Root/package/iw/patches/100-coverage_class.patch

1--- a/info.c
2+++ b/info.c
3@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ static int print_phy_handler(struct nl_m
4             printf("\tRTS threshold: %d\n", rts);
5     }
6 
7+ if (tb_msg[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_COVERAGE_CLASS]) {
8+ unsigned char coverage;
9+
10+ coverage = nla_get_u8(tb_msg[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_COVERAGE_CLASS]);
11+ /* See handle_distance() for an explanation where the '450' comes from */
12+ printf("\tCoverage class: %d (up to %dm)\n", coverage, 450 * coverage);
13+ }
14+
15     if (!tb_msg[NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORTED_IFTYPES])
16         goto commands;
17 
18--- a/phy.c
19+++ b/phy.c
20@@ -164,3 +164,61 @@ static int handle_netns(struct nl80211_s
21 COMMAND(set, netns, "<pid>",
22     NL80211_CMD_SET_WIPHY_NETNS, 0, CIB_PHY, handle_netns,
23     "Put this wireless device into a different network namespace");
24+
25+static int handle_coverage(struct nl80211_state *state,
26+ struct nl_cb *cb,
27+ struct nl_msg *msg,
28+ int argc, char **argv)
29+{
30+ unsigned int coverage;
31+
32+ if (argc != 1)
33+ return 1;
34+
35+ coverage = strtoul(argv[0], NULL, 10);
36+ if (coverage > 255)
37+ return 1;
38+
39+ NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_COVERAGE_CLASS, coverage);
40+
41+ return 0;
42+ nla_put_failure:
43+ return -ENOBUFS;
44+}
45+COMMAND(set, coverage, "<coverage class>",
46+ NL80211_CMD_SET_WIPHY, 0, CIB_PHY, handle_coverage,
47+ "Set coverage class (1 for every 3 usec of air propagation time).\n"
48+ "Valid values: 0 - 255.");
49+
50+static int handle_distance(struct nl80211_state *state,
51+ struct nl_cb *cb,
52+ struct nl_msg *msg,
53+ int argc, char **argv)
54+{
55+ unsigned int distance, coverage;
56+
57+ if (argc != 1)
58+ return 1;
59+
60+ distance = strtoul(argv[0], NULL, 10);
61+
62+ /*
63+ * Divide double the distance by the speed of light in m/usec (300) to
64+ * get round-trip time in microseconds and then divide the result by
65+ * three to get coverage class as specified in IEEE 802.11-2007 table
66+ * 7-27. Values are rounded upwards.
67+ */
68+ coverage = (distance + 449) / 450;
69+ if (coverage > 255)
70+ return 1;
71+
72+ NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_COVERAGE_CLASS, coverage);
73+
74+ return 0;
75+ nla_put_failure:
76+ return -ENOBUFS;
77+}
78+COMMAND(set, distance, "<distance>",
79+ NL80211_CMD_SET_WIPHY, 0, CIB_PHY, handle_distance,
80+ "Set appropriate coverage class for given link distance in meters.\n"
81+ "Valid values: 0 - 114750");
82

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