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diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 71985e95d2d9..72080d9d617e 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
* Copyright 2007-2010 Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
* Copyright 2013-2014 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
* Copyright (C) 2015 - 2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2018 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 - 2019 Intel Corporation
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -108,9 +108,15 @@
* The driver is expected to initialize its private per-queue data for stations
* and interfaces in the .add_interface and .sta_add ops.
*
- * The driver can't access the queue directly. To dequeue a frame, it calls
- * ieee80211_tx_dequeue(). Whenever mac80211 adds a new frame to a queue, it
- * calls the .wake_tx_queue driver op.
+ * The driver can't access the queue directly. To dequeue a frame from a
+ * txq, it calls ieee80211_tx_dequeue(). Whenever mac80211 adds a new frame to a
+ * queue, it calls the .wake_tx_queue driver op.
+ *
+ * Drivers can optionally delegate responsibility for scheduling queues to
+ * mac80211, to take advantage of airtime fairness accounting. In this case, to
+ * obtain the next queue to pull frames from, the driver calls
+ * ieee80211_next_txq(). The driver is then expected to return the txq using
+ * ieee80211_return_txq().
*
* For AP powersave TIM handling, the driver only needs to indicate if it has
* buffered packets in the driver specific data structures by calling
@@ -467,7 +473,7 @@ struct ieee80211_mu_group_data {
};
/**
- * ieee80211_ftm_responder_params - FTM responder parameters
+ * struct ieee80211_ftm_responder_params - FTM responder parameters
*
* @lci: LCI subelement content
* @civicloc: CIVIC location subelement content
@@ -496,6 +502,8 @@ struct ieee80211_ftm_responder_params {
* @uora_ocw_range: UORA element's OCW Range field
* @frame_time_rts_th: HE duration RTS threshold, in units of 32us
* @he_support: does this BSS support HE
+ * @twt_requester: does this BSS support TWT requester (relevant for managed
+ * mode only, set if the AP advertises TWT responder role)
* @assoc: association status
* @ibss_joined: indicates whether this station is part of an IBSS
* or not
@@ -583,6 +591,14 @@ struct ieee80211_ftm_responder_params {
* @ftm_responder: whether to enable or disable fine timing measurement FTM
* responder functionality.
* @ftmr_params: configurable lci/civic parameter when enabling FTM responder.
+ * @nontransmitted: this BSS is a nontransmitted BSS profile
+ * @transmitter_bssid: the address of transmitter AP
+ * @bssid_index: index inside the multiple BSSID set
+ * @bssid_indicator: 2^bssid_indicator is the maximum number of APs in set
+ * @ema_ap: AP supports enhancements of discovery and advertisement of
+ * nontransmitted BSSIDs
+ * @profile_periodicity: the least number of beacon frames need to be received
+ * in order to discover all the nontransmitted BSSIDs in the set.
*/
struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
const u8 *bssid;
@@ -594,6 +610,7 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
u8 uora_ocw_range;
u16 frame_time_rts_th;
bool he_support;
+ bool twt_requester;
/* association related data */
bool assoc, ibss_joined;
bool ibss_creator;
@@ -635,6 +652,13 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
bool protected_keep_alive;
bool ftm_responder;
struct ieee80211_ftm_responder_params *ftmr_params;
+ /* Multiple BSSID data */
+ bool nontransmitted;
+ u8 transmitter_bssid[ETH_ALEN];
+ u8 bssid_index;
+ u8 bssid_indicator;
+ bool ema_ap;
+ u8 profile_periodicity;
};
/**
@@ -783,6 +807,7 @@ enum mac80211_tx_info_flags {
* @IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_RATE_INJECT: This frame is injected with rate information
* @IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_AMSDU: This frame is an A-MSDU frame
* @IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_FAST_XMIT: This frame is going through the fast_xmit path
+ * @IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_SKIP_MPATH_LOOKUP: This frame skips mesh path lookup
*
* These flags are used in tx_info->control.flags.
*/
@@ -792,6 +817,7 @@ enum mac80211_tx_control_flags {
IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_RATE_INJECT = BIT(2),
IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_AMSDU = BIT(3),
IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_FAST_XMIT = BIT(4),
+ IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_SKIP_MPATH_LOOKUP = BIT(5),
};
/*
@@ -933,8 +959,32 @@ ieee80211_rate_get_vht_nss(const struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rate)
* @band: the band to transmit on (use for checking for races)
* @hw_queue: HW queue to put the frame on, skb_get_queue_mapping() gives the AC
* @ack_frame_id: internal frame ID for TX status, used internally
- * @control: union for control data
- * @status: union for status data
+ * @control: union part for control data
+ * @control.rates: TX rates array to try
+ * @control.rts_cts_rate_idx: rate for RTS or CTS
+ * @control.use_rts: use RTS
+ * @control.use_cts_prot: use RTS/CTS
+ * @control.short_preamble: use short preamble (CCK only)
+ * @control.skip_table: skip externally configured rate table
+ * @control.jiffies: timestamp for expiry on powersave clients
+ * @control.vif: virtual interface (may be NULL)
+ * @control.hw_key: key to encrypt with (may be NULL)
+ * @control.flags: control flags, see &enum mac80211_tx_control_flags
+ * @control.enqueue_time: enqueue time (for iTXQs)
+ * @driver_rates: alias to @control.rates to reserve space
+ * @pad: padding
+ * @rate_driver_data: driver use area if driver needs @control.rates
+ * @status: union part for status data
+ * @status.rates: attempted rates
+ * @status.ack_signal: ACK signal
+ * @status.ampdu_ack_len: AMPDU ack length
+ * @status.ampdu_len: AMPDU length
+ * @status.antenna: (legacy, kept only for iwlegacy)
+ * @status.tx_time: airtime consumed for transmission
+ * @status.is_valid_ack_signal: ACK signal is valid
+ * @status.status_driver_data: driver use area
+ * @ack: union part for pure ACK data
+ * @ack.cookie: cookie for the ACK
* @driver_data: array of driver_data pointers
* @ampdu_ack_len: number of acked aggregated frames.
* relevant only if IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU was set.
@@ -1154,6 +1204,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status(struct ieee80211_tx_info *info)
* @RX_FLAG_AMPDU_EOF_BIT_KNOWN: The EOF value is known
* @RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP_HE: HE radiotap data is present
* (&struct ieee80211_radiotap_he, mac80211 will fill in
+ *
* - DATA3_DATA_MCS
* - DATA3_DATA_DCM
* - DATA3_CODING
@@ -1161,6 +1212,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status(struct ieee80211_tx_info *info)
* - DATA5_DATA_BW_RU_ALLOC
* - DATA6_NSTS
* - DATA3_STBC
+ *
* from the RX info data, so leave those zeroed when building this data)
* @RX_FLAG_RADIOTAP_HE_MU: HE MU radiotap data is present
* (&struct ieee80211_radiotap_he_mu)
@@ -1211,7 +1263,7 @@ enum mac80211_rx_flags {
* @RX_ENC_FLAG_HT_GF: This frame was received in a HT-greenfield transmission,
* if the driver fills this value it should add
* %IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_MCS_HAVE_FMT
- * to hw.radiotap_mcs_details to advertise that fact
+ * to @hw.radiotap_mcs_details to advertise that fact.
* @RX_ENC_FLAG_LDPC: LDPC was used
* @RX_ENC_FLAG_STBC_MASK: STBC 2 bit bitmask. 1 - Nss=1, 2 - Nss=2, 3 - Nss=3
* @RX_ENC_FLAG_BF: packet was beamformed
@@ -1469,6 +1521,9 @@ struct ieee80211_conf {
* scheduled channel switch, as indicated by the AP.
* @chandef: the new channel to switch to
* @count: the number of TBTT's until the channel switch event
+ * @delay: maximum delay between the time the AP transmitted the last beacon in
+ * current channel and the expected time of the first beacon in the new
+ * channel, expressed in TU.
*/
struct ieee80211_channel_switch {
u64 timestamp;
@@ -1476,6 +1531,7 @@ struct ieee80211_channel_switch {
bool block_tx;
struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
u8 count;
+ u32 delay;
};
/**
@@ -1643,6 +1699,7 @@ struct wireless_dev *ieee80211_vif_to_wdev(struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
* @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_MIC_SPACE: This flag should be set by the driver for
* a TKIP key if it only requires MIC space. Do not set together with
* @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC on the same key.
+ * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_NO_AUTO_TX: Key needs explicit Tx activation.
*/
enum ieee80211_key_flags {
IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV_MGMT = BIT(0),
@@ -1654,6 +1711,7 @@ enum ieee80211_key_flags {
IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_RX_MGMT = BIT(6),
IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_RESERVE_TAILROOM = BIT(7),
IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_MIC_SPACE = BIT(8),
+ IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_NO_AUTO_TX = BIT(9),
};
/**
@@ -1834,6 +1892,24 @@ struct ieee80211_sta_rates {
};
/**
+ * struct ieee80211_sta_txpwr - station txpower configuration
+ *
+ * Used to configure txpower for station.
+ *
+ * @power: indicates the tx power, in dBm, to be used when sending data frames
+ * to the STA.
+ * @type: In particular if TPC %type is NL80211_TX_POWER_LIMITED then tx power
+ * will be less than or equal to specified from userspace, whereas if TPC
+ * %type is NL80211_TX_POWER_AUTOMATIC then it indicates default tx power.
+ * NL80211_TX_POWER_FIXED is not a valid configuration option for
+ * per peer TPC.
+ */
+struct ieee80211_sta_txpwr {
+ s16 power;
+ enum nl80211_tx_power_setting type;
+};
+
+/**
* struct ieee80211_sta - station table entry
*
* A station table entry represents a station we are possibly
@@ -1919,6 +1995,7 @@ struct ieee80211_sta {
bool support_p2p_ps;
u16 max_rc_amsdu_len;
u16 max_tid_amsdu_len[IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS];
+ struct ieee80211_sta_txpwr txpwr;
struct ieee80211_txq *txq[IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS + 1];
@@ -2181,6 +2258,17 @@ struct ieee80211_txq {
* MMPDUs on station interfaces. This of course requires the driver to use
* TXQs to start with.
*
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_TX_STATUS_NO_AMPDU_LEN: Driver does not report accurate A-MPDU
+ * length in tx status information
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_MULTI_BSSID: Hardware supports multi BSSID
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_ONLY_HE_MULTI_BSSID: Hardware supports multi BSSID
+ * only for HE APs. Applies if @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_MULTI_BSSID is set.
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_EXT_KEY_ID_NATIVE: Driver and hardware are supporting Extended
+ * Key ID and can handle two unicast keys per station for Rx and Tx.
+ *
* @NUM_IEEE80211_HW_FLAGS: number of hardware flags, used for sizing arrays
*/
enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
@@ -2229,6 +2317,10 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
IEEE80211_HW_BUFF_MMPDU_TXQ,
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_VHT_EXT_NSS_BW,
IEEE80211_HW_STA_MMPDU_TXQ,
+ IEEE80211_HW_TX_STATUS_NO_AMPDU_LEN,
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_MULTI_BSSID,
+ IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_ONLY_HE_MULTI_BSSID,
+ IEEE80211_HW_EXT_KEY_ID_NATIVE,
/* keep last, obviously */
NUM_IEEE80211_HW_FLAGS
@@ -2320,12 +2412,14 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
* @radiotap_he: HE radiotap validity flags
*
* @radiotap_timestamp: Information for the radiotap timestamp field; if the
- * 'units_pos' member is set to a non-negative value it must be set to
- * a combination of a IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TIMESTAMP_UNIT_* and a
- * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TIMESTAMP_SPOS_* value, and then the timestamp
+ * @units_pos member is set to a non-negative value then the timestamp
* field will be added and populated from the &struct ieee80211_rx_status
- * device_timestamp. If the 'accuracy' member is non-negative, it's put
- * into the accuracy radiotap field and the accuracy known flag is set.
+ * device_timestamp.
+ * @radiotap_timestamp.units_pos: Must be set to a combination of a
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TIMESTAMP_UNIT_* and a
+ * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TIMESTAMP_SPOS_* value.
+ * @radiotap_timestamp.accuracy: If non-negative, fills the accuracy in the
+ * radiotap field and the accuracy known flag will be set.
*
* @netdev_features: netdev features to be set in each netdev created
* from this HW. Note that not all features are usable with mac80211,
@@ -2351,6 +2445,9 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
* @tx_sk_pacing_shift: Pacing shift to set on TCP sockets when frames from
* them are encountered. The default should typically not be changed,
* unless the driver has good reasons for needing more buffers.
+ *
+ * @weight_multiplier: Driver specific airtime weight multiplier used while
+ * refilling deficit of each TXQ.
*/
struct ieee80211_hw {
struct ieee80211_conf conf;
@@ -2387,6 +2484,7 @@ struct ieee80211_hw {
const struct ieee80211_cipher_scheme *cipher_schemes;
u8 max_nan_de_entries;
u8 tx_sk_pacing_shift;
+ u8 weight_multiplier;
};
static inline bool _ieee80211_hw_check(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
@@ -3239,6 +3337,11 @@ enum ieee80211_reconfig_type {
* When the scan finishes, ieee80211_scan_completed() must be called;
* note that it also must be called when the scan cannot finish due to
* any error unless this callback returned a negative error code.
+ * This callback is also allowed to return the special return value 1,
+ * this indicates that hardware scan isn't desirable right now and a
+ * software scan should be done instead. A driver wishing to use this
+ * capability must ensure its (hardware) scan capabilities aren't
+ * advertised as more capable than mac80211's software scan is.
* The callback can sleep.
*
* @cancel_hw_scan: Ask the low-level tp cancel the active hw scan.
@@ -3567,7 +3670,12 @@ enum ieee80211_reconfig_type {
* @post_channel_switch: This is an optional callback that is called
* after a channel switch procedure is completed, allowing the
* driver to go back to a normal configuration.
- *
+ * @abort_channel_switch: This is an optional callback that is called
+ * when channel switch procedure was completed, allowing the
+ * driver to go back to a normal configuration.
+ * @channel_switch_rx_beacon: This is an optional callback that is called
+ * when channel switch procedure is in progress and additional beacon with
+ * CSA IE was received, allowing driver to track changes in count.
* @join_ibss: Join an IBSS (on an IBSS interface); this is called after all
* information in bss_conf is set up and the beacon can be retrieved. A
* channel context is bound before this is called.
@@ -3623,6 +3731,9 @@ enum ieee80211_reconfig_type {
* skb is always a real frame, head may or may not be an A-MSDU.
* @get_ftm_responder_stats: Retrieve FTM responder statistics, if available.
* Statistics should be cumulative, currently no way to reset is provided.
+ *
+ * @start_pmsr: start peer measurement (e.g. FTM) (this call can sleep)
+ * @abort_pmsr: abort peer measurement (this call can sleep)
*/
struct ieee80211_ops {
void (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
@@ -3710,6 +3821,9 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
#endif
void (*sta_notify)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
enum sta_notify_cmd, struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
+ int (*sta_set_txpwr)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+ struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
int (*sta_state)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
enum ieee80211_sta_state old_state,
@@ -3867,6 +3981,11 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
int (*post_channel_switch)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+ void (*abort_channel_switch)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+ void (*channel_switch_rx_beacon)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+ struct ieee80211_channel_switch *ch_switch);
int (*join_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
void (*leave_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
@@ -3911,6 +4030,10 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
int (*get_ftm_responder_stats)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
struct cfg80211_ftm_responder_stats *ftm_stats);
+ int (*start_pmsr)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+ struct cfg80211_pmsr_request *request);
+ void (*abort_pmsr)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+ struct cfg80211_pmsr_request *request);
};
/**
@@ -5387,6 +5510,34 @@ void ieee80211_sta_eosp(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta);
void ieee80211_send_eosp_nullfunc(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta, int tid);
/**
+ * ieee80211_sta_register_airtime - register airtime usage for a sta/tid
+ *
+ * Register airtime usage for a given sta on a given tid. The driver can call
+ * this function to notify mac80211 that a station used a certain amount of
+ * airtime. This information will be used by the TXQ scheduler to schedule
+ * stations in a way that ensures airtime fairness.
+ *
+ * The reported airtime should as a minimum include all time that is spent
+ * transmitting to the remote station, including overhead and padding, but not
+ * including time spent waiting for a TXOP. If the time is not reported by the
+ * hardware it can in some cases be calculated from the rate and known frame
+ * composition. When possible, the time should include any failed transmission
+ * attempts.
+ *
+ * The driver can either call this function synchronously for every packet or
+ * aggregate, or asynchronously as airtime usage information becomes available.
+ * TX and RX airtime can be reported together, or separately by setting one of
+ * them to 0.
+ *
+ * @pubsta: the station
+ * @tid: the TID to register airtime for
+ * @tx_airtime: airtime used during TX (in usec)
+ * @rx_airtime: airtime used during RX (in usec)
+ */
+void ieee80211_sta_register_airtime(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta, u8 tid,
+ u32 tx_airtime, u32 rx_airtime);
+
+/**
* ieee80211_iter_keys - iterate keys programmed into the device
* @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw()
* @vif: virtual interface to iterate, may be %NULL for all
@@ -6088,14 +6239,116 @@ void ieee80211_unreserve_tid(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u8 tid);
* ieee80211_tx_dequeue - dequeue a packet from a software tx queue
*
* @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw()
- * @txq: pointer obtained from station or virtual interface
+ * @txq: pointer obtained from station or virtual interface, or from
+ * ieee80211_next_txq()
*
* Returns the skb if successful, %NULL if no frame was available.
+ *
+ * Note that this must be called in an rcu_read_lock() critical section,
+ * which can only be released after the SKB was handled. Some pointers in
+ * skb->cb, e.g. the key pointer, are protected by by RCU and thus the
+ * critical section must persist not just for the duration of this call
+ * but for the duration of the frame handling.
+ * However, also note that while in the wake_tx_queue() method,
+ * rcu_read_lock() is already held.
*/
struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_txq *txq);
/**
+ * ieee80211_next_txq - get next tx queue to pull packets from
+ *
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw()
+ * @ac: AC number to return packets from.
+ *
+ * Returns the next txq if successful, %NULL if no queue is eligible. If a txq
+ * is returned, it should be returned with ieee80211_return_txq() after the
+ * driver has finished scheduling it.
+ */
+struct ieee80211_txq *ieee80211_next_txq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 ac);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_txq_schedule_start - start new scheduling round for TXQs
+ *
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw()
+ * @ac: AC number to acquire locks for
+ *
+ * Should be called before ieee80211_next_txq() or ieee80211_return_txq().
+ * The driver must not call multiple TXQ scheduling rounds concurrently.
+ */
+void ieee80211_txq_schedule_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 ac);
+
+/* (deprecated) */
+static inline void ieee80211_txq_schedule_end(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 ac)
+{
+}
+
+void __ieee80211_schedule_txq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_txq *txq, bool force);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_schedule_txq - schedule a TXQ for transmission
+ *
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw()
+ * @txq: pointer obtained from station or virtual interface
+ *
+ * Schedules a TXQ for transmission if it is not already scheduled,
+ * even if mac80211 does not have any packets buffered.
+ *
+ * The driver may call this function if it has buffered packets for
+ * this TXQ internally.
+ */
+static inline void
+ieee80211_schedule_txq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_txq *txq)
+{
+ __ieee80211_schedule_txq(hw, txq, true);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_return_txq - return a TXQ previously acquired by ieee80211_next_txq()
+ *
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw()
+ * @txq: pointer obtained from station or virtual interface
+ * @force: schedule txq even if mac80211 does not have any buffered packets.
+ *
+ * The driver may set force=true if it has buffered packets for this TXQ
+ * internally.
+ */
+static inline void
+ieee80211_return_txq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_txq *txq,
+ bool force)
+{
+ __ieee80211_schedule_txq(hw, txq, force);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_txq_may_transmit - check whether TXQ is allowed to transmit
+ *
+ * This function is used to check whether given txq is allowed to transmit by
+ * the airtime scheduler, and can be used by drivers to access the airtime
+ * fairness accounting without going using the scheduling order enfored by
+ * next_txq().
+ *
+ * Returns %true if the airtime scheduler thinks the TXQ should be allowed to
+ * transmit, and %false if it should be throttled. This function can also have
+ * the side effect of rotating the TXQ in the scheduler rotation, which will
+ * eventually bring the deficit to positive and allow the station to transmit
+ * again.
+ *
+ * The API ieee80211_txq_may_transmit() also ensures that TXQ list will be
+ * aligned aginst driver's own round-robin scheduler list. i.e it rotates
+ * the TXQ list till it makes the requested node becomes the first entry
+ * in TXQ list. Thus both the TXQ list and driver's list are in sync. If this
+ * function returns %true, the driver is expected to schedule packets
+ * for transmission, and then return the TXQ through ieee80211_return_txq().
+ *
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw()
+ * @txq: pointer obtained from station or virtual interface
+ */
+bool ieee80211_txq_may_transmit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_txq *txq);
+
+/**
* ieee80211_txq_get_depth - get pending frame/byte count of given txq
*
* The values are not guaranteed to be coherent with regard to each other, i.e.