STRUCT
IEEE80211_VIF(9) The basic mac80211 driver inte STRUCT IEEE80211_VIF(9)
NAME
struct_ieee80211_vif - per-interface data
SYNOPSIS
struct ieee80211_vif {
enum nl80211_iftype type;
struct ieee80211_bss_conf bss_conf;
u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
bool p2p;
u8 cab_queue;
u8 hw_queue[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
struct ieee80211_chanctx_conf __rcu * chanctx_conf;
u32 driver_flags;
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
struct dentry * debugfs_dir;
#endif
u8 drv_priv[0];
};
MEMBERS
type
type of this virtual interface
bss_conf
BSS configuration for this interface, either our own or the BSS we're associated to
addr[ETH_ALEN]
address of this interface
p2p
indicates whether this AP or STA interface is a p2p interface, i.e. a GO or p2p-sta respectively
cab_queue
content-after-beacon (DTIM beacon really) queue, AP mode only
hw_queue[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS]
hardware queue for each AC
chanctx_conf
The channel context this interface is assigned to, or NULL when it is not assigned. This pointer is RCU-protected due to the TX path
needing to access it; even though the netdev carrier will always be off when it is NULL there can still be races and packets could be
processed after it switches back to NULL.
driver_flags
flags/capabilities the driver has for this interface, these need to be set (or cleared) when the interface is added or, if supported by
the driver, the interface type is changed at runtime, mac80211 will never touch this field
debugfs_dir
debugfs dentry, can be used by drivers to create own per interface debug files. Note that it will be NULL for the virtual monitor
interface (if that is requested.)
drv_priv[0]
data area for driver use, will always be aligned to sizeof(void *).
DESCRIPTION
Data in this structure is continually present for driver use during the life of a virtual interface.
AUTHOR
Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Author.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 STRUCT IEEE80211_VIF(9)