diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt b/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt
index 703cf4370c79..67a9cb259d40 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ submits skb to qdisc), so if you need something from that cb later, you should
store info in the skb->data on your own.
To hook the MLME interface you have to populate the ml_priv field of your
-net_device with a pointer to struct ieee802154_mlme_ops instance. All fields are
-required.
+net_device with a pointer to struct ieee802154_mlme_ops instance. The fields
+assoc_req, assoc_resp, disassoc_req, start_req, and scan_req are optional.
+All other fields are required.
We provide an example of simple HardMAC driver at drivers/ieee802154/fakehard.c
diff --git a/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h b/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
index 642f94c0fa2f..8196d5d40359 100644
--- a/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
+++ b/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ struct wpan_phy;
* Use wpan_wpy_put to put that reference.
*/
struct ieee802154_mlme_ops {
+ /* The following fields are optional (can be NULL). */
+
int (*assoc_req)(struct net_device *dev,
struct ieee802154_addr *addr,
u8 channel, u8 page, u8 cap);
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ struct ieee802154_mlme_ops {
int (*scan_req)(struct net_device *dev,
u8 type, u32 channels, u8 page, u8 duration);
+ /* The fields below are required. */
+
struct wpan_phy *(*get_phy)(const struct net_device *dev);
/*
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
index 96bb08abece2..b0bdd8c51e9c 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static int ieee802154_associate_req(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct net_device *dev;
struct ieee802154_addr addr;
u8 page;
- int ret = -EINVAL;
+ int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
if (!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_CHANNEL] ||
!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_COORD_PAN_ID] ||
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ static int ieee802154_associate_req(struct sk_buff *skb,
dev = ieee802154_nl_get_dev(info);
if (!dev)
return -ENODEV;
+ if (!ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->assoc_req)
+ goto out;
if (info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_COORD_HW_ADDR]) {
addr.addr_type = IEEE802154_ADDR_LONG;
@@ -350,6 +352,7 @@ static int ieee802154_associate_req(struct sk_buff *skb,
page,
nla_get_u8(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_CAPABILITY]));
+out:
dev_put(dev);
return ret;
}
@@ -359,7 +362,7 @@ static int ieee802154_associate_resp(struct sk_buff *skb,
{
struct net_device *dev;
struct ieee802154_addr addr;
- int ret = -EINVAL;
+ int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
if (!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_STATUS] ||
!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEST_HW_ADDR] ||
@@ -369,6 +372,8 @@ static int ieee802154_associate_resp(struct sk_buff *skb,
dev = ieee802154_nl_get_dev(info);
if (!dev)
return -ENODEV;
+ if (!ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->assoc_resp)
+ goto out;
addr.addr_type = IEEE802154_ADDR_LONG;
nla_memcpy(addr.hwaddr, info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEST_HW_ADDR],
@@ -380,6 +385,7 @@ static int ieee802154_associate_resp(struct sk_buff *skb,
nla_get_u16(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEST_SHORT_ADDR]),
nla_get_u8(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_STATUS]));
+out:
dev_put(dev);
return ret;
}
@@ -389,7 +395,7 @@ static int ieee802154_disassociate_req(struct sk_buff *skb,
{
struct net_device *dev;
struct ieee802154_addr addr;
- int ret = -EINVAL;
+ int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
if ((!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEST_HW_ADDR] &&
!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEST_SHORT_ADDR]) ||
@@ -399,6 +405,8 @@ static int ieee802154_disassociate_req(struct sk_buff *skb,
dev = ieee802154_nl_get_dev(info);
if (!dev)
return -ENODEV;
+ if (!ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->disassoc_req)
+ goto out;
if (info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEST_HW_ADDR]) {
addr.addr_type = IEEE802154_ADDR_LONG;
@@ -415,6 +423,7 @@ static int ieee802154_disassociate_req(struct sk_buff *skb,
ret = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->disassoc_req(dev, &addr,
nla_get_u8(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_REASON]));
+out:
dev_put(dev);
return ret;
}
@@ -432,7 +441,7 @@ static int ieee802154_start_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
u8 channel, bcn_ord, sf_ord;
u8 page;
int pan_coord, blx, coord_realign;
- int ret;
+ int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
if (!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_COORD_PAN_ID] ||
!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_COORD_SHORT_ADDR] ||
@@ -448,6 +457,8 @@ static int ieee802154_start_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
dev = ieee802154_nl_get_dev(info);
if (!dev)
return -ENODEV;
+ if (!ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->start_req)
+ goto out;
addr.addr_type = IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT;
addr.short_addr = nla_get_u16(
@@ -476,6 +487,7 @@ static int ieee802154_start_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
ret = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->start_req(dev, &addr, channel, page,
bcn_ord, sf_ord, pan_coord, blx, coord_realign);
+out:
dev_put(dev);
return ret;
}
@@ -483,7 +495,7 @@ static int ieee802154_start_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
static int ieee802154_scan_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
{
struct net_device *dev;
- int ret;
+ int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
u8 type;
u32 channels;
u8 duration;
@@ -497,6 +509,8 @@ static int ieee802154_scan_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
dev = ieee802154_nl_get_dev(info);
if (!dev)
return -ENODEV;
+ if (!ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->scan_req)
+ goto out;
type = nla_get_u8(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_SCAN_TYPE]);
channels = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_CHANNELS]);
@@ -511,6 +525,7 @@ static int ieee802154_scan_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
ret = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->scan_req(dev, type, channels, page,
duration);
+out:
dev_put(dev);
return ret;
}