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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt b/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt index 703cf4370c7..22bbc7225f8 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Introduction ============ -The IEEE 802.15.4 working group focuses on standartization of bottom -two layers: Medium Accsess Control (MAC) and Physical (PHY). And there +The IEEE 802.15.4 working group focuses on standardization of bottom +two layers: Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical (PHY). And there are mainly two options available for upper layers: - ZigBee - proprietary protocol from ZigBee Alliance - 6LowPAN - IPv6 networking over low rate personal area networks @@ -66,13 +66,14 @@ net_device, with .type = ARPHRD_IEEE802154. Data is exchanged with socket family code via plain sk_buffs. On skb reception skb->cb must contain additional info as described in the struct ieee802154_mac_cb. During packet transmission the skb->cb is used to provide additional data to device's header_ops->create -function. Be aware, that this data can be overriden later (when socket code +function. Be aware that this data can be overridden later (when socket code submits skb to qdisc), so if you need something from that cb later, you should store info in the skb->data on your own. To hook the MLME interface you have to populate the ml_priv field of your -net_device with a pointer to struct ieee802154_mlme_ops instance. All fields are -required. +net_device with a pointer to struct ieee802154_mlme_ops instance. The fields +assoc_req, assoc_resp, disassoc_req, start_req, and scan_req are optional. +All other fields are required. We provide an example of simple HardMAC driver at drivers/ieee802154/fakehard.c |