "basic-rates") == 0) {
  41                 argv++;
  42 @@ -122,11 +134,12 @@ COMMAND(ibss, leave, NULL,
  43         NL80211_CMD_LEAVE_IBSS, 0, CIB_NETDEV, leave_ibss,
  44         "Leave the current IBSS cell.");
  45  COMMAND(ibss, join,
  46 -       "<SSID> <freq in MHz> [fixed-freq] [<fixed bssid>] "
  47 -       "[basic-rates <rate in Mbps,rate2,...>] [mcast-rate <rate in Mbps>] [key d:0:abcde]",
  48 +       "<SSID> <freq in MHz> [fixed-freq] [<fixed bssid>] [beacon-interval "
  49 +       "<TU>] [basic-rates <rate in Mbps,rate2,...>] [mcast-rate <rate in Mbps>] [key d:0:abcde]",
  50         NL80211_CMD_JOIN_IBSS, 0, CIB_NETDEV, join_ibss,
  51         "Join the IBSS cell with the given SSID, if it doesn't exist create\n"
  52         "it on the given frequency. When fixed frequency is requested, don't\n"
  53         "join/create a cell on a different frequency. When a fixed BSSID is\n"
  54         "requested use that BSSID and do not adopt another cell's BSSID even\n"
  55 -       "if it has higher TSF and the same SSID.");
  56 +       "if it has higher TSF and the same SSID. If an IBSS is created, create\n"
  57 +       "it with the specified basic-rates and beacon-interval (in TU).");