include/net/wimax.h

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10  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version
13  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
34  * implement the backend support for it. However, device-specific
38  * Currently the messaging pipes are the only means of control as it
47  * private structure, initialize and register it. For details, see
57  * are the expected clients of it. They offer a higher level API that
106  * Each command/signal gets assigned it's own attribute policy. This
113  * here"?  for each one. It can be done manually, but it's just easier
115  * it makes it easier to later expand each command/signal signature
117  * sane. Not that it is too complicated, but it makes it even easier.
126  * "wimax" directory in it's network sysfs directory
139  *    incompatibilities. It is the intention of the design of this
158  * User space code should not try to work if the major version it was
161  * space is expecting (the one it was compiled for), the kernel
191  *  - Need to define attribute numbers starting in 1; otherwise it
195  *    defining the `struct nla_policy` for each message, it has to have
219  * turn the radio off, it will call wimax_dev->op_rfkill_sw_toggle(),
231  * wimax_dev_add(), query the device for it's RF Kill switches status
232  * and feed it back to the WiMAX stack using
234  * report it as ON.
245  * default it issues a warm reset that maintains the same device
246  * node. If that is not possible, it falls back to a cold reset
277  *     If such hardware support is not present, it is assumed the
278  *     radio cannot be switched off and it is always on (and the stack
279  *     will error out when trying to switch it off). In such case,
286  *     If that fails, it should resort to some sort of cold or bus
287  *     reset (even if it implies a bus disconnection and device
302  *     might change and in some instances we don't know it yet (until
304  *     using the driver name and device bus id, place it here and use
305  *     it across the board. Recommended naming:
309  *     id-table.c. Protected by it's own spinlock.
337  *     device structure so that netdev_priv() points to it.
339  *  2. memset() it to zero
354  *     for example, it could be initialized on 'ifconfig up' (when the
368  *     OFF state until user space devices to turn it on.
393  * is wimax_dev_get_by_genl_info(), and the reference it acquires has
404  * missing, just call it to indicate it is ON (radio always on).
407  * switches, it should call wimax_report_rfkill_hw() or
408  * wimax_report_rfkill_sw() to report it to the stack.
464  * to user space can use it.
487  * the pipe or destinatary; the interpretation of it is driver
488  * specific, so the recipient can multiplex it as wished. It can be
489  * NULL, it won't be used - an example is using a "diagnostics" tag to