wifi: cfg80211: Use MLD address to indicate MLD STA disconnection

We use station's MLD address to report disconnection of MLD station.
Update the documentation in multiple places to indicate this.

Signed-off-by: Veerendranath Jakkam <quic_vjakkam@quicinc.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221206080226.1702646-4-quic_vjakkam@quicinc.com
[update commit message]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>

diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index f96db7ad64f101edefad1bdb6748dd9d69b9d746..54a77d906b2d86da4b58b356c521f21604fe6588 100644 (file)
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -7775,7 +7775,7 @@ void cfg80211_new_sta(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac_addr,
 /**
  * cfg80211_del_sta_sinfo - notify userspace about deletion of a station
  * @dev: the netdev
- * @mac_addr: the station's address
+ * @mac_addr: the station's address. For MLD station, MLD address is used.
  * @sinfo: the station information/statistics
  * @gfp: allocation flags
  */
@@ -7786,7 +7786,7 @@ void cfg80211_del_sta_sinfo(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac_addr,
  * cfg80211_del_sta - notify userspace about deletion of a station
  *
  * @dev: the netdev
- * @mac_addr: the station's address
+ * @mac_addr: the station's address. For MLD station, MLD address is used.
  * @gfp: allocation flags
  */
 static inline void cfg80211_del_sta(struct net_device *dev,

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 429bdc39996298b61fd7366dae623ce1d8dccc1f..8ecb0fbee721aa341800f6343556100d87d5c218 100644 (file)
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@
  *     interface identified by %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX.
  * @NL80211_CMD_DEL_STATION: Remove a station identified by %NL80211_ATTR_MAC
  *     or, if no MAC address given, all stations, on the interface identified
- *     by %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX. %NL80211_ATTR_MGMT_SUBTYPE and
+ *     by %NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX. For MLD station, MLD address is used in
+ *     %NL80211_ATTR_MAC. %NL80211_ATTR_MGMT_SUBTYPE and
  *     %NL80211_ATTR_REASON_CODE can optionally be used to specify which type
  *     of disconnection indication should be sent to the station
  *     (Deauthentication or Disassociation frame and reason code for that