cfg80211_rx_mgmt9
Notification of received, unprocessed management frame
Usage
bool cfg80211_rx_mgmt(struct wireless_dev * wdev, int freq, int sig_dbm, const u8 * buf, size_t len, u32 flags, gfp_t gfp);
Arguments
wdev
wireless device receiving the frame
freq
Frequency on which the frame was received in MHz
sig_dbm
signal strength in mBm, or 0 if unknown
buf
Management frame (header + body)
len
length of the frame data
flags
flags, as defined in enum nl80211_rxmgmt_flags
gfp
context flags
Overview
This function is called whenever an Action frame is received for a station mode interface, but is not processed in kernel.
Return
true if a user space application has registered for this frame. For action frames, that makes it responsible for rejecting unrecognized action frames; false otherwise, in which case for action frames the driver is responsible for rejecting the frame.
Releases
2 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.