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diff --git a/net/mac80211/Kconfig b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
index 80d693392b0..97b5dcad502 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/Kconfig
+++ b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
@@ -1,34 +1,54 @@
config MAC80211
tristate "Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (mac80211)"
+ depends on CFG80211
select CRYPTO
- select CRYPTO_ECB
select CRYPTO_ARC4
select CRYPTO_AES
+ select CRYPTO_CCM
select CRC32
- select WIRELESS_EXT
- select CFG80211
+ select AVERAGE
---help---
This option enables the hardware independent IEEE 802.11
networking stack.
-menu "Rate control algorithm selection"
- depends on MAC80211 != n
+comment "CFG80211 needs to be enabled for MAC80211"
+ depends on CFG80211=n
+
+if MAC80211 != n
+
+config MAC80211_HAS_RC
+ bool
config MAC80211_RC_PID
- bool "PID controller based rate control algorithm" if EMBEDDED
- default y
+ bool "PID controller based rate control algorithm" if EXPERT
+ select MAC80211_HAS_RC
---help---
This option enables a TX rate control algorithm for
mac80211 that uses a PID controller to select the TX
rate.
+config MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL
+ bool "Minstrel" if EXPERT
+ select MAC80211_HAS_RC
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ This option enables the 'minstrel' TX rate control algorithm
+
+config MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL_HT
+ bool "Minstrel 802.11n support" if EXPERT
+ depends on MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ This option enables the 'minstrel_ht' TX rate control algorithm
+
choice
prompt "Default rate control algorithm"
- default MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
+ depends on MAC80211_HAS_RC
+ default MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_MINSTREL
---help---
This option selects the default rate control algorithm
mac80211 will use. Note that this default can still be
- overriden through the ieee80211_default_rc_algo module
+ overridden through the ieee80211_default_rc_algo module
parameter if different algorithms are available.
config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
@@ -39,28 +59,41 @@ config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
default rate control algorithm. You should choose
this unless you know what you are doing.
+config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_MINSTREL
+ bool "Minstrel"
+ depends on MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL
+ ---help---
+ Select Minstrel as the default rate control algorithm.
+
+
endchoice
config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT
string
+ default "minstrel_ht" if MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_MINSTREL && MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL_HT
+ default "minstrel" if MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_MINSTREL
default "pid" if MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
default ""
-endmenu
+endif
+
+comment "Some wireless drivers require a rate control algorithm"
+ depends on MAC80211 && MAC80211_HAS_RC=n
config MAC80211_MESH
bool "Enable mac80211 mesh networking (pre-802.11s) support"
- depends on MAC80211 && EXPERIMENTAL
+ depends on MAC80211
---help---
This options enables support of Draft 802.11s mesh networking.
- The implementation is based on Draft 1.08 of the Mesh Networking
- amendment. For more information visit http://o11s.org/.
-
+ The implementation is based on Draft 2.08 of the Mesh Networking
+ amendment. However, no compliance with that draft is claimed or even
+ possible, as drafts leave a number of identifiers to be defined after
+ ratification. For more information visit http://o11s.org/.
config MAC80211_LEDS
bool "Enable LED triggers"
depends on MAC80211
- select NEW_LEDS
+ depends on LEDS_CLASS
select LEDS_TRIGGERS
---help---
This option enables a few LED triggers for different
@@ -75,24 +108,25 @@ config MAC80211_DEBUGFS
Say N unless you know you need this.
+config MAC80211_MESSAGE_TRACING
+ bool "Trace all mac80211 debug messages"
+ depends on MAC80211
+ ---help---
+ Select this option to have mac80211 register the
+ mac80211_msg trace subsystem with tracepoints to
+ collect all debugging messages, independent of
+ printing them into the kernel log.
+
+ The overhead in this option is that all the messages
+ need to be present in the binary and formatted at
+ runtime for tracing.
+
menuconfig MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
bool "Select mac80211 debugging features"
depends on MAC80211
---help---
This option collects various mac80211 debug settings.
-config MAC80211_DEBUG_PACKET_ALIGNMENT
- bool "Enable packet alignment debugging"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
- ---help---
- This option is recommended for driver authors and strongly
- discouraged for everybody else, it will trigger a warning
- when a driver hands mac80211 a buffer that is aligned in
- a way that will cause problems with the IP stack on some
- architectures.
-
- Say N unless you're writing a mac80211 based driver.
-
config MAC80211_NOINLINE
bool "Do not inline TX/RX handlers"
depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
@@ -120,26 +154,35 @@ config MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
Do not select this option.
-config MAC80211_HT_DEBUG
- bool "Verbose HT debugging"
+config MAC80211_MLME_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose managed MLME output"
depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
---help---
- This option enables 802.11n High Throughput features
- debug tracing output.
-
- It should not be selected on production systems as some
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out
+ debugging messages for the managed-mode MLME. It
+ should not be selected on production systems as some
of the messages are remotely triggerable.
Do not select this option.
-config MAC80211_TKIP_DEBUG
- bool "Verbose TKIP debugging"
+config MAC80211_STA_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose station debugging"
depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
---help---
Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out
- very verbose TKIP debugging messages. It should not
- be selected on production systems as those messages
- are remotely triggerable.
+ debugging messages for station addition/removal.
+
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_HT_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose HT debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
+ This option enables 802.11n High Throughput features
+ debug tracing output.
+
+ It should not be selected on production systems as some
+ of the messages are remotely triggerable.
Do not select this option.
@@ -154,7 +197,7 @@ config MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG
Do not select this option.
-config MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG
+config MAC80211_PS_DEBUG
bool "Verbose powersave mode debugging"
depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
---help---
@@ -166,7 +209,7 @@ config MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG
Do not select this option.
-config MAC80211_VERBOSE_MPL_DEBUG
+config MAC80211_MPL_DEBUG
bool "Verbose mesh peer link debugging"
depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
depends on MAC80211_MESH
@@ -179,18 +222,76 @@ config MAC80211_VERBOSE_MPL_DEBUG
Do not select this option.
-config MAC80211_LOWTX_FRAME_DUMP
- bool "Debug frame dumping"
+config MAC80211_MPATH_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose mesh path debugging"
depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ depends on MAC80211_MESH
---help---
- Selecting this option will cause the stack to
- print a message for each frame that is handed
- to the lowlevel driver for transmission. This
- message includes all MAC addresses and the
- frame control field.
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out very
+ verbose mesh path selection debugging messages (when mac80211
+ is taking part in a mesh network).
+ It should not be selected on production systems as those
+ messages are remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_MHWMP_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose mesh HWMP routing debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ depends on MAC80211_MESH
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out very
+ verbose mesh routing (HWMP) debugging messages (when mac80211
+ is taking part in a mesh network).
+ It should not be selected on production systems as those
+ messages are remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_MESH_SYNC_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose mesh synchronization debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ depends on MAC80211_MESH
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out very verbose mesh
+ synchronization debugging messages (when mac80211 is taking part in a
+ mesh network).
+
+ Do not select this option.
- If unsure, say N and insert the debugging code
- you require into the driver you are debugging.
+config MAC80211_MESH_CSA_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose mesh channel switch debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ depends on MAC80211_MESH
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out very verbose mesh
+ channel switch debugging messages (when mac80211 is taking part in a
+ mesh network).
+
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_MESH_PS_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose mesh powersave debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ depends on MAC80211_MESH
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out very verbose mesh
+ powersave debugging messages (when mac80211 is taking part in a
+ mesh network).
+
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_TDLS_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose TDLS debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out very
+ verbose TDLS selection debugging messages (when mac80211
+ is a TDLS STA).
+ It should not be selected on production systems as those
+ messages are remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
config MAC80211_DEBUG_COUNTERS
bool "Extra statistics for TX/RX debugging"
@@ -202,10 +303,3 @@ config MAC80211_DEBUG_COUNTERS
and show them in debugfs.
If unsure, say N.
-
-config MAC80211_VERBOSE_SPECT_MGMT_DEBUG
- bool "Verbose Spectrum Management (IEEE 802.11h)debugging"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
- ---help---
- Say Y here to print out verbose Spectrum Management (IEEE 802.11h)
- debug messages.