cfg80211_rx_mgmt
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Name

cfg80211_rx_mgmt — notification of received, unprocessed management frame

Synopsis

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

Description

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.

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