madwifi: add an optional background scanning threshold triggered by low rssi (useful for passing updated scan results to the wpa_supplicant ahead of time, before losing connectivity entirely)
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package/madwifi/patches/357-bgscan_thresh.patch
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package/madwifi/patches/357-bgscan_thresh.patch
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Add an optional background scanning threshold triggered by low rssi
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(useful for passing updated scan results to the supplicant ahead of
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time, before losing connectivity entirely)
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Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
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--- a/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
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+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
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@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@
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IEEE80211_PARAM_MINRATE = 76, /* Maximum rate (by table index) */
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IEEE80211_PARAM_PROTMODE_RSSI = 77, /* RSSI Threshold for enabling protection mode */
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IEEE80211_PARAM_PROTMODE_TIMEOUT = 78, /* Timeout for expiring protection mode */
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+ IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_THRESH = 79, /* bg scan rssi threshold */
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};
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#define SIOCG80211STATS (SIOCDEVPRIVATE+2)
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--- a/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
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+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
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@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
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#define IEEE80211_BGSCAN_IDLE_MIN 100 /* min idle time (ms) */
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#define IEEE80211_BGSCAN_IDLE_DEFAULT 250 /* default idle time (ms) */
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+#define IEEE80211_BGSCAN_TRIGGER_INTVL 20 /* min trigger interval for thresh based bgscan (secs) */
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+
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#define IEEE80211_COVERAGE_CLASS_MAX 31 /* max coverage class */
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#define IEEE80211_REGCLASSIDS_MAX 10 /* max regclass id list */
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@@ -219,6 +221,9 @@
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u_int8_t iv_nickname[IEEE80211_NWID_LEN];
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u_int iv_bgscanidle; /* bg scan idle threshold */
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u_int iv_bgscanintvl; /* bg scan min interval */
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+ u_int iv_bgscanthr; /* bg scan rssi threshold */
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+ u_int iv_bgscantrintvl; /* bg scan trigger interval */
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+ unsigned long iv_bgscanthr_next; /* last trigger for bgscan */
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u_int iv_scanvalid; /* scan cache valid threshold */
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struct ieee80211_roam iv_roam; /* sta-mode roaming state */
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@@ -608,6 +613,7 @@
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#define IEEE80211_FEXT_SWBMISS 0x00000400 /* CONF: use software beacon timer */
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#define IEEE80211_FEXT_DROPUNENC_EAPOL 0x00000800 /* CONF: drop unencrypted eapol frames */
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#define IEEE80211_FEXT_APPIE_UPDATE 0x00001000 /* STATE: beacon APP IE updated */
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+#define IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN_THR 0x00002000 /* bgscan due to low rssi */
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#define IEEE80211_COM_UAPSD_ENABLE(_ic) ((_ic)->ic_flags_ext |= IEEE80211_FEXT_UAPSD)
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#define IEEE80211_COM_UAPSD_DISABLE(_ic) ((_ic)->ic_flags_ext &= ~IEEE80211_FEXT_UAPSD)
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--- a/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c
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+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c
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@@ -2744,6 +2744,9 @@
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else
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retv = EINVAL;
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break;
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+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_THRESH:
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+ vap->iv_bgscanthr = value;
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+ break;
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case IEEE80211_PARAM_MCAST_RATE:
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/* units are in KILObits per second */
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if (value >= 256 && value <= 54000)
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@@ -3144,6 +3147,9 @@
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case IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_INTERVAL:
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param[0] = vap->iv_bgscanintvl / HZ; /* seconds */
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break;
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+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_THRESH:
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+ param[0] = vap->iv_bgscanthr; /* rssi */
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+ break;
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case IEEE80211_PARAM_MCAST_RATE:
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param[0] = vap->iv_mcast_rate; /* seconds */
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break;
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@@ -5666,6 +5672,10 @@
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IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "bgscanintvl" },
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{ IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_INTERVAL,
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0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_bgscanintvl" },
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+ { IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_THRESH,
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+ IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "bgscanthr" },
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+ { IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_THRESH,
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+ 0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_bgscanthr" },
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{ IEEE80211_PARAM_MCAST_RATE,
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IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "mcast_rate" },
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{ IEEE80211_PARAM_MCAST_RATE,
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--- a/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
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+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
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@@ -3013,8 +3013,10 @@
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{
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struct ieee80211com *ic = vap->iv_ic;
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+ vap->iv_bgscantrintvl = (vap->iv_bgscantrintvl + 1) % 4;
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return ((ic->ic_flags_ext & IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN) &&
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- time_after(jiffies, ic->ic_lastdata + vap->iv_bgscanidle));
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+ (((ic->ic_flags_ext & IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN_THR) && !vap->iv_bgscantrintvl) ||
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+ time_after(jiffies, ic->ic_lastdata + vap->iv_bgscanidle)));
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}
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static __inline int
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@@ -3258,6 +3260,23 @@
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/* record tsf of last beacon */
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memcpy(ni->ni_tstamp.data, scan.tstamp,
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sizeof(ni->ni_tstamp));
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+
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+ /* When rssi is low, start doing bgscans more frequently to allow
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+ * the supplicant to make a better switching decision */
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+ if ((rssi < vap->iv_bgscanthr) &&
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+ (!vap->iv_bgscanthr_next ||
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+ !time_before(jiffies, vap->iv_bgscanthr_next)) &&
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+ !(ic->ic_flags & IEEE80211_F_SCAN)) {
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+ int ret;
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+
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+ ic->ic_lastdata = 0;
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+ ic->ic_lastscan = 0;
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+ ic->ic_flags_ext |= IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN_THR;
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+ ret = ieee80211_bg_scan(vap);
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+ if (ret)
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+ vap->iv_bgscanthr_next = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(IEEE80211_BGSCAN_TRIGGER_INTVL * 1000);
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+ }
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+
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if (ni->ni_intval != scan.bintval) {
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IEEE80211_NOTE(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_ASSOC, ni,
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"beacon interval divergence: "
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--- a/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c
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+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c
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@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@
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ieee80211_sta_pwrsave(vap, 0);
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if (ss->ss_next >= ss->ss_last) {
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ieee80211_notify_scan_done(vap);
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- ic->ic_flags_ext &= ~IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN;
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+ ic->ic_flags_ext &= ~(IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN|IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN_THR);
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}
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}
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SCAN_PRIVATE(ss)->ss_iflags &= ~ISCAN_CANCEL;
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