3 files changed, 19 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/ieee802154.h b/include/linux/ieee802154.h
index db01492814d3..205ce4e1ac32 100644
--- a/include/linux/ieee802154.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee802154.h
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@
 #define IEEE802154_ACK_PSDU_LEN		5
 #define IEEE802154_MIN_PSDU_LEN		9
 #define IEEE802154_FCS_LEN		2
+#define IEEE802154_MAX_AUTH_TAG_LEN	16
+
+/*  General MAC frame format:
+ *  2 bytes: Frame Control
+ *  1 byte:  Sequence Number
+ * 20 bytes: Addressing fields
+ * 14 bytes: Auxiliary Security Header
+ */
+#define IEEE802154_MAX_HEADER_LEN	(2 + 1 + 20 + 14)
+#define IEEE802154_MIN_HEADER_LEN	(IEEE802154_ACK_PSDU_LEN - \
+					 IEEE802154_FCS_LEN)
 
 #define IEEE802154_PAN_ID_BROADCAST	0xffff
 #define IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT_BROADCAST	0xffff
diff --git a/include/net/6lowpan.h b/include/net/6lowpan.h
index eeae5eb58754..c17f556644fc 100644
--- a/include/net/6lowpan.h
+++ b/include/net/6lowpan.h
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@
 #define UIP_PROTO_UDP			17 /* ipv6 next header value for UDP */
 #define UIP_FRAGH_LEN			8  /* ipv6 fragment header size */
 
+#define LOWPAN_NHC_MAX_ID_LEN	1
+/* Max IPHC Header len without IPv6 hdr specific inline data.
+ * Useful for getting the "extra" bytes we need at worst case compression.
+ *
+ * LOWPAN_IPHC + CID + LOWPAN_NHC_MAX_ID_LEN
+ */
+#define LOWPAN_IPHC_MAX_HEADER_LEN	(2 + 1 + LOWPAN_NHC_MAX_ID_LEN)
+
 /*
  * ipv6 address based on mac
  * second bit-flip (Universe/Local) is done according RFC2464
diff --git a/include/net/mac802154.h b/include/net/mac802154.h
index 32bd7c0467d4..2c478501ad14 100644
--- a/include/net/mac802154.h
+++ b/include/net/mac802154.h
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <net/cfg802154.h>
 
-/* General MAC frame format:
- *  2 bytes: Frame Control
- *  1 byte:  Sequence Number
- * 20 bytes: Addressing fields
- * 14 bytes: Auxiliary Security Header
- */
-#define MAC802154_FRAME_HARD_HEADER_LEN		(2 + 1 + 20 + 14)
-
 /**
  * enum ieee802154_hw_addr_filt_flags - hardware address filtering flags
  *